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WAC · 1996 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
14th
0–8 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
89
1935–2026
All-Time Record
350–602–18
0.370 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1956
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 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 · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons

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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–6L 3–23
4Week 4 · Sep 17New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW1–10W 14–7
5Week 5 · Sep 24San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9L 25–26
6Week 6 · Oct 1Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 37–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4L 27–34
8Week 8 · Oct 15TCUH2HIND WAC4–7L 0–18
10Week 10 · Oct 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC7–4L 21–48
11Week 11 · Nov 5BYUH2HIND WAC14–1L 18–40
12Week 12 · Nov 12SMUH2HIND WAC5–6L 0–30
13Week 13 · Nov 19Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC4–7L 21–38
14Week 14 · Nov 26New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–5L 17–44

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
7.166
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-47
-49+2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Northern Illinois +1
  • BYU -1
  • Utah -4
  • Rice -4
  • New Mexico -5
  • Arizona -6
  • SMU -6
  • TCU -7
  • Tulsa -7
  • San José 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 #103Better than 26%
Win % Place 96thBetter than 31%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#103W15#103Regular Season Final#103Post-Season W2#103Post-Season W3#103Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
+7
-1
+31
-7
-18
-27
-22
-30
-17
-27

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

Final Rank by Season
#721991#1001992#1031993#861994#1021995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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