| Nov 14, 1996 | Maryland 13, Georgia Tech 10 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Air Force 44, Fresno State 38 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Arizona 35, UCLA 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Ball State 24, Toledo 14 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Boise State 33, New Mexico State 32 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Boston College 21, Temple 20 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 10BYU 45, Hawai’i 14 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | UCF 27, Bowling Green 19 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Cincinnati 34, UAB 14 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Clemson 40, NC State 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 6Colorado 12, 9Kansas State 0 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | East Carolina 55, Ohio 45 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 1Florida 52, South Carolina 25 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 3Florida State 54, 25Southern Miss 14 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Georgia 56, 20Auburn 49upset | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Houston 38, Louisville 7 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Iowa 31, Wisconsin 0 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Kentucky 25, Vanderbilt 0 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 17LSU 39, Ole Miss 7 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Minnesota 23, Illinois 21 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Mississippi State 17, 8Alabama 16upset | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Missouri 49, Baylor 42upset | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Navy 35, Tulane 21 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 5Nebraska 49, Iowa State 14 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Nevada 66, Arkansas State 14 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | UNLV 44, San Diego State 42upset | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | North Texas 24, Idaho 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 13Northwestern 27, Purdue 24 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 14Notre Dame 60, Pittsburgh 6 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 2Ohio State 27, Indiana 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Oregon 40, California 23 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Oregon State 67, Northern Illinois 28 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 11Penn State 29, 16Michigan 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Rice 30, TCU 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Stanford 33, Washington State 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 19Syracuse 42, 22Army 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 12Tennessee 55, Arkansas 14 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Texas 38, Kansas 17 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma 16 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Texas Tech 56, Louisiana 21 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Tulsa 38, UTEP 21 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 24Virginia 20, 6North Carolina 17upset | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 21Virginia Tech 21, 18Miami 7upset | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Wake Forest 17, Duke 16 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 15Washington 53, San José State 10 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | Western Michigan 76, Kent State 27 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 1996 | 23Wyoming 25, Colorado State 24 | Box score |