1996 temporada de fútbol de la División IA de la NCAA

NCAA Division I-A football season

1996 temporada de la División IA de la NCAA
Numero de equipos	111 [1]
AP de pretemporada No. 1	Nebraska [2]
Postemporada
Juegos de bolos	18
Trofeo Heisman	Danny Wuerffel ( mariscal de campo , Florida )
Campeonato de la Alianza de Tazón
1997 Azucarero
Sitio	Louisiana Superdome , Nueva Orleans, Louisiana
Campeón (es)	Florida
Temporadas de fútbol de la División IA
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La temporada de fútbol americano de 1996 de la División IA de la NCAA terminó con los Florida Gators coronados Campeones Nacionales después de derrotar a su rival Florida State en el Sugar Bowl , que fue el juego de campeonato nacional designado de la temporada por la Bowl Alliance . Florida se había enfrentado a Florida State a principios de año, cuando ocuparon el puesto número 1 y número 2, y perdieron 24-21. Sin embargo, la derrota no clasificada de Texas sobre el No. 3 Nebraska en el primer Juego de Campeonato Big 12 estableció la revancha de rivales en el estado en Nueva Orleans. En el Sugar Bowl, el mariscal de campo senior ganador del Trofeo Heisman de Florida , Danny Wuerffely el entrenador en jefe Steve Spurrier llevaron a los Gators a una victoria 52-20 y su primer campeonato nacional.

Debido a que las Conferencias Pac-10 y Big Ten aún no eran parte de la Bowl Alliance, sus campeones se reunieron en el Rose Bowl como lo habían hecho durante décadas. En 1996, estos campeones de la conferencia eran posibles aspirantes al título nacional en el número 2 del estado de Arizona y el número 4 del estado de Ohio . En un partido cerrado del Rose Bowl, Jake Plummer de Arizona State corrió para un touchdown con 1:40 por jugar para darle a su equipo la ventaja, pero Ohio State respondió con su propio touchdown liderado por el mariscal de campo reserva Joe Germaine.y ganó 20-17. Ohio State terminó No. 2 en la última encuesta de AP detrás de Florida No. 1, y Arizona State terminó No. 4 detrás de Florida State. Los resultados de la encuesta ayudaron a impulsar a Pac-10 y Big Ten a renunciar a su tradición Rose Bowl. Antes de la temporada de 1998, ambos acordaron unirse a un acuerdo ampliado de Bowl Championship Series (BCS), dando a sus programas la oportunidad de jugar en un campeonato nacional. Otra controversia que llevó a la creación del BCS fue que el No. 5 BYU no fue invitado a un juego de tazón importante, sino que fue rechazado a favor de los equipos de menor rango de las conferencias de Bowl Alliance.

La temporada de 1996 vio un realineamiento continuo de muchas conferencias. Uno de los desarrollos más notables fue la creación de la Conferencia Big 12 , que consistía en programas de la antigua Gran 8 junto con cuatro ex miembros del disuelto Conferencia del Suroeste , a saber, de Texas , Texas A & M , Texas Tech , y Baylor . Los 12 grandes comenzaron a jugar como una conferencia de dos divisiones, con Oklahoma y Oklahoma State uniéndose a la División Sur, rompiendo la clásica rivalidad Nebraska-Oklahoma , pero renovando la rivalidad Texas-Oklahoma, conocida como Red River Shootout.. El primer juego de fútbol americano Big 12 contó con Texas Tech y Kansas State. Kansas State ganó por una puntuación de 21-14. ^[3]

La temporada de 1996 también fue notable, ya que marcó el final de los empates en el fútbol universitario, ya que se implementó un sistema de tiempo extra en toda la División I. Aunque se ha modificado ligeramente, las reglas de tiempo extra de "Kansas Playoff" se han utilizado desde entonces. . (La temporada de 1995 también tenía reglas de tiempo extra, pero solo para los juegos de postemporada , y no se usaron ya que ninguno de los juegos afectados terminó el juego reglamentario en un empate. ^[4] )

Rule changes

• The overtime system adopted in the 1995 season for bowl games was expanded for all Division I-A games.^[4]
• On punts and field goal attempts, the defense cannot touch the center/long snapper for one second after the snap. Violators are penalized 15 yards and an automatic first down.
• Officials were instructed to more strictly enforce intentional grounding rules.

