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1996 Arizona State

11–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Pac-10), coached by Bruce Snyder, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1996, game by game: won vs. Washington 45–42; won vs. North Texas 52–7; won vs. No. 1 Nebraska 19–0; won vs. Oregon 48–27; won vs. Boise State 56–7; won at UCLA 42–34; won vs. USC 48–35; won at Stanford 41–9; won at Oregon State 29–14; won vs. California 35–7; won at Arizona 56–14; lost vs. No. 4 Ohio State 17–20+49−3Won 45–42 vs. Washington+3WashingtonWon 52–7 vs. North Texas+45North TexasWon 19–0 vs. No. 1 Nebraska+19No. 1 NebraskaWon 48–27 vs. Oregon+21OregonWon 56–7 vs. Boise State+49Boise StateWon 42–34 at UCLA+8UCLAWon 48–35 vs. USC+13USCWon 41–9 at Stanford+32StanfordWon 29–14 at Oregon State+15Oregon StateWon 35–7 vs. California+28CaliforniaWon 56–14 at Arizona+42ArizonaLost 17–20 vs. No. 4 Ohio State-3No. 4 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsWashingtonW 45–⁠4252%
Sep 14vsNorth TexasW 52–⁠783%
Sep 21vs1NebraskaW 19–⁠028%
Sep 28vsOregonW 48–⁠2760%
Oct 5vsBoise StateW 56–⁠791%
Oct 12atUCLAW 42–⁠3451%
Oct 19vsUSCW 48–⁠3561%
Oct 26atStanfordW 41–⁠972%
Nov 2atOregon StateW 29–⁠1485%
Nov 9vsCaliforniaW 35–⁠779%
Nov 23atArizonaW 56–⁠1464%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4Ohio StateRose BowlL 17–⁠2045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 20–⁠17 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 3
  16. Wk 16: 2
  17. Wk 17: 2
  18. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1996.

Pac-10 champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteJake Plummer, third

2 consensus All-AmericansJuan Roque, OL; Derrick Rodgers, DL

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearBruce Snyder, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bear Bryant Award

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 2
Points
488–⁠216
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1730 +194 this season
SP+ rating
29.1 No. 5 of 111; offense No. 3, defense No. 21
SRS
25.6 No. 5 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dan Cozzetto
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 2Juan Roque OGDetroit Lions
Rd 2Jake Plummer QBArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Derek Smith LBWashington Redskins
Rd 3Derrick Rodgers LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Keith Poole WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Scott Von der Ahe LBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 6Shawn Swayda DTChicago Bears
Rd 7Terry Battle RBDetroit Lions

All-Pac-10

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Kyle MurphyOLCoaches-2
  • Pat TillmanLBCoaches-2
  • Mitchell FreedmanDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1996 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State8–⁠011–⁠14
Washington7–⁠19–⁠316
Stanford5–⁠37–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠56–⁠5
USC3–⁠56–⁠6
California3–⁠56–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠55–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon State1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.