1996 Big 12 Championship Game

August 2023 Big 12 Championship Game Inaugural Big 12 Championship Game 1996Big12ChampionshipLogo.png 150 December 7 1996 1996 Trans World Dome St. Louis, Missouri University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska Cornhuskers 10–1 3 3 Tom Osborne 7 10 7 3 University of Texas at Austin Texas Longhorns 7–4 John Mackovic 7 13 3 14 DeAngelo Evans (RB, Nebraska) John Laurie 63,109 Texas's Gutsy Play Ends Title Hopes for Nebraska New York Times 8 December 1996 https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/08/sports/texas-s-gutsy-play-ends-title-hopes-for-nebraska.html registration ABC Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil Yes The 1996 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 1996, at Trans World Dome in St. Louis. This was the 1st Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 1996 champion of the Big 12 Conference.https://big12sports.com/news/2011/6/1/205160610.aspx All-Time Big 12 Championships big12sports.com Big 12 Conference 23 October 2021 The game featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the North division, and the Texas Longhorns, champions of the South division. Teams Nebraska 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Texas 1996 Texas Longhorns football team Game summary Big 12 Conference white; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 1996 Big 12 Championship Game December 7, 1996 12:00 p.m. CST No. 3 Nebraska 7 10 7 3 Texas 7 13 3 14 Trans World Dome • St. Louis, Missouri ABC Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil Big 12 game summary First quarter (11:25) TEX – Priest Holmes 5 yard run, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:35; TEX 7–0) (0:14) NEB – DeAngelo Evans 2 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:45; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (11:50) TEX – Phil Dawson 49 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:49; TEX 10–7) (8:39) NEB – Kris Brown 51 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:11; Tied 10–10) (7:24) TEX – Priest Holmes 61 yard run, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:15; TEX 17–10) (2:23) NEB – DeAngelo Evans 23 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:01; Tied 17–17) (1:00) TEX – Phil Dawson 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:23; TEX 20–17) Third quarter (8:30) TEX – Phil Dawson 47 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:29; TEX 23–17) (2:11) NEB – DeAngelo Evans 6 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:19; NEB 24–23) Fourth quarter (10:11) NEB – Kris Brown 24 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 5:22; NEB 27–23) (8:53) TEX – Wane McGarity 66 yard pass from James Brown, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18; TEX 30–27) (1:53) TEX – Priest Holmes 11 yard run, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 2:13; TEX 37–27) Statistics Left Nebraska Cornhuskers NEB Texas Longhorns TEX 26 87–398 63–243 155 15–24–0 39:35 22 57–503 28–150 353 19–29–2 20:25 Right Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Texas Longhorns Texas Scott Frost 15–24, 155 yds DeAngelo Evans 32 car, 130 yds, 3 TD Brendan Holbein 3 rec, 43 yds James Brown 19–28, 353 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Priest Holmes 9 car, 120 yds, 3 TD Mike Adams 6 rec, 92 yds References Championship Category:Big 12 Championship Game Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football games Category:Texas Longhorns football games Category:American football in St. Louis Big 12 Championship Game Big 12 Championship Game Category:1990s in St. Louis