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Arizona State

PAC · 1996 Season · Final

Pretender
Record
11–1
0.917 Win %
Conference
1st
8–0 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
613–390–18
0.609 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1963, 1986
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona State head-to-head · History & Eras

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3W 45–42
4Week 4 · Sep 17North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND BW5–6W 52–7
5Week 5 · Sep 24Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1211–2W 19–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5W 48–27
7Week 7 · Oct 8Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND BW2–10W 56–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15UCLAH2HPAC5–6W 42–34
9Week 9 · Oct 22USCH2HPAC6–6W 48–35
10Week 10 · Oct 29Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC7–5W 41–9
11Week 11 · Nov 5Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 29–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6W 35–7
14Week 14 · Nov 26Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–6W 56–14
19Final · Jan 7Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–1L 17–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.876
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+63
-1+64
  • Nebraska +11
  • Washington +9
  • Stanford +7
  • Oregon +6
  • USC +6
  • California +6
  • North Texas +5
  • UCLA +5
  • Arizona +5
  • Boise State +2
  • Oregon State +2
  • Ohio State -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #5Better than 97%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.917 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2W15#2Regular Season Final#2Post-Season W2#2Post-Season W3#5Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+45
+19
+21
+49
+8
+13
+32
+15
+28
+42
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#451991#391992#371993#781994#441995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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