West Virginia
BE · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 34–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 2–9 | W 34–9 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 10–9 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | W 20–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | W 13–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | W 34–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 1–10 | W 30–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 7–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 7–30 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 55–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–2 | L 14–31 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 13–20 |
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).
- East Carolina +8
- Maryland +5
- Boston College +5
- Pittsburgh +4
- Purdue +3
- Western Michigan +2
- Rutgers +2
- Temple +1
- Virginia Tech -2
- North Carolina -2
- Miami -3
- Syracuse -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -1
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.