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1996 Big 12 Championship Game

1996 Big 12 Championship Game
Inaugural Big 12 Championship Game
Nebraska Cornhuskers Texas Longhorns
(10–1) (7–4)
27 37
Head coach: 
Tom Osborne		 Head coach: 
John Mackovic
APCoaches
33
1234 Total
Nebraska 71073 27
Texas 713314 37
DateDecember 7, 1996
Season1996
StadiumTrans World Dome
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
MVPDeAngelo Evans (RB, Nebraska)
RefereeJohn Laurie
Attendance63,109[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
Big 12 Championship Game
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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

The 1996 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 1996, at Trans World Dome in St. Louis. This was the 1st Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 1996 champion of the Big 12 Conference.[2] The game featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the North division, and the Texas Longhorns, champions of the South division.

Teams

Nebraska

Main article: 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Texas

Main article: 1996 Texas Longhorns football team

Game summary

1996 Big 12 Championship Game
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Nebraska 7 10 7327
Texas 7 13 31437

at Trans World Dome • St. Louis, Missouri

Game information
First quarter
  • (11:25) TEX – Priest Holmes 5 yard run, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:35; TEX 7–0)
  • (0:14) NEB – DeAngelo Evans 2 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:45; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:50) TEX – Phil Dawson 49 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:49; TEX 10–7)
  • (8:39) NEB – Kris Brown 51 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:11; Tied 10–10)
  • (7:24) TEX – Priest Holmes 61 yard run, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:15; TEX 17–10)
  • (2:23) NEB – DeAngelo Evans 23 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:01; Tied 17–17)
  • (1:00) TEX – Phil Dawson 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:23; TEX 20–17)
Third quarter
  • (8:30) TEX – Phil Dawson 47 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:29; TEX 23–17)
  • (2:11) NEB – DeAngelo Evans 6 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:19; NEB 24–23)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:11) NEB – Kris Brown 24 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 5:22; NEB 27–23)
  • (8:53) TEX – Wane McGarity 66 yard pass from James Brown, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18; TEX 30–27)
  • (1:53) TEX – Priest Holmes 11 yard run, Phil Dawson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 2:13; TEX 37–27)

Statistics

Statistics NEB TEX
First downs 26 22
Plays–yards 87–398 57–503
Rushes–yards 63–243 28–150
Passing yards 155 353
Passing: comp–att–int 15–24–0 19–29–2
Time of possession 39:35 20:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Scott Frost 15–24, 155 yds
Rushing DeAngelo Evans 32 car, 130 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Brendan Holbein 3 rec, 43 yds
Texas Passing James Brown 19–28, 353 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Priest Holmes 9 car, 120 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Mike Adams 6 rec, 92 yds

References

  1. ^ "Texas's Gutsy Play Ends Title Hopes for Nebraska". New York Times. December 8, 1996.
  2. ^ "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.


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