Nebraska
B12 · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nebraska head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–6 | W 55–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 11–1 | L 0–19 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–5 | W 65–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H |  B12 | 9–3 | W 39–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | B12 | 4–7 | W 49–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | B12 | 7–5 | W 24–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | B12 | 4–7 | W 63–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | B12 | 3–8 | W 73–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | B12 | 5–6 | W 51–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | B12 | 2–9 | W 49–14 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | B12 | 10–2 | W 17–12 |
| 16 | Regular Season Final · Dec 10 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | B12 | 8–5 | L 27–37 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–2 | W 41–21 |
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).
- Colorado +10
- Virginia Tech +10
- Kansas State +9
- Colorado State +7
- Texas Tech +7
- Michigan State +6
- Missouri +5
- Baylor +4
- Kansas +4
- Oklahoma +3
- Iowa State +2
- Arizona State -1
- Texas -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.846 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.