1996 Big 12 Championship Game

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)
RefereeJohn Laurie
Attendance63,109[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
Big 12 Championship Game
  1997
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.

  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.