1996 Baylor Bears football team

1996 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	4–7 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Chuck Reedy (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Mike Gundy (1st season) Ron West (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Andy McCollum (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 8 Colorado		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 17 Kansas State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					2	–	9
South Division
No. 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
x – Division champion/co-champions $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Chuck Reedy in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Big 12's South Division. The team played home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Reedy was fired following the conclusion of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		W 24–16	29,469	[1]
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	FSN	W 14–13	38,756
September 21	2:30 p.m.	Oregon State*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	ABC	W 42–10	42,327
October 5	6:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 24–45	50,594
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 0–49	75,478
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 24–28	35,712
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 49–21	35,114
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 23–28	75,482
November 9	2:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	ABC	L 7–24	45,112
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 42–49 ^3OT	22,705
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 17–37	21,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 79 David Davis Sr RB 22 Jerod Douglas Jr OT 78 Curtis Draper Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 5 George McCullough Sr FS 14 Rodney Smith Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class C, LB 40 Jody Littleton Jr	Head coach Chuck Reedy Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1996-12-25

References

1. "Baylor's defense holds on". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1996 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2025.