Record: 8-4, .667 W-L% (28th of 111)
Conference: WAC (Pacific Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Ron McBride (8-4)
PS/G: 26.1 (52nd of 111) ▪ PA/G: 25.8 (63rd of 111)
SRS: 0.17 (56th of 111) ▪ SOS: -1.66 (78th of 111)
Bowl Game: Lost Copper Bowl 38-10 versus Wisconsin
| 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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| 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 1996 | Sat | Utah | @ | Utah State | Big West | L | 17 | 20 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | Utah | @ | Stanford | Pac-10 | W | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | Utah | @ | Southern Methodist | WAC | W | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | Utah | Fresno State | WAC | W | 45 | 17 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | Utah | (20) Kansas | Big 12 | W | 45 | 42 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (24) Utah | @ | Texas-El Paso | WAC | W | 34 | 27 | 5 | 1 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (24) Utah | Texas Christian | WAC | W | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 8 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (21) Utah | Tulsa | WAC | W | 45 | 19 | 7 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 9 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (20) Utah | @ | Rice | WAC | L | 10 | 51 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | Utah | @ | New Mexico | WAC | W | 31 | 24 | 8 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | Utah | (8) Brigham Young | WAC | L | 17 | 37 | 8 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 27, 1996 | Fri | Utah | N | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 10 | 38 | 8 | 4 | L 2 | Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ) |