1996 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1996 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference North Division
1996 record	2–9 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Loney (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (1st year)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 43,000)

1996 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#6 Nebraska x%		8	–	0					11	–	2
#8 Colorado		7	–	1					10	–	2
#17 Kansas State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Southern Division
#23 Texas x$		6	–	2					8	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					6	–	6
Oklahoma		3	–	5					3	–	8
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative x – Division champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the newly formed Big 12 Conference with the additions of Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech and were in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	6:00 PM	Wyoming*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 38–41 OT	44,511
September 14	2:30 PM	at #21 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 13–38	70,397
September 21	1:00 PM	Northern Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 42–23	40,122
September 28	1:00 PM	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 45–31	44,941
October 12	11:30 AM	Texas A&M	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 21–24	44,950
October 19	2:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		L 27–28	40,000
October 26	1:00 PM	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 21–49	35,114
November 2	1:00 PM	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		L 31–34	37,850
November 9	1:30 PM	at #7 Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 42–49	49,662
November 16	1:00 PM	#5 Nebraska	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		L 14–49	47,850
November 23	1:10 PM	at #14 Kansas State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 20–35	43,174
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.