Utah
WAC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Utah head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 6–5 | L 17–20 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 7–5 | W 17–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 5–6 | W 21–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 45–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H |  B12 | 4–7 | W 45–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 34–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 21–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 45–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–4 | L 10–51 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 31–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 14–1 | L 17–37 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 8–5 | L 10–38 |
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).
- Stanford +7
- New Mexico +6
- SMU +5
- Fresno State +4
- Kansas +4
- TCU +4
- Tulsa +4
- UTEP +2
- BYU -1
- Rice -4
- Utah State -5
- Wisconsin -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change 2
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.