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.

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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