1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 17 17 9–3 6–2 Bill Snyder 8th Dana Dimel 2nd Pro-style Bob Cope 1st Mike Stoops 1st 4–3 KSU Stadium Cotton Bowl Classic L 15–19 vs. BYU The 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University as a member of the North Division of the newly-formed Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big 12's North Division. Kansas's State season ended with a loss against fifth-ranked BYU in the Cotton Bowl Classic—the program's first appearance in a traditional New Year's Day bowl game. The team played home games at KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. 1996 was the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference, and Kansas State's season opener against Texas Tech on August 31 was the first athletic event in Big 12 history. Schedule 1997 AP Central August 31 2:30 p.m. w 21 Texas Tech KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS ABC 21–14 43,143 September 7 1:10 p.m. w y 21 Indiana State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 59–3 40,724 September 14 1:10 p.m. w y 17 Cincinnati KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 35–0 43,111 September 21 7:00 p.m. w y y 16 Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 34–7 19,700 October 5 2:30 p.m. l 16 Nebraska 7 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry ABC 3–39 43,916 October 12 1:00 p.m. w y 22 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO 35–10 45,211 October 19 6:00 p.m. w y 21 Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 23–20 64,155 October 26 1:10 p.m. w 16 Oklahoma KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 42–35 43,815 November 9 1:00 p.m. w y 13 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry 38–12 48,800 November 16 6:00 p.m. l y 9 Colorado 6 Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry FSN 0–12 53,500 November 23 6:10 p.m. w y 14 Iowa State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry FSN 35–20 43,174 January 1 1:30 p.m. l y y 14 BYU 5 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic CBS 15–19 71,928 1996 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1996-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 30, 2025 Rankings 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 21 21 21 17 16 16 16 22 21 16 14 13 9 14 14 14 14 17 Coaches 0 17 18 – 15 14 14 13 12 21 19 14 12 11 9 16 16 15 14 17 Game summaries Texas Tech Texas Tech at Kansas State Texas Tech Kansas State 3 0 0 11 0 14 0 7 August 31 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 2:30 pm ABC CST 43,143 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Nebraska 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Nebraska at Kansas State Nebraska Kansas State 6 12 14 7 0 3 0 0 October 5 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 11:30 am ABC CST 43,916 At Texas A&M 1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team Kansas State at Texas A&M No. 19 Kansas State Texas A&M 13 7 3 0 3 7 0 10 October 19 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas 6:00 pm FSN CST 64,155 Vs. BYU (Cotton Bowl Classic) 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic 1996 BYU Cougars football team No. 14 Kansas State at No. 5 BYU No. 14 Kansas State No. 5 BYU 0 8 7 0 5 0 0 14 January 1 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 1:30 pm CST CBS 71,928 Roster 1996 Kansas State Wildcats f 33 Fr David Allen RB 25 Jr Andre Anderson WR 22 Sr Jimmy Dean WR 24 Jr Eric Hickson RB 64 Sr Jason Johnson C 83 Sr Kevin Lockett WR y 86 So Justin Swift TE y 58 Jr Todd Weiner T y 76 So Ryan Young T y 90 Jr Kenneth Bouie DT 94 Fr Da'Von Brame DE 53 So Mike Bush DE 2 Jr Chris Canty Chris Canty (defensive back) CB y 91 Fr Pat Curry DL 29 Jr Demetric Denmark CB 14 Fr Edwin Lin Dotson DB 98 Jr Jerome Evans DT 8 Sr DeShawn Fogle LB 42 Fr Mark Simoneau LB y 38 So Martin Gramatica K y https://web.archive.org/web/19961225131251/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/big12/sfcc04ra.htm *Bill Snyder Dana Dimel – Offensive Coordinator Ron Hudson – Passing game Coordinator & quarterbacks Greg Peterson – Wide receivers Larry Kramer – Tight ends & Special Teams Coordinator Mike Stoops – co-Defensive Coordinator & defensive ends Bob Cope – co-Defensive Coordinator Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line Brent Venables – Linebackers Mark Mangino – Recruiting Game Coordinator References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Kansas State Wildcats footbal Category:Long stubs with short prose