Record: 14-1, .933 W-L% (1st of 111) ▪ Rank: 5th in Final AP Poll
Conference: WAC (Pacific Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: LaVell Edwards (14-1)
PS/G: 39.3 (5th of 111) ▪ PA/G: 18.5 (22nd of 111)
SRS: 13.65 (14th of 111) ▪ SOS: -3.02 (82nd of 111)
Bowl Game: Won Cotton Bowl 19-15 versus Kansas State
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 24, 1996 | Sat | Brigham Young | (13) Texas A&M | Big 12 | W | 41 | 37 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Pigskin Classic (Provo, UT) | |
| 2 | Aug 31, 1996 | Sat | (19) Brigham Young | Arkansas State | Ind | W | 58 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | (14) Brigham Young | @ | Washington | Pac-10 | L | 17 | 29 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | Brigham Young | New Mexico | WAC | W | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (24) Brigham Young | Southern Methodist | WAC | W | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 4, 1996 | Fri | (21) Brigham Young | @ | Utah State | Big West | W | 45 | 17 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (19) Brigham Young | Nevada-Las Vegas | WAC | W | 63 | 28 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (18) Brigham Young | @ | Tulsa | WAC | W | 55 | 30 | 7 | 1 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (15) Brigham Young | @ | Texas Christian | WAC | W | 45 | 21 | 8 | 1 | W 6 | |
| 10 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (13) Brigham Young | Texas-El Paso | WAC | W | 40 | 18 | 9 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (12) Brigham Young | Rice | WAC | W | 49 | 0 | 10 | 1 | W 8 | ||
| 12 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (10) Brigham Young | @ | Hawaii | WAC | W | 45 | 14 | 11 | 1 | W 9 | |
| 13 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (8) Brigham Young | @ | Utah | WAC | W | 37 | 17 | 12 | 1 | W 10 | |
| 14 | Dec 7, 1996 | Sat | (6) Brigham Young | N | (20) Wyoming | WAC | W | 28 | 25 | 13 | 1 | W 11 | WAC Championship (Las Vegas, NV) |
| 15 | Jan 1, 1997 | Wed | (5) Brigham Young | N | (14) Kansas State | Big 12 | W | 19 | 15 | 14 | 1 | W 12 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |