Colorado
B12 · 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 · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 5–6 | W 37–19 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–5 | W 48–34 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | L 13–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H |  B12 | 6–6 | W 24–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | B12 | 5–6 | W 35–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | B12 | 4–7 | W 20–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | B12 | 8–5 | W 28–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | B12 | 5–6 | W 41–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | B12 | 2–9 | W 49–42 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 9–3 | W 12–0 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B12 | 11–2 | L 12–17 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | W 33–21 |
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).
- Kansas State +9
- Washington +9
- Texas +8
- Colorado State +7
- Texas A&M +6
- Washington State +5
- Oklahoma State +5
- Missouri +5
- Kansas +4
- Iowa State +2
- Nebraska -2
- Michigan -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 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.