1996 SMU Mustangs football team

1996 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
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
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 BYU
L 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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