Rice
WAC · 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 · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–1 | L 7–70 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  USA | 2–9 | W 21–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H |  B12 | 9–3 | L 7–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 17–45 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 38–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 5–6 | W 35–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 48–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–4 | W 51–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 14–1 | L 0–49 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 30–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 42–14 |
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).
- Utah +8
- New Mexico +6
- SMU +5
- TCU +4
- Tulsa +4
- Tulane +2
- UTEP +2
- Ohio State -1
- BYU -1
- Kansas State -3
- Air Force -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 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.