Auburn

SEC · 1996 Season · Final

Season

Developing −

Record

8–4

0.667 Win %

Conference

5th

4–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

124

1902–2026

All-Time Record

785–476–43

0.618 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1913, 1983, 2010

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 10 · Top 10: 29 · Top 25: 56

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1996 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 3	UAB H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 29–0
3	Week 3 · Sep 10	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	4–7	W 62–0
4	Week 4 · Sep 17	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H	SEC	5–6	W 45–28
5	Week 5 · Sep 24	LSU H2H	SEC	10–2	L 15–19
7	Week 7 · Oct 8	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H	SEC	6–5	W 28–24
8	Week 8 · Oct 15	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	5–6	W 49–15
9	Week 9 · Oct 22	Florida (FLORIDA)H2H	SEC	12–1	L 10–51
11	Week 11 · Nov 5	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	SEC	4–7	W 28–7
12	Week 12 · Nov 12	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 28–24
13	Week 13 · Nov 19	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	5–6	L 49–56
14	Week 14 · Nov 26	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	10–3	L 23–24
19	Final · Jan 7	Army (ARMY)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	W 32–29

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

1.726

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+32

-12+44

Army +10
South Carolina +6
UAB +5
Ole Miss +5
Mississippi State +5
UL Monroe +5
Fresno State +4
Arkansas +4
Florida -1
LSU -2
Alabama -3
Georgia -6

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 #20Better than 86%

Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change 6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+29

+62

+17

-4

+34

-41

+21

-7

-1

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.