1996 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1996 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the newly formed Big 12 Conference with the additions of Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech and were in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney.

1996 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	2–9 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Loney (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 38–41 OT	44,511
September 14	2:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 13–38	70,397
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 42–23	40,122
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 45–31	44,941
October 12	11:30 a.m.	Texas A&M	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 21–24	44,950
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 27–28	40,000
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 21–49	35,114
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 31–34	37,850
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 42–49	49,662
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Nebraska	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 14–49	47,850
November 23	1:10 p.m.	at No. 14 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		L 20–35	43,174
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

1996 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 29 Jason Bales Jr QB 17 Todd Bandhauer So OL 70 Ben Beaudet Fr OL 78 Eugene Bernal Jr OL 72 Chad Billings Jr WR 83 Gerrick Bivins Jr OL 79 Charlie Bogwi So RB Troy Davis Jr QB 7 Todd Doxzon Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 60 Neville Campbell Fr DL 59 Chad Casavant Fr ILB 11 Derrik Clark Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dan McCarney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster