Virginia
ACC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 5–6 | W 55–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | W 21–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 42–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H |  B12 | 8–5 | W 37–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 7–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 62–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 24–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 0–11 | W 27–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 16–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | W 20–17 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–2 | L 9–26 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 21–31 |
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).
- North Carolina +10
- Texas +8
- Central Michigan +5
- Maryland +5
- Wake Forest +3
- NC State +3
- Duke 0
- Florida State -1
- Virginia Tech -2
- Miami -3
- Clemson -5
- Georgia Tech -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · No change
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.