1996 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

1996 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
  • Tom Rossley (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorClovis Hale (2nd season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorDavid Knaus (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 0     14 1  
Utah   6 2     8 4  
Rice   6 2     7 4  
SMU   4 4     5 6  
New Mexico   3 5     6 5  
TCU   3 5     4 7  
Tulsa   2 6     4 7  
UTEP   0 8     2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 1     10 2  
San Diego State   6 2     8 3  
Colorado State   6 2     7 5  
Air Force   5 3     6 5  
Fresno State   3 5     4 7  
San Jose State   3 5     3 9  
Hawaii   1 7     2 10  
UNLV   1 8     1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Tom Rossley in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the WAC's Mountain Division. This was SMU's first season as a member of the WAC after playing in the Southwest Conference (SWC) since 1918.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.Tulsa
W 17–1012,177
September 72:00 p.m.at Arkansas*W 23–1044,695[1]
September 147:00 p.m.Utah
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 17–2122,614
September 216:00 p.m.at Navy*L 17–1926,798
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 24 BYUL 3–3162,537
October 57:00 p.m.Missouri*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 26–2723,132
October 192:00 p.m.at Rice
L 17–3520,100
October 267:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 52–3124,024
November 22:00 p.m.at No. 17 Wyoming
L 17–5917,268
November 98:00 p.m.at UTEP
W 30–014,590
November 218:00 p.m.TCU
ESPNW 27–2421,141
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1996 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 70 Austin Adami So
RB 21 Kelsey Adams So
QB 8 Ramon Flanigan  Sr
OL 78 Bill Holder  Fr
OT 77 Jason Holz Sr
QB 7 Mark Humble Jr
WR 5 Albert Johnson So
RB 46 Jeff Pennington Fr
RB 28 Rodnick Phillips Fr
QB 12 Chris Sanders Fr
WR 83 Kevin Thornal Sr
WR 11 David Visinsky Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 18 Steve Bancroft Jr
LB 42 Chris Bordano Jr
DB 25 Chris Campbell Jr
CB 26 Donald Mitchell So
CB 3 Coby Rhinehart So
LB 97 Jon Wilson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Daniel Hernandez Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "SMU runs away from Arkansas, 23–10". The Odessa American. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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