1996 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Berndt (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (3rd season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
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

The 1996 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Larry Smith.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmat No. 8 Texas
FSNL 10–4070,613
September 147:00 pmMemphis*
L 16–1941,543
September 216:00 pmClemson*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSNW 38–2439,128[1]
September 281:00 pmat Iowa State
L 31–4544,941
October 37:00 pmat SMU*
W 27–2623,132
October 121:00 pmNo. 22 Kansas State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 10–3545,211
October 261:00 pmOklahoma Statedagger
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 35–28 OT37,879
November 21:00 pmNo. 7 Colorado
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
PPVL 13–4134,440
November 91:00 pmat No. 5 Nebraska
L 7–5175,133
November 161:00 pmat Baylor
W 49–42 3OT22,705
November 2311:30 amKansas
FSNW 42–2536,821
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Corby Jones So
RB 27 Brock Olivo Jr
OT 57 Craig Heimburger So
WR 80 Torey Coleman Jr
WR 81 Jay Murchison Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 5 Shad Criss Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-21

References

  1. ^ "MU tops Clemson for its first victory". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1996 Missouri Football Schedule". Missouri Athletics. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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