1996 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1996 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
1996 record	4–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Glen Mason (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Ruel (9th year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (2nd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,250)

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 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Glen Mason, who resigned after the season to become the head coach at Minnesota and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 PM	Ball State*	#25	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 35–10	36,200
September 14	8:00 PM	at TCU*	#24	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	W 52–17	37,512
September 28	8:00 PM	at Utah*	#20	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	L 42–45	32,519
October 5	11:30 AM	at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	W 52–24	64,333
October 12	1:00 PM	Texas Tech		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		L 17–30	46,500
October 19	11:30 AM	#9 Colorado		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 7–20	48,500
October 26	6:00 PM	at #5 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FSN	L 7–63	75,158
November 2	1:00 PM	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 34–31	37,850
November 9	1:00 PM	#13 Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)		L 12–38	48,800
November 16	11:30 AM	Texas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 17–38	30,500
November 23	11:30 AM	at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Border War)	FSN	L 25–42	36,821
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

*Schedule Source:^[1]

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 17, 2013.

Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues	McCook Field (1892–1920) Memorial Stadium (1921–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup) Missouri: Border War

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "I'm a Jayhawk" The Marching Jayhawks Aggieville riots Timeline of football in Kansas First game in Kansas 1911 Missouri game

People	Head coaches NFL Draftees Statistical leaders

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