| Sep 26, 1996 | Georgia Tech 48, Duke 22 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Air Force 45, Rice 17 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Akron 27, Western Michigan 7 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 6Arizona State 48, Oregon 27 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Arkansas 38, UL Monroe 21 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Army 27, North Texas 10 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Boston College 43, Navy 38 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Bowling Green 31, Central Michigan 27 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 24BYU 31, SMU 3 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | California 48, Oregon State 42 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Cincinnati 30, Miami (OH) 23 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Clemson 21, Wake Forest 10 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 12Colorado 24, Texas A&M 10 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | East Carolina 28, UCF 7 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 1Florida 65, Kentucky 0 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 2Florida State 13, 11North Carolina 0 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Fresno State 20, Hawai’i 0 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Iowa State 45, Missouri 31 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Louisiana 37, Louisiana Tech 31 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 17LSU 63, New Mexico State 7 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 10Miami 45, Pittsburgh 0 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 7Michigan 38, UCLA 9 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Michigan State 47, Eastern Michigan 0 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Mississippi State 14, South Carolina 10 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 8Nebraska 65, Colorado State 9 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Nevada 63, Kent State 42 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | New Mexico 27, TCU 7 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 25Northwestern 35, Indiana 17 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 4Ohio State 29, 5Notre Dame 16 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 3Penn State 23, Wisconsin 20 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Purdue 42, NC State 21 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Southern Miss 24, Louisville 7 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Syracuse 52, 18Virginia Tech 21upset | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Texas Tech 58, Utah State 20 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | UTEP 37, Northern Illinois 6 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Tulsa 31, Oklahoma 24 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Utah 45, 20Kansas 42upset | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 19Virginia 37, 13Texas 13upset | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Washington State 52, San José State 16 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | 23West Virginia 13, Maryland 0 | Box score |
| Sep 28, 1996 | Wyoming 33, UNLV 21 | Box score |