1996 Big 12 Championship Game

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.

1996 Big 12 Championship Game
Inaugural Big 12 Championship Game
1234 Total
Nebraska 71073 27
Texas 713314 37
DateDecember 7, 1996
Season1996
StadiumTrans World Dome
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
MVPDeAngelo Evans (RB, Nebraska)
Attendance63,109[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Northern 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  
Southern 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

Teams

Nebraska

Texas

Game summary

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

at The Dome at America's CenterSt. Louis, Missouri

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

StatisticsNEBTEX
First downs2622
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession39:3520:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NebraskaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
TexasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

See also

References

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