Pittsburgh
BE · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 0–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 2–9 | W 52–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H |  USA | 7–5 | L 35–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–1 | L 0–72 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 0–45 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 1–10 | W 53–52 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 7–55 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–2 | L 17–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | W 20–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 6–60 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 24–9 |
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).
- Boston College +5
- Kent State +2
- Rutgers +2
- Temple +1
- Ohio State -1
- Virginia Tech -2
- Miami -3
- Syracuse -3
- Notre Dame -3
- West Virginia -4
- Houston -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.