Nevada
BW · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 6 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nevada head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | L 30–44 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 | MONTANA STATE | Unranked | — | W 31–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 6–6 | L 15–33 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 2–9 | W 63–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  UNLVH2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 54–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2H | IND BW | 2–10 | W 66–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Idaho (IDAHO)H2H | IND BW | 6–5 | L 15–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND BW | 5–6 | W 40–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND BW | 1–10 | W 63–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 6–5 | W 54–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 66–14 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 24 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 8–4 | W 18–15 |
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).
- Ball State +8
- Utah State +6
- North Texas +5
- Arkansas State +4
- Kent State +2
- Boise State +2
- UNLV +1
- New Mexico State +1
- Oregon -5
- Idaho -5
- California -6
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 % · Change 2
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.