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San José State

WAC · 1996 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–9
0.250 Win %
Conference
13th
3–5 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC6–5L 0–45
3Week 3 · Sep 10California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6L 25–45
4Week 4 · Sep 17Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC7–5L 2–25
5Week 5 · Sep 24UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 26–25
6Week 6 · Oct 1Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC5–6L 16–52
7Week 7 · Oct 8Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–2L 22–45
8Week 8 · Oct 15Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 18–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 13–36
11Week 11 · Nov 5San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–3L 20–49
12Week 12 · Nov 12Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC2–10W 38–17
13Week 13 · Nov 19Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 10–53
14Week 14 · Nov 26UNLVH2HIND WAC1–11W 31–28

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
6.348
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-37
-42+5
  • UTEP +2
  • Hawai'i +2
  • UNLV +1
  • Wyoming -2
  • San Diego State -3
  • Washington -3
  • Air Force -5
  • Stanford -5
  • Colorado State -5
  • California -6
  • Washington State -6
  • Fresno State -7

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 #100Better than 28%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#100W15#100Regular Season Final#100Post-Season W2#100Post-Season W3#100Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-45
-20
-23
+1
-36
-23
-10
-23
-29
+21
-43
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#421991#421992#971993#911994#921995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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