| Nov 7, 1996 | San Diego State 28, 16Wyoming 24upset | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 10Alabama 26, 11LSU 0 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 4Arizona State 35, California 7 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Arkansas 13, Ole Miss 7 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Arkansas State 55, Louisiana Tech 38 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Army 23, Air Force 7 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 22Auburn 28, UL Monroe 24 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Ball State 50, Kent State 6 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 12BYU 49, Rice 0 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | UCF 35, UAB 13 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Clemson 24, 15Virginia 16upset | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 7Colorado 49, Iowa State 42 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Colorado State 42, Fresno State 20 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Eastern Michigan 20, Akron 17 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 1Florida 28, Vanderbilt 21 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 3Florida State 44, Wake Forest 7 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Houston 56, 20Southern Miss 49upset | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Idaho 34, New Mexico State 19 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 13Kansas State 38, Kansas 12 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 21 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Louisiana 45, Northern Illinois 31 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Memphis 21, 6Tennessee 17upset | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Miami (OH) 24, Ohio 8 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Michigan State 38, Indiana 15 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 5Nebraska 51, Missouri 7 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Nevada 54, Utah State 27 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 8North Carolina 28, Louisville 10 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | NC State 44, Duke 22 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | North Texas 30, Boise State 27 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 18Northwestern 40, 23Iowa 13 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 17Notre Dame 48, Boston College 21 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 2Ohio State 48, Illinois 0 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 17 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Oregon 49, Arizona 31 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Purdue 9, 9Michigan 3upset | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | San José State 38, Hawai’i 17 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | SMU 30, UTEP 0 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Stanford 24, USC 20 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 24Syracuse 31, Tulane 7 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Texas 38, Texas Tech 32 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Texas A&M 24, Baylor 7 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | TCU 31, Tulsa 24 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Toledo 23, Central Michigan 20 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | UCLA 38, Washington State 14 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Utah 31, New Mexico 24 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 25Virginia Tech 35, East Carolina 14 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | 19Washington 42, Oregon State 3 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | West Virginia 55, Rutgers 14 | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Western Michigan 16, Bowling Green 13upset | Box score |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Wisconsin 45, Minnesota 28 | Box score |