1996: Week 7

50 games. Five ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Three games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Oct 5, 1996	3Ohio State 38, 4Penn State 7	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	7Nebraska 39, 16Kansas State 3	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	22Northwestern 17, 6Michigan 16upset	Box score

Upsets

Oct 5, 1996	22Northwestern 17, 6Michigan 16upset	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Georgia Tech 13, 12Virginia 7upset	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	California 22, 17USC 15upset	Box score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Oct 3, 1996	9Tennessee 41, Ole Miss 3	Box score
Oct 4, 1996	21BYU 45, Utah State 17	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	13Alabama 35, Kentucky 7	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Arizona 34, Washington State 26	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	5Arizona State 56, Boise State 7	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	20Auburn 28, South Carolina 24	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Ball State 28, Western Michigan 5	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	California 22, 17USC 15upset	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Colorado State 28, Hawai’i 16	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	1Florida 42, Arkansas 7	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	2Florida State 34, Clemson 3	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Georgia 38, Mississippi State 19	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Georgia Tech 13, 12Virginia 7upset	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Houston 31, Louisiana 24upset	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Illinois 46, Indiana 43	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Iowa 37, Michigan State 30	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Kansas 52, Oklahoma 24	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Kent State 32, Akron 17	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	14LSU 35, Vanderbilt 0	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Memphis 18, Cincinnati 16	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Miami (OH) 46, Central Michigan 14	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Missouri 27, SMU 26	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Navy 64, Duke 27	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	7Nebraska 39, 16Kansas State 3	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Nevada 54, UNLV 17	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	15North Carolina 45, Wake Forest 6	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	NC State 34, Maryland 8upset	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	North Texas 24, Northern Illinois 21	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	22Northwestern 17, 6Michigan 16upset	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Ohio 7, Eastern Michigan 0	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	3Ohio State 38, 4Penn State 7	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Pittsburgh 53, Temple 52	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Purdue 30, Minnesota 27	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Rice 38, New Mexico 21	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Syracuse 42, Rutgers 0	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	23Texas 71, Oklahoma State 14	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Texas A&M 63, Louisiana Tech 13	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Texas Tech 45, Baylor 24	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Toledo 24, Bowling Green 16	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Tulane 35, TCU 7	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	UCLA 41, Oregon 22	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	24Utah 34, UTEP 27	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	18Washington 27, Stanford 6	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	19West Virginia 34, Boston College 17	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	25Wyoming 45, San José State 22	Box score

Everyone else

Oct 5, 1996	UAB 24, Western Kentucky 0	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Arkansas State 17, Central Arkansas 7	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Army 39, Yale 13	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	Idaho 38, Cal Poly 33	Box score
Oct 5, 1996	UL Monroe 13, Northwestern State 10	Box score