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Colorado State

WAC · 1996 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
7th
6–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 61–19
3Week 3 · Sep 10Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB1210–2L 34–48
4Week 4 · Sep 17Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 28–35
5Week 5 · Sep 24UNLVH2HIND WAC1–11W 35–16
6Week 6 · Oct 1Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1211–2L 9–65
7Week 7 · Oct 8Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC2–10W 28–16
8Week 8 · Oct 15Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC4–7L 14–20
9Week 9 · Oct 22San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9W 36–13
10Week 10 · Oct 29San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–3W 27–18
11Week 11 · Nov 5Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 42–41
12Week 12 · Nov 12Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 42–20
13Week 13 · Nov 19Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–2L 24–25

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
2.868
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-18+24
  • San Diego State +8
  • Air Force +6
  • Fresno State +4
  • San José State +3
  • Hawai'i +2
  • UNLV +1
  • Colorado -2
  • Nebraska -2
  • Wyoming -2
  • Oregon -5
  • Tulsa -7

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 #46Better than 67%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48W15#49Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W2#46Post-Season W3#46Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+42
-14
-7
+19
-56
+12
-6
+23
+9
+1
+22
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#881991#821992#601993#111994#301995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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