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SEC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H |  USA | 7–5 | W 35–34 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | W 19–15 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND BW | 1–10 | W 63–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 35–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 12–1 | L 13–56 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 41–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 28–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 0–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 39–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | USA | 2–9 | W 35–17 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 17–7 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | W 10–7 |
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).
- Auburn +8
- Houston +7
- Clemson +7
- Mississippi State +5
- Ole Miss +5
- Kentucky +4
- Arkansas +4
- Vanderbilt +2
- Tulane +2
- New Mexico State +1
- Florida -1
- Alabama -3
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 % · Change 1
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.