SMU
WAC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 17–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H |  SEC | 4–7 | W 23–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–4 | L 17–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 17–19 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 14–1 | L 3–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H |  B12 | 5–6 | L 26–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–4 | L 17–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 52–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 10–2 | L 17–59 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 30–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 27–24 |
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).
- New Mexico +6
- Tulsa +4
- Arkansas +4
- TCU +4
- UTEP +2
- BYU -1
- Wyoming -2
- Navy -3
- Utah -4
- Rice -4
- Missouri -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · No change
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.