| Nov 21, 1996 | SMU 27, TCU 24 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 15Alabama 24, Auburn 23 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 4Arizona State 56, Arizona 14 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Arkansas 16, Mississippi State 13 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 8BYU 37, Utah 17 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Cincinnati 35, UL Monroe 13 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | East Carolina 20, Memphis 10 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 3Florida State 48, Maryland 10 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Idaho 64, Boise State 19 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Indiana 33, Purdue 16upset | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 24Iowa 43, Minnesota 24 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 14Kansas State 35, Iowa State 20 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 18LSU 35, Tulane 17 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 25Miami 43, Boston College 26 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 21Michigan 13, 2Ohio State 9upset | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Ole Miss 31, Georgia 27upset | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Missouri 42, Kansas 25 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Navy 36, Georgia Tech 26 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | New Mexico 44, UTEP 17 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 13North Carolina 27, Duke 10 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | NC State 37, Wake Forest 22 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 10Notre Dame 62, Rutgers 0 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Oklahoma State 37, Baylor 17 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Oregon 49, Oregon State 13 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 7Penn State 32, Michigan State 29 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Rice 42, Tulsa 14 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | San Diego State 31, Fresno State 21 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | San José State 31, UNLV 28 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | South Carolina 34, 22Clemson 31upset | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Stanford 42, California 21 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 16Syracuse 36, Temple 15 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 9Tennessee 56, Kentucky 10 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Texas Tech 22, Oklahoma 12 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Toledo 24, Ohio 23 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | UCLA 48, USC 41 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 17Virginia Tech 31, 23West Virginia 14 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | 12Washington 31, Washington State 24 | Box score |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Wisconsin 35, Illinois 15 | Box score |