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1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1996 Kansas State Wildcats football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 15–19 vs. BYU
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North
Ranking
BCS No. 17
AP No. 17
1996 record 9–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Snyder (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Dana Dimel (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator Bob Cope (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator Mike Stoops (1st year)
Home stadium KSU Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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 State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1996 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 9–3, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play.

The season ended with a loss against fifth-ranked BYU in the 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic—the school's first appearance in a traditional New Year's Day bowl game. 1996 was also the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference, and Kansas State's home game against Texas Tech was the first athletic event in Big 12 history.

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