Miami
BE · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Miami head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H |  USA | 4–7 | W 30–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 | CITADEL | Unranked | — | W 52–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 33–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 45–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 11–1 | L 16–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 6–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | W 10–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 1–10 | W 57–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–2 | L 7–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | W 43–26 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | W 38–31 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | W 31–21 |
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).
- Syracuse +9
- West Virginia +8
- Virginia +7
- Boston College +5
- Memphis +4
- Pittsburgh +4
- Rutgers +2
- Temple +1
- Florida State -1
- Virginia Tech -2
- East Carolina -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 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.