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Stanford

PAC · 1996 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4L 10–17
4Week 4 · Sep 17San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9W 25–2
5Week 5 · Sep 24Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–5L 0–14
7Week 7 · Oct 8Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 6–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5W 27–24
9Week 9 · Oct 22Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9L 12–26
10Week 10 · Oct 29Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC11–1L 9–41
11Week 11 · Nov 5UCLAH2HPAC5–6W 21–20
12Week 12 · Nov 12USCH2HPAC6–6W 24–20
13Week 13 · Nov 19Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC5–6W 33–17
14Week 14 · Nov 26California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6W 42–21
19Final · Jan 7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–6W 38–0

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
2.528
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-22+37
  • Oregon +6
  • USC +6
  • California +6
  • Michigan State +6
  • UCLA +5
  • Washington State +5
  • San José State +3
  • Arizona State -1
  • Washington -3
  • Utah -4
  • Wisconsin -5
  • Oregon State -9

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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.583 Win % · Change 5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42W15#42Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W2#43Post-Season W3#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+23
-14
-21
+3
-14
-32
+1
+4
+16
+21
+38

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

Final Rank by Season
#291991#81992#651993#811994#351995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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