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Washington State

PAC · 1996 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
9th
3–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB1210–2L 19–37
3Week 3 · Sep 10Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE1–10W 38–34
5Week 5 · Sep 24Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5W 55–44
6Week 6 · Oct 1San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9W 52–16
7Week 7 · Oct 8Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–6L 26–34
8Week 8 · Oct 15Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 24–3
9Week 9 · Oct 22California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6W 21–18
10Week 10 · Oct 29USCH2HPAC6–6L 24–29
12Week 12 · Nov 12UCLAH2HPAC5–6L 14–38
13Week 13 · Nov 19Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC7–5L 17–33
14Week 14 · Nov 26Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 24–31

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.792
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-28+18
  • Oregon +6
  • California +6
  • San José State +3
  • Oregon State +2
  • Temple +1
  • Colorado -2
  • Washington -3
  • Stanford -5
  • Arizona -6
  • USC -6
  • UCLA -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 #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#67W15#67Regular Season Final#67Post-Season W2#67Post-Season W3#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
+4
+11
+36
-8
+21
+3
-5
-24
-16
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#711991#191992#541993#211994#861995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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