| Oct 10, 1996 | Southern Miss 28, East Carolina 7 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1996 | San Diego State 56, Hawai’i 8 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 8Alabama 24, NC State 19 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 4Arizona State 42, UCLA 34 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Arkansas 38, Louisiana Tech 21 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Army 42, Rutgers 21 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 18Auburn 49, Mississippi State 15 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Ball State 30, Ohio 27 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Boston College 24, Cincinnati 17 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Bowling Green 31, Kent State 24 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 19BYU 63, UNLV 28 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Central Michigan 42, Akron 0 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Clemson 13, Duke 6 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 9Colorado 35, Oklahoma State 13 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 1Florida 56, 12LSU 13 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 3Florida State 34, 6Miami 16 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Fresno State 28, San José State 18 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Houston 37, Memphis 20 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Iowa 31, Indiana 10 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 22Kansas State 35, Missouri 10 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Louisiana 42, Arkansas State 31 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Louisville 23, Tulane 20 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Miami (OH) 35, Eastern Michigan 25 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Michigan State 42, Illinois 14 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Navy 20, Air Force 17upset | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 5Nebraska 49, Baylor 0 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Nevada 66, Boise State 28 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 13North Carolina 38, Maryland 7 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 15Northwestern 26, Minnesota 24 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 11Notre Dame 54, 16Washington 20 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 2Ohio State 17, Wisconsin 14 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Oklahoma 30, 25Texas 27upset | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 10Penn State 31, Purdue 14 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | South Carolina 25, Kentucky 14 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | USC 14, Arizona 7 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Stanford 27, Oregon 24 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Syracuse 55, Pittsburgh 7 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 7Tennessee 29, Georgia 17 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Texas A&M 24, Iowa State 21 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | TCU 18, UTEP 0 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Texas Tech 30, Kansas 17 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Tulsa 20, Colorado State 14 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Utah State 53, New Mexico State 21 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Vanderbilt 19, North Texas 7 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Virginia Tech 38, Temple 0 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | Washington State 24, Oregon State 3 | Box score |
| Oct 12, 1996 | 24Wyoming 42, Western Michigan 28 | Box score |