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Fresno State

WAC · 1996 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
11th
3–5 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
403–285–4
0.585 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 27–30
3Week 3 · Sep 10Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–4L 0–62
5Week 5 · Sep 24Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4L 17–45
6Week 6 · Oct 1Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC2–10W 20–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9W 28–18
9Week 9 · Oct 22Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–2L 21–42
10Week 10 · Oct 29UNLVH2HIND WAC1–11W 34–23
11Week 11 · Nov 5Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND BW2–10W 41–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 20–42
13Week 13 · Nov 19Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC6–5L 38–44
14Week 14 · Nov 26San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–3L 21–31

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
4.860
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-28+8
  • San José State +3
  • Hawai'i +2
  • Boise State +2
  • UNLV +1
  • Wyoming -2
  • San Diego State -3
  • Auburn -4
  • Utah -4
  • Oregon -5
  • Colorado State -5
  • Air Force -5

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 #84Better than 39%
Win % Place 76thBetter than 45%

0.364 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85W15#84Regular Season Final#85Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#84Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-62
-28
+20
+10
-21
+11
+34
-22
-6
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#221991#281992#281993#631994#701995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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