# 1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing third in the Big 12's South Division. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 24 | 11:00 am | at BYU* | No. 13 | Cougar StadiumProvo, UT (Pigskin Classic) | ABC | L 37–41 | 55,229 |
| September 14 | 7:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 25 | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | | L 22–29 | 38,783 |
| September 21 | 4:00 pm | North Texas* | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | | W 55–0 | 56,308 |
| September 28 | 2:30 pm | No. 12 Colorado | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ABC | L 10–24 | 70,339 |
| October 5 | 4:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | | W 63–13 | 52,522 |
| October 12 | 11:30 am | at Iowa State | | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | FSN | W 24–21 | 44,950 |
| October 19 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 Kansas State | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | FSN | L 20–23 | 64,155 |
| October 26 | 11:30 am | Texas Tech | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) | FSN | L 10–13 | 70,147 |
| November 2 | 2:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | | W 38–19 | 41,250 |
| November 9 | 2:30 pm | at Baylor | | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) | ABC | W 24–7 | 45,112 |
| November 16 | 2:30 pm | Oklahoma | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ABC | W 33–16 | 66,161 |
| November 29 | 10:00 am | at Texas | | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | L 15–51 | 81,887 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| BYU | 6 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 41 |

### Southwestern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Southwestern Louisiana | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
The Cajuns upset then-25th-ranked Aggies.

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 55 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Colorado | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Texas A&M | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Texas A&M | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Baylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Texas A&M | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 33 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Texas | 10 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 51 |