Overall: 16-14, .533 W-L% (139th of 305)
Conference: 10-6, 2nd in CAA (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jerry Wainwright (16-14)
PS/G: 59.1 (294th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 61.2 (17th of 305)
SRS: -1.84 (162nd of 305) ▪ SOS: 0.29 (134th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 22, 1996 | REG | N | Alabama | SEC | L | 51 | 58 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | REG | N | Baylor | Big 12 | L | 54 | 74 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 35 | 68 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Mon, Dec 2, 1996 | REG | @ | Missouri State | MVC | L | 63 | 64 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | Campbell | A-Sun | W | 63 | 61 | 1 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | REG | Manhattan | MAAC | W | 64 | 58 | 2 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 71 | 54 | 3 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Sun, Dec 22, 1996 | REG | Massachusetts | A-10 | L | 46 | 47 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | REG | N | Maine | AEC | W | 72 | 58 | 4 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | @ | Mount St. Mary's | NEC | W | 71 | 64 | 5 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 11 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Villanova | Big East | L | 38 | 87 | 5 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | George Mason | CAA | L | 59 | 63 | 5 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | American | CAA | W | 60 | 59 | 6 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Virginia Commonwealth | CAA | L | 53 | 75 | 6 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Old Dominion | CAA | L | 45 | 61 | 6 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 16 | Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | REG | @ | William & Mary | CAA | W | 56 | 53 | 7 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | James Madison | CAA | W | 61 | 54 | 8 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 18 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | Richmond | CAA | W | 56 | 53 | 9 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | East Carolina | CAA | W | 57 | 51 | 10 | 9 | W 4 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | William & Mary | CAA | W | 65 | 63 | 11 | 9 | W 5 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | American | CAA | L | 49 | 54 | 11 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | REG | @ | George Mason | CAA | W | 81 | 61 | 12 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Old Dominion | CAA | W | 74 | 73 | 13 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | James Madison | CAA | W | 61 | 53 | 14 | 10 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Richmond | CAA | L | 53 | 61 | 14 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 26 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | Virginia Commonwealth | CAA | W | 91 | 81 | 15 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | East Carolina | CAA | L | 53 | 57 | 15 | 12 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | CTOURN | N | American | CAA | W | 54 | 50 | 16 | 12 | W 1 | |
| 29 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | CTOURN | N | James Madison | CAA | L | 57 | 60 | 16 | 13 | L 1 |