| Sep 5, 1996 | 6Notre Dame 14, Vanderbilt 7 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Air Force 65, UNLV 17 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 14Alabama 20, Southern Miss 10 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 20Arizona State 45, Washington 42 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 18Auburn 62, Fresno State 0 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Baylor 24, Louisiana Tech 16 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | California 45, San José State 25 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Cincinnati 24, Kentucky 3 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 5Colorado 48, Colorado State 34 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 3Florida State 44, Duke 7 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Georgia Tech 28, NC State 16 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Indiana 40, Toledo 6upset | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 22Iowa 21, Arizona 20 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 17LSU 35, Houston 34 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Maryland 39, UAB 15 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Miami (OH) 16, Ball State 6 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Minnesota 30, UL Monroe 3 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Mississippi State 31, Memphis 10 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Navy 10, Rutgers 6 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 1Nebraska 55, Michigan State 14 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 24North Carolina 27, 9Syracuse 10upset | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Ohio 21, Hawai’i 10 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 10Ohio State 70, Rice 7 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Oregon 44, Nevada 30 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 7Penn State 24, Louisville 7 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Pittsburgh 52, Kent State 14 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | San Diego State 40, Idaho 21 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | South Carolina 33, UCF 14 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 19USC 55, Illinois 3 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | SMU 23, Arkansas 10upset | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 2Tennessee 35, UCLA 20 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 8Texas 41, New Mexico State 7 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | TCU 20, Oklahoma 7 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Texas Tech 31, Oklahoma State 3 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Utah 17, Stanford 10 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 23Virginia 55, Central Michigan 21 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | 15Virginia Tech 21, Akron 18 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Wake Forest 28, 13Northwestern 27upset | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Washington State 38, Temple 34 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | West Virginia 34, Western Michigan 9 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Wisconsin 24, Eastern Michigan 3 | Box score |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Wyoming 41, Iowa State 38 | Box score |