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WAC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 27 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H |  B12 | 6–6 | W 41–37 |
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 58–9 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 9–3 | L 17–29 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 17–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 5–6 | W 31–3 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 6–5 | W 45–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  UNLVH2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 63–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 55–30 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 45–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 40–18 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–4 | W 49–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 2–10 | W 45–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–4 | W 37–17 |
| 16 | Regular Season Final · Dec 10 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 10–2 | W 28–25 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 9–3 | W 19–15 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Wyoming +10
- Kansas State +9
- Utah +8
- Rice +7
- Texas A&M +6
- New Mexico +6
- Utah State +6
- SMU +5
- Arkansas State +4
- Tulsa +4
- TCU +4
- UTEP +2
- Hawai'i +2
- UNLV +1
- Washington -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.933 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.