User:Dcheagle/Big 12 Football Seasons/1996

The 1996 Big 12 Conference football season represented the 1st season for the Big 12 following its formation in 1994, as part of the 1996 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season begin with non-conference play on Augest 24 with Texas A&M travaling to face BYU. Big 12 Conference play begin with Texas Tech vs. Kansas State, Kansas State won by a score of 21–14.

Previous season
The previous season was the final season of play for two of the oldest athletic conferences, the Big Eight Conference and the Southwest Conference. Nebraska won the final Big Eight Championship by finishing 7–0 in conference play, Nebraska then went on to win the 1995 National Championship. In the Southwest Conference, Texas won the final Southwest championship by finishing the season 7–0 in conference play.