Mississippi State
SEC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H |  USA | 4–7 | W 31–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 23–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H |  SEC | 6–5 | W 14–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 19–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 15–49 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 20–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 59–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 21–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | W 17–16 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 13–16 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 17–0 |
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).
- Alabama +10
- South Carolina +6
- UL Monroe +5
- Ole Miss +5
- Memphis +4
- LSU -2
- Auburn -4
- Louisiana Tech -5
- Georgia -6
- Kentucky -7
- Arkansas -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.