Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (3rd of 111) ▪ Rank: 3rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bobby Bowden (11-1)
PS/G: 37.2 (9th of 111) ▪ PA/G: 14.5 (5th of 111)
SRS: 21.54 (4th of 111) ▪ SOS: 5.79 (13th of 111)
Bowl Game: Lost Sugar Bowl 52-20 versus Florida
| 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 |
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| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (3) Florida State | Duke | ACC | W | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1996 | Thu | (3) Florida State | @ | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 51 | 17 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (2) Florida State | (11) North Carolina | ACC | W | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (2) Florida State | Clemson | ACC | W | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (3) Florida State | @ | (6) Miami (FL) | Big East | W | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (3) Florida State | (14) Virginia | ACC | W | 31 | 24 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (3) Florida State | @ | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (3) Florida State | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 44 | 7 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | Orlando, FL | |
| 9 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (3) Florida State | (25) Southern Mississippi | CUSA | W | 54 | 14 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (3) Florida State | Maryland | ACC | W | 48 | 10 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | Miami, FL | |
| 11 | Nov 30, 1996 | Sat | (2) Florida State | (1) Florida | SEC | W | 24 | 21 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Jan 2, 1997 | Thu | (1) Florida State | N | (3) Florida | SEC | L | 20 | 52 | 11 | 1 | L 1 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |