Michigan State
B10 · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | W 52–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H |  B12 | 11–2 | L 14–55 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H |  USA | 5–6 | L 20–30 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 3–8 | W 47–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 30–37 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 42–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 27–9 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 30–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | L 29–45 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 38–15 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 29–32 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 7–5 | L 0–38 |
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).
- Wisconsin +8
- Minnesota +4
- Purdue +3
- Eastern Michigan +3
- Indiana +3
- Illinois +2
- Nebraska -2
- Penn State -2
- Iowa -3
- Michigan -4
- Stanford -5
- Louisville -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change -11
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.