California
PAC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 3–9 | W 45–25 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–3 | W 42–37 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Nevada (NEVADA)H2H | IND BW | 9–3 | W 33–15 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 2–9 | W 48–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  USCH2H | PAC | 6–6 | W 22–15 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 5–6 | L 18–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 5–6 | L 29–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 56–55 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 11–1 | L 7–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | L 23–40 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 7–5 | L 21–42 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 38–42 |
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).
- Nevada +9
- San Diego State +8
- USC +6
- Arizona +5
- San José State +3
- Oregon State +2
- Arizona State -1
- Navy -3
- Oregon -5
- Stanford -5
- Washington State -6
- UCLA -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change 2
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.