| Oct 31, 1996 | Pittsburgh 20, Boston College 13 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Akron 21, Bowling Green 14 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 4Arizona State 29, Oregon State 14 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 24Auburn 28, Arkansas 7 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Ball State 39, Eastern Michigan 25 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 13BYU 40, UTEP 18 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | California 56, Arizona 55 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Central Michigan 52, Kent State 51 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Clemson 35, Maryland 3 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 7Colorado 41, Missouri 13 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Colorado State 42, Air Force 41 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | East Carolina 34, Arkansas State 16 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 1Florida 47, Georgia 7 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 3Florida State 49, Georgia Tech 3 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Fresno State 41, Boise State 7 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Houston 20, Tulane 17 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 25Iowa 31, Illinois 21 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Kansas 34, Iowa State 31 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Louisiana Tech 40, Northern Illinois 14 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Louisville 13, Memphis 10 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 22Miami 57, Temple 26 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Miami (OH) 27, Toledo 7 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 9Michigan 45, Michigan State 29 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Mississippi State 59, UL Monroe 0 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 5Nebraska 73, Oklahoma 21 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Nevada 63, New Mexico State 14 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | New Mexico 34, Tulsa 23 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 8North Carolina 52, NC State 20 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 19Notre Dame 54, Navy 27 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Ohio 38, Western Michigan 0 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 2Ohio State 45, Minnesota 0 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 15Penn State 34, 11Northwestern 9upset | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Rice 51, 20Utah 10upset | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | San Diego State 49, San José State 20 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 23Southern Miss 21, Cincinnati 17 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Stanford 21, UCLA 20upset | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Syracuse 30, 18West Virginia 7upset | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 6Tennessee 31, South Carolina 14 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Texas 28, Baylor 23 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Texas A&M 38, Oklahoma State 19 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | TCU 42, UNLV 34 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Utah State 21, North Texas 13 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Vanderbilt 31, UAB 15 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 16Virginia 27, Duke 3 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Virginia Tech 47, Louisiana 16 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 21Washington 21, USC 10 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | Wisconsin 33, Purdue 25 | Box score |
| Nov 2, 1996 | 17Wyoming 59, SMU 17 | Box score |