1996: Week 8

48 games. Four ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 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 12, 19963Florida State 34, 6Miami 16Box score
Oct 12, 19961Florida 56, 12LSU 13Box score
Oct 12, 199611Notre Dame 54, 16Washington 20Box score

Upsets

Oct 12, 1996Oklahoma 30, 25Texas 27upsetBox 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 10, 1996Southern Miss 28, East Carolina 7Box score
Oct 11, 1996San Diego State 56, Hawai’i 8Box score
Oct 12, 19968Alabama 24, NC State 19Box score
Oct 12, 19964Arizona State 42, UCLA 34Box score
Oct 12, 1996Arkansas 38, Louisiana Tech 21Box score
Oct 12, 1996Army 42, Rutgers 21Box score
Oct 12, 199618Auburn 49, Mississippi State 15Box score
Oct 12, 1996Ball State 30, Ohio 27Box score
Oct 12, 1996Boston College 24, Cincinnati 17Box score
Oct 12, 1996Bowling Green 31, Kent State 24Box score
Oct 12, 199619BYU 63, UNLV 28Box score
Oct 12, 1996Central Michigan 42, Akron 0Box score
Oct 12, 1996Clemson 13, Duke 6Box score
Oct 12, 19969Colorado 35, Oklahoma State 13Box score
Oct 12, 19961Florida 56, 12LSU 13Box score
Oct 12, 19963Florida State 34, 6Miami 16Box score
Oct 12, 1996Fresno State 28, San José State 18Box score
Oct 12, 1996Houston 37, Memphis 20Box score
Oct 12, 1996Iowa 31, Indiana 10Box score
Oct 12, 199622Kansas State 35, Missouri 10Box score
Oct 12, 1996Louisiana 42, Arkansas State 31Box score
Oct 12, 1996Louisville 23, Tulane 20Box score
Oct 12, 1996Miami (OH) 35, Eastern Michigan 25Box score
Oct 12, 1996Michigan State 42, Illinois 14Box score
Oct 12, 1996Navy 20, Air Force 17upsetBox score
Oct 12, 19965Nebraska 49, Baylor 0Box score
Oct 12, 1996Nevada 66, Boise State 28Box score
Oct 12, 199613North Carolina 38, Maryland 7Box score
Oct 12, 199615Northwestern 26, Minnesota 24Box score
Oct 12, 199611Notre Dame 54, 16Washington 20Box score
Oct 12, 19962Ohio State 17, Wisconsin 14Box score
Oct 12, 1996Oklahoma 30, 25Texas 27upsetBox score
Oct 12, 199610Penn State 31, Purdue 14Box score
Oct 12, 1996South Carolina 25, Kentucky 14Box score
Oct 12, 1996USC 14, Arizona 7Box score
Oct 12, 1996Stanford 27, Oregon 24Box score
Oct 12, 1996Syracuse 55, Pittsburgh 7Box score
Oct 12, 19967Tennessee 29, Georgia 17Box score
Oct 12, 1996Texas A&M 24, Iowa State 21Box score
Oct 12, 1996TCU 18, UTEP 0Box score
Oct 12, 1996Texas Tech 30, Kansas 17Box score
Oct 12, 1996Tulsa 20, Colorado State 14Box score
Oct 12, 1996Utah State 53, New Mexico State 21Box score
Oct 12, 1996Vanderbilt 19, North Texas 7Box score
Oct 12, 1996Virginia Tech 38, Temple 0Box score
Oct 12, 1996Washington State 24, Oregon State 3Box score
Oct 12, 199624Wyoming 42, Western Michigan 28Box score

Everyone else

Oct 12, 1996UCF 38, Samford 6Box score