1996 Kansas Jayhawks football team explained

Year:1996
Team:Kansas Jayhawks
Sport:football
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Division:North Division
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:4–7
Conf Record:2–6
Head Coach:Glen Mason
Hc Year:9th
Off Coach:Pat Ruel
Oc Year:9th
Def Coach:Mike Hankwitz
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Memorial Stadium

The 1996 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Glen Mason, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 12's North Division. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1996 was the Jayhawks' first season in the newly formed Big 12, which was formed from the eight schools from Big Eight Conference and four schools from Southwest Conference (SWC); both conferences dissolved following the 1995–96 academic year. Mason resigned at the end of the season to become the head football coach at the University of Minnesota.

Schedule

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Roster

1996 Kansas Jayhawks football roster
(starters in bold)
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Curtese Poole - Fr.
  •  8 Ben Rutz - Sr.
  •  14 Zac Wegner - RS-Fr.
  •  17 Hamilton Hill - So.
  •  18 Matt Johner - Jr.

Running backs

  •  20 June Henley - Sr
  •  25 Eric Vann - Jr.
  •  30 Eric Galbreath - Jr.
  •  32 Greg Davis - Fr.
  •  33 Paul Davis - Fr.-RS.
  •  34 Mark Sanders - Sr
  •  35 Julius Bruce - So.
  •  38 Charles Norris - Fr.-RS
  •  40 Tim Willis - Jr.
  •  44 Jonathan Macklin - So.
  •  88 Moran Norris - Fr.

Wide receivers

  •  1 Isaac Byrd - Sr.
  •  4 John Gordon - Fr.
  •  31 Luke Richesson - Sr.
  •  43 Tanner Hancock - Fr.
  •  80 Andre Carter - Sr.
  •  82 Chad Coellner - Fr.-RS
  •  86 Michael Chandler - Fr.-RS

Tight ends

  •  13 Hosea Friday - Sr.
  •  84 Brian Gray - So.
  •  85 Sean McDermott - Jr. and longsnapper
  •  89 Jim Moore - Sr.
 Offensive line

Defensive line

 Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Safeties

Punters

  •  41 Dean Royal - Jr.

Kickers

  •  15 Steffen Doelger - Fr.
  •  36 Jeff McCord - Jr.

Coaching staff

Head coach
Offensive coordinator and offensive line
Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers
Dave Warner Quarterbacks
Vic Adamle Wide receivers
Mitch Browning Tight ends
Reggie Mitchell Running backs
Defensive secondary
Dave Gillespie Defensive line
Tim Phillips Outside linebackers

Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeLassus. David. Kansas Yearly Results: 1995–1999. College Football Data Warehouse. March 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120930091357/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/yearly_results.php?year=1995. September 30, 2012. dead.