1996 Baylor Bears football team

The 1996 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Chuck Reedy, who was fired following the conclusion of the season.

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 coordinator	Mike Gundy (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana		W 24–16	29,469	[1]
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	FSN	W 14–13	38,756
September 21	2:30 p.m.	Oregon State*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	ABC	W 42–10	42,327
October 5	6:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 24–45	50,594
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 0–49	75,478
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 24–28	35,712
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 49–21	35,114
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	ABC	L 23–28	75,482
November 9	2:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)	ABC	L 7–24	45,112
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 42–49 3OT	22,705
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		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 18 Brandon Dennard SE 6-1 170 Fr. Duncanville, Texas 80 Bradley Domel TE 6-4 221 Jr. Needville, Texas 53 Danny Fletcher C 6-4 253 Jr Pos. # Name Class OT 79 David Davis Sr RB 22 Jerod Douglas Jr OT 78 Curtis Draper Sr	Defense 91 James Calvin NT 6-1 287 Fr. Keller, Texas 83 Chad Chmelar TE 6-4 228 So. Caldwell, Texas 51 Eric Clay LB 6-2 240 Fr. Houston, Texas 7 Nikia Codie FS 6-3 196 So 96 Sheldon Mallory DE 6-3 274 Jr. Amarillo, Texas 3 Robert Mason LB 6-1 222 Sr. Houston, Texas 44 Don Arroyo LB 6-3 228 Fr. Cuero, Texas 83 Justin Snow DE 6-3 242 Fr 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. DeLassus, David. "Baylor Game by Game Redults 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.