North Carolina
ACC · 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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | W 45–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | W 27–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 16–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 0–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 45–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 38–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H |  USA | 7–5 | W 42–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 52–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | USA | 5–6 | W 28–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 17–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 0–11 | W 27–10 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | W 20–13 |
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
- Clemson +7
- Houston +7
- Georgia Tech +5
- Maryland +5
- Louisville +5
- Wake Forest +3
- NC State +3
- Duke 0
- Florida State -1
- Virginia -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 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.