1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team

The 1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).

This was the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference.

Quarterbacks

 * Koy Detmer, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Zebbie Lethridge, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

Running backs

 * Troy Davis, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1)
 * June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2)
 * David Thompson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
 * De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

Offensive line

 * Chris Naeole, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Chris Dishman, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Dan Neil, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Calvin Collins, Texas A&M (Coaches-1)
 * Ben Kaufman, Texas Tech (Media-1; Coaches-2)
 * Pat Augafa, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
 * Tim Kohn, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
 * Jason Johnson, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
 * Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

 * Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Pat Fitzgerald, Texas (Coaches-2)

Receivers

 * Rae Carruth, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Kevin Lockett, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Isaac Byrd, Kansas (Coaches-2)
 * Albert Connell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)

Defensive linemen

 * Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Nyle Wiren, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Ryan Olson, Colorado (Coaches-1)
 * Jason Peter, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Brandon Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-1)
 * Jared Tomich, Nebraska (Media-1)
 * Greg Jones, Colorado (Coaches-2)
 * Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
 * Jeff Ogard, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
 * Barron Tanner, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
 * Chris Akins, Texas (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

 * Matt Russell, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Tyrell Peters, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Media-1)
 * Jon Hesse, Nebraska (Media-1)
 * Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
 * Ronnie Ward, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

 * Steve Rosga, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Chris Canty (defensive back), Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Mario Smith, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
 * Bryant Westbrook, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Mike Minter, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)
 * George McCullough, Baylor (Coaches-2)
 * Ryan Black, Colorado (Coaches-2)
 * Michael Booker, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Kickers

 * Phil Dawson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Kris Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Punters

 * Ty Atteberry, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1)
 * Marc Harris, Iowa State (Coaches-2)

Return specialists

 * Kalief Muhammad, Baylor (Coaches-1)
 * Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Media-1)
 * Andre Richardson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Key
Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches

Media = selected by a media panel