Conference realignment

Four teams upgraded from Division I-AA prior to the season and one university dropped its football program. As such, the total number of Division I-A schools increased to 111.

• The Big 12 Conference began play this season after a merger between the Big 8 Conference and four members of the former Southwest Conference (Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Baylor). The new 12-member conference was divided into two, six-team divisions.
• Conference USA was formed prior to the season after a merger between two conferences that had previously not sponsored football, the Metro Conference and the Great Midwest Conference. Members of the new league included SWC member Houston (from the former Southwest Conference) and five long-time independents: Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Southern Miss, and Tulane.
  • C-USA was given a tie-in with the Liberty Bowl for its league champion.
• The Western Athletic Conference, in turn, accepted TCU, SMU, and Rice from the SWC, UNLV and San Jose State from the Big West, and independent Tulsa. These moves pushed the WAC's membership to 16 and resulted in the creation of two divisions (Pacific and Mountain) and a league championship game.
• The Big West Conference also saw Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Northern Illinois, and Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana–Lafayette) depart to become independents. All four teams had joined the Big West in football only in 1993, remaining in more geographically-appropriate conferences for other sports.
• Pacific dropped their football team after the 1995 season. The Tigers had been a member of the Big West.
• Four teams upgraded from Division I-AA prior to the season: Alabama–Birmingham (UAB), Boise State, Central Florida, and Idaho.
  • Boise State, Idaho, and previously independent North Texas joined the Big West, while UAB and UCF became Division I-A independents.

Conference changes

School	1995 Conference	1996 Conference
Alabama–Birmingham Blazers	I-AA Independent	I-A Independent
Arkansas State Indians	Big West	I-A Independent
Baylor Bears	SWC	Big 12
Boise State Broncos	Big Sky (I-AA)	Big West (I-A)
Central Florida Knights	I-AA Independent	I-A Independent
Colorado Buffaloes	Big 8	Big 12
Cincinnati Bearcats	I-A Independent	Conference USA
Houston Cougars	SWC	Conference USA
Idaho Vandals	Big Sky (I-AA)	Big West (I-A)
Iowa State Cyclones	Big 8	Big 12
Kansas Jayhawks	Big 8	Big 12
Kansas State Wildcats	Big 8	Big 12
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	Big West	I-A Independent
Louisville Cardinals	I-A Independent	Conference USA
Memphis Tigers	I-A Independent	Conference USA
Missouri Tigers	Big 8	Big 12
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Big 8	Big 12
North Texas Mean Green	I-A Independent	Big West
Northern Illinois Huskies	Big West	I-A Independent
Oklahoma Sooners	Big 8	Big 12
Oklahoma State Cowboys	Big 8	Big 12
Pacific Tigers	Big West	Dropped Program
Rice Owls	SWC	WAC
San Jose State Spartans	Big West	WAC
SMU Mustangs	SWC	WAC
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	I-A Independent	Conference USA
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	Big West	I-A Independent
TCU Horned Frogs	SWC	WAC
Texas Longhorns	SWC	Big 12
Texas A&M Aggies	SWC	Big 12
Texas Tech Red Raiders	SWC	Big 12
Tulane Green Wave	I-A Independent	Conference USA
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	I-A Independent	WAC
UNLV Rebels	Big West	WAC

