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San Diego State

WAC · 1996 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare San Diego State head-to-head · History & Eras

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND BW6–5W 40–21
4Week 4 · Sep 17California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6L 37–42
5Week 5 · Sep 24Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB123–8W 51–31
8Week 8 · Oct 15Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC2–10W 56–8
9Week 9 · Oct 22New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–5W 48–42
10Week 10 · Oct 29Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 18–27
11Week 11 · Nov 5San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9W 49–20
12Week 12 · Nov 12Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–2W 28–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19UNLVH2HIND WAC1–11L 42–44
14Week 14 · Nov 26Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 31–21
15Week 15 · Dec 3Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 28–23

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.201
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-22+40
  • Wyoming +10
  • Idaho +6
  • New Mexico +6
  • Air Force +6
  • Fresno State +4
  • Oklahoma +3
  • San José State +3
  • Hawai'i +2
  • Colorado State -5
  • California -6
  • UNLV -11

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 24thBetter than 83%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30W15#31Regular Season Final#31Post-Season W2#30Post-Season W3#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
-5
+20
+48
+6
-9
+29
+4
-2
+10
+5

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#311991#491992#481993#751994#361995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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