Virginia Tech
BE · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H |  MAC | 4–7 | W 21–18 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | W 45–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 30–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 21–52 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 1–10 | W 38–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 34–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 47–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 35–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | W 21–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | W 31–14 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | W 26–9 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H |  B12 | 11–2 | L 21–41 |
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).
- Miami +9
- East Carolina +8
- West Virginia +8
- Virginia +7
- Boston College +5
- Louisiana +5
- Akron +4
- Pittsburgh +4
- Rutgers +2
- Temple +1
- Nebraska -2
- Syracuse -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 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.