1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record5–6 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Troy State $^   5 1     12 2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^   4 2     8 4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin   3 3     7 4  
Northwestern State   3 3     6 5  
Sam Houston State   3 3     4 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 4     5 6  
McNeese State   1 5     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Football League. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Bob Helduser, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.