The Kansas State Wildcats were 9-2 in 1996. They fell to the BYU Cougars, 19 to 15, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
8-0 | 11-2 | ||
7-1 | 10-2 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 6-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 325 | 3,525 | 732 | 4.8 | 1,495 | 428 | 3.5 | 2,030 | 304 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 36th | 85th | 95th | 76th | 74th | 72nd | 71st | 67th | 64th | 66th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 172 | 3,279 | 4.1 | 1,770 | 493 | 3.6 | 1,509 | 299 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 15th | 12th | 62nd | 82nd | 45th | 4th | 31st | 3rd | ||||||||||
Net | +153 | +246 | +732 | +0.7 | -275 | -65 | -0.1 | +521 | +5 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 17th | 46th | 95th | 33rd | 71st | 79th | 59th | 24th | 55th | 18th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |