1996 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

1996 Texas Longhorns football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 South champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 15–38 vs. Penn State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record8–5 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Darnell (3rd season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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