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1996 Texas Longhorns football team

1996 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorn logo.svg
Big 12 champion
Big 12 South champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 15–38 vs. Penn State
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 23
1996 record 8–5 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach John Mackovic (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Gene Dahlquist (5th year)
Defensive coordinator Gary Darnell (3rd year)
Home stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,512)
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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division in its first season in existence. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach John Mackovic.


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