Conference standings

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0         11 – 1   No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2         10 – 2   Clemson   6 – 2         7 – 5   Virginia   5 – 3         7 – 5   Georgia Tech   4 – 4         5 – 6   Maryland   3 – 5         5 – 6   NC State   3 – 5         3 – 8   Wake Forest   1 – 7         3 – 8   Duke   0 – 8         0 – 11   $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1996 Big 12 Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Northern 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   Southern 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	1996 Big East Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 13 Virginia Tech +   6 – 1         10 – 2   No. 14 Miami (FL) +   6 – 1         9 – 3   No. 21 Syracuse +   6 – 1         9 – 3   West Virginia   4 – 3         8 – 4   Pittsburgh   3 – 4         4 – 7   Boston College   2 – 5         5 – 7   Rutgers   1 – 6         2 – 9   Temple   0 – 7         1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 2 Ohio State +   7 – 1         11 – 1   No. 15 Northwestern +   7 – 1         9 – 3   No. 7 Penn State   6 – 2         11 – 2   No. 18 Iowa   6 – 2         9 – 3   No. 20 Michigan   5 – 3         8 – 4   Michigan State   5 – 3         6 – 6   Wisconsin   3 – 5         8 – 5   Purdue   2 – 6         3 – 8   Minnesota   1 – 7         4 – 7   Indiana   1 – 7         3 – 8   Illinois   1 – 7         2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1996 Big West Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Nevada +   4 – 1         9 – 3   Utah State +   4 – 1         6 – 5   Idaho   3 – 2         6 – 5   North Texas   3 – 2         5 – 6   Boise State   1 – 4         2 – 10   New Mexico State   0 – 5         1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions	1996 Conference USA football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Southern Miss +   4 – 1         8 – 3   Houston +   4 – 1         7 – 5   Cincinnati   2 – 3         6 – 5   Louisville   2 – 3         5 – 6   Memphis   2 – 3         4 – 7   Tulane   1 – 4         2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
1996 Mid-American Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Ball State $   7 – 1         8 – 4   Toledo   6 – 2         7 – 4   Miami   6 – 2         6 – 5   Ohio   5 – 3         6 – 6   Central Michigan   4 – 4         5 – 6   Akron   3 – 5         4 – 7   Bowling Green   3 – 5         4 – 7   Eastern Michigan   3 – 5         3 – 8   Western Michigan   2 – 6         2 – 9   Kent State   1 – 7         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion	1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 4 Arizona State $   8 – 0         11 – 1   No. 16 Washington   7 – 1         9 – 3   Stanford   5 – 3         7 – 5   UCLA   4 – 4         5 – 6   Oregon   3 – 5         6 – 5   California   3 – 5         6 – 6   USC   3 – 5         6 – 6   Arizona   3 – 5         5 – 6   Washington State   3 – 5         5 – 6   Oregon State   1 – 7         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1996 Southeastern Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Eastern Division No. 1 Florida x$   8 – 0         12 – 1   No. 9 Tennessee   7 – 1         10 – 2   South Carolina   4 – 4         6 – 5   Kentucky   3 – 5         4 – 7   Georgia   3 – 5         5 – 6   Vanderbilt   0 – 8         2 – 9   Western Division No. 11 Alabama xy   6 – 2         10 – 3   No. 12 LSU x   6 – 2         10 – 2   No. 24 Auburn   4 – 4         8 – 4   Mississippi State   3 – 5         5 – 6   Ole Miss   2 – 6         5 – 6   Arkansas   2 – 6         4 – 7   Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Mountain Division No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0         14 – 1   Utah   6 – 2         8 – 4   Rice   6 – 2         7 – 4   SMU   4 – 4         5 – 6   New Mexico   3 – 5         6 – 5   TCU   3 – 5         4 – 7   Tulsa   2 – 6         4 – 7   UTEP   0 – 8         2 – 9   Pacific Division No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1         10 – 2   San Diego State   6 – 2         8 – 3   Colorado State   6 – 2         7 – 5   Air Force   5 – 3         6 – 5   Fresno State   3 – 5         4 – 7   San Jose State   3 – 5         3 – 9   Hawaii   1 – 7         2 – 10   UNLV   1 – 8         1 – 11   Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records v t e Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 25 Army   –         10 – 2   Navy   –         9 – 3   No. 19 Notre Dame   –         8 – 3   East Carolina   –         8 – 3   Louisiana Tech   –         6 – 5   UAB   –         5 – 6   UCF   –         5 – 6   Southwestern Louisiana   –         5 – 6   Northeast Louisiana   –         5 – 6   Arkansas State   –         4 – 7   Northern Illinois   –         1 – 10   Rankings from AP Poll

Bowl Alliance first and seconds

The Bowl Alliance did not include the Pacific-10 and Big 10 conferences, whose champions played in the Rose Bowl. Thus, Arizona State and Ohio State (who met in the Rose Bowl) were excluded from the Bowl Alliance championship.

