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Utah State

BW · 1996 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–1 in BW

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 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 · 19 seasons · 1 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 Utah State head-to-head · History & Eras

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4W 20–17
3Week 3 · Sep 10NORTHRIDGE STATEUnranked—W 57–27
4Week 4 · Sep 17Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA8–3L 24–31
5Week 5 · Sep 24Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB125–6L 17–31
6Week 6 · Oct 1Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB127–5L 20–58
7Week 7 · Oct 8BYUH2HIND WAC14–1L 17–45
8Week 8 · Oct 15New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW1–10W 53–21
9Week 9 · Oct 22Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND BW2–10W 39–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND BW6–5W 35–28
11Week 11 · Nov 5North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND BW5–6W 21–13
12Week 12 · Nov 12Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND BW9–3L 27–54

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
2.994
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-18+22
  • Utah +8
  • Idaho +6
  • North Texas +5
  • Boise State +2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • BYU -1
  • Southern Miss -3
  • Nevada -3
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Oklahoma State -6

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 #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.545 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50W15#50Regular Season Final#50Post-Season W2#49Post-Season W3#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+30
-7
-14
-38
-28
+32
+25
+7
+8
-27

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

Final Rank by Season
#601991#601992#391993#851994#771995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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