1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (7th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
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 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.