WEEKS	First	Conf.	Second	Conf.	Event	Date
PRE-4	Nebraska	Big 12	Tennessee	SEC	Arizona St. 19, Nebraska 0	September 21
5-6	Florida	SEC	Florida State	ACC	Ohio State 38, Penn State 7	October 5
7-14	Florida	SEC	No. 3 Florida State	ACC	Florida St. 24, Florida 21	November 30
15	Florida State	ACC	No. 3 Nebraska	Big 12	Texas 37, Nebraska 27	December 7
16	Florida State	ACC	No. 3 Florida	SEC	Florida 52, Florida State 20	January 1

Bowl games

Main article: 1996–97 NCAA football bowl games

Sugar Bowl	No. 3 Florida	52	No. 1 Florida St.	20	1/2/97
Rose Bowl:	No. 4 Ohio St.	20	No. 2 Arizona St.	17	1/1/97
Cotton Bowl Classic:	No. 5 Brigham Young	19	No. 14 Kansas St.	15	1/1/97
Fiesta Bowl:	No. 7 Penn State	38	No. 20 Texas	15	1/1/97
Florida Citrus Bowl:	No. 9 Tennessee	48	No. 11 Northwestern	28	1/1/97
Gator Bowl:	No. 12 North Carolina	20	No. 25 West Virginia	13	1/1/97
Outback Bowl:	No. 16 Alabama	17	No. 15 Michigan	14	1/1/97
Peach Bowl	No. 17 LSU	10	Clemson	7	1/1/97
Orange Bowl:	No. 6 Nebraska	41	No. 10 Virginia Tech	21	12/31/96
Sun Bowl:	Stanford	38	Michigan State	0	12/31/96
Independence Bowl	Auburn	32	No. 24 Army	29	12/31/96
Holiday Bowl:	No. 8 Colorado	33	No. 13 Washington	21	12/30/96
Alamo Bowl:	No. 21 Iowa	27	Texas Tech	0	12/29/96
Carquest Bowl	No. 19 Miami (FL)	31	Virginia	21	12/27/96
Liberty Bowl	No. 23 Syracuse	30	Houston	17	12/27/96
Copper Bowl:	Wisconsin	38	Utah	10	12/27/96
Aloha Bowl	Navy	42	California	38	12/25/96
Las Vegas Bowl	Nevada	18	Ball State	15	12/18/96

Final AP Poll

Main article: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

1. Florida
2. Ohio St.
3. Florida St.
4. Arizona St.
5. BYU
6. Nebraska
7. Penn St.
8. Colorado
9. Tennessee
10. North Carolina
11. Alabama
12. LSU
13. Virginia Tech
14. Miami (FL)
15. Northwestern
16. Washington
17. Kansas St.
18. Iowa
19. Notre Dame
20. Michigan
21. Syracuse
22. Wyoming
23. Texas
24. Auburn
25. Army

Others receiving votes: 26. West Virginia; 27. East Carolina; 28. Southern Mississippi; 29. Stanford; 30. Wisconsin; 31. San Diego St.; 32. Virginia; 33. Clemson

Final Coaches Poll

Main article: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

1. Florida
2. Ohio St.
3. Florida St.
4. Arizona St.
5. Brigham Young
6. Nebraska
7. Penn St.
8. Colorado
9. Tennessee
10. North Carolina
11. Alabama
12. Virginia Tech
13. LSU
14. Miami (FL)
15. Washington
16. Northwestern
17. Kansas St.
18. Iowa
19. Syracuse
20. Michigan
21. Notre Dame
22. Wyoming
23. Texas
24. Army
25. Auburn

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year
Winner: Danny Wuerffel, Florida, Quarterback (1363 points)

• 2. Troy Davis, Iowa St., RB (1174 points)
• 3. Jake Plummer, Arizona St., QB (685 points)
• 4. Orlando Pace, Ohio St., OT (599 points)
• 5. Warrick Dunn, Florida St., RB (341 points)

Other major awards

• Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) - Danny Wuerffel, Florida
• Walter Camp Award (Player of the Year) - Danny Wuerffel, Florida
• Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) - Danny Wuerffel, Florida
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior Quarterback) - Danny Wuerffel, Florida
• Doak Walker Award (Running Back) - Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech
• Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide Receiver) - Marcus Harris, Wyoming
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player) - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
• Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) - Matt Russell, Colorado
• Lombardi Award (Lineman or Linebacker) - Orlando Pace, Ohio State
• Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman) - Orlando Pace, OT, Ohio State
• Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive Back) - Lawrence Wright, Florida
• Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) - Tony DeGiovanni, University of Miami, Florida
• Paul "Bear" Bryant Award - Bruce Snyder, Arizona St.

References

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4. "No more ties: NDAA D-I football adds tiebreakers". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. February 17, 1996. p. 4D.