| Sep 19, 1996 | 3Florida State 51, NC State 17 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 13Alabama 17, Arkansas 7 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 17Arizona State 19, 1Nebraska 0upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Army 35, Duke 17 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Ball State 31, UCF 10 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Baylor 42, Oregon State 10 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Bowling Green 14, Miami (OH) 10upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | BYU 17, New Mexico 14 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | California 33, Nevada 15 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Central Michigan 38, Western Michigan 28 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Colorado State 35, UNLV 16 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | East Carolina 23, South Carolina 7 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 4Florida 35, 2Tennessee 29upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Georgia 15, Texas Tech 12 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Hawai’i 20, Boise State 14 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Illinois 38, Akron 7 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 16Kansas State 34, Rice 7 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Kentucky 3, Indiana 0 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 21LSU 19, 13Auburn 15upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Louisiana Tech 38, Mississippi State 23upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Louisville 30, Michigan State 20 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Memphis 17, Tulane 10 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 8Michigan 20, Boston College 14 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Minnesota 35, 23Syracuse 33upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Ole Miss 20, Vanderbilt 9 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Missouri 38, Clemson 24 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Navy 19, SMU 17 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 11North Carolina 16, Georgia Tech 0 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Northern Illinois 31, Arkansas State 30upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Northwestern 28, Ohio 7 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 9Notre Dame 27, 6Texas 24upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 7Ohio State 72, Pittsburgh 0 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Oklahoma State 31, Utah State 17 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 5Penn State 41, Temple 0 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | San Diego State 51, Oklahoma 31 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | San José State 26, UTEP 25 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 15USC 26, Houston 9 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Southern Miss 52, Louisiana 27 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Texas A&M 55, North Texas 0 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Toledo 24, Eastern Michigan 7 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Tulsa 27, 19Iowa 20upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Utah 45, Fresno State 17 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 20Virginia 42, Wake Forest 7 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 18Virginia Tech 30, Rutgers 14 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | 24Washington 31, Arizona 17 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Washington State 55, 25Oregon 44upset | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | West Virginia 20, Purdue 6 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Wisconsin 14, Stanford 0 | Box score |
| Sep 21, 1996 | Wyoming 22, Air Force 19 | Box score |