1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1996 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
1996 record	6–6 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	R.C. Slocum
Offensive coordinator	Steve Ensminger
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 70,210)
Seasons

1996 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#6 Nebraska ‡		8	–	0					11	–	2
#8 Colorado		7	–	1					11	–	2
#17 Kansas State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					2	–	9
South
#23 Texas †		6	–	2					8	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	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 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 6–6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 4–4.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24*	11:00 AM	at BYU		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	L 37–41	55,229
September 14*	7:00 PM	at SW Louisiana		Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		L 22–29	38,783
September 21*	4:00 PM	North Texas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 55–0	56,308
September 28	2:30 PM	#12 Colorado		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	L 10–24	70,339
October 5*	4:00 PM	Louisiana Tech		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 63–13	52,522
October 12	11:30 AM	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	W 24–21	44,950
October 19	6:00 PM	#19 Kansas State		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	L 20–23	64,155
October 26	11:30 AM	Texas Tech		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (A&M–Tech rivalry)	FSN	L 10–13	70,147
November 2	2:00 PM	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		W 38–19	41,250
November 9	2:30 PM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	ABC	W 24–7	45,112
November 16	2:30 PM	Oklahoma		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 33–16	66,161
November 29	10:00 AM	at Texas		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 15–51	81,887
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Brigham Young

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	10	10	14	3	37
Brigham Young	6	14	6	15	41

Southwest Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	7	6	9	0	22
Southwest Louisiana	14	7	0	8	29

The Cajuns upset then-25th-ranked Aggies.

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Texas	0	0	0	0	0
Texas A&M	3	25	20	7	55

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT
#12 Colorado	7	14	3	0	24
Texas A&M	0	7	0	3	10

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Louisiana Tech	3	3	0	7	13
Texas A&M	14	28	14	7	63

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	17	0	0	7	24
Iowa State	0	7	7	7	21

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Kansas State	13	7	3	0	23
Texas A&M	3	0	7	10	20

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas Tech	3	3	0	7	13
Texas A&M	0	3	7	0	10

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	7	3	14	14	38
Oklahoma State	7	6	6	0	19

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	0	0	14	10	24
Baylor	7	0	0	0	7

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	OT
Oklahoma	0	16	0	0	16
Texas A&M	13	0	10	10	33

Texas

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	0	9	0	6	15
Texas	10	7	20	14	51