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1996 Arkansas State

4–⁠7, coached by John Bobo.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 1996, game by game: lost at No. 19 BYU 9–58; won vs. Austin Peay 24–0; lost at UAB 17–42; lost vs. Northern Illinois 30–31; won vs. Central Arkansas 17–7; lost at Louisiana 31–42; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–9; lost at Ole Miss 21–38; lost at East Carolina 16–34; won vs. Louisiana Tech 55–38; lost at Nevada 14–66+29−52Lost 9–58 at No. 19 BYU-49No. 19 BYUWon 24–0 vs. Austin Peay+24Austin PeayLost 17–42 at UAB-25UABLost 30–31 vs. Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Won 17–7 vs. Central Arkansas+10Central ArkansasLost 31–42 at Louisiana-11LouisianaWon 38–9 vs. Southeast Missouri State+29Southeast Misso…Lost 21–38 at Ole Miss-17Ole MissLost 16–34 at East Carolina-18East CarolinaWon 55–38 vs. Louisiana Tech+17Louisiana TechLost 14–66 at Nevada-52Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at19BYUL 9–⁠5821%
Sep 7vsAustin PeayW 24–⁠073%
Sep 14atUABL 17–⁠4260%
Sep 21vsNorthern IllinoisL 30–⁠3167%
Oct 5vsCentral ArkansasW 17–⁠775%
Oct 12atLouisianaL 31–⁠4229%
Oct 19vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 38–⁠979%
Oct 26atOle MissL 21–⁠3826%
Nov 2atEast CarolinaL 16–⁠3414%
Nov 9vsLouisiana TechW 55–⁠3839%
Nov 16atNevadaL 14–⁠6619%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 66–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠365
Coach
John Bobo
Elo
1366 −38 this season
SP+ rating
-24.0 No. 105 of 111; offense No. 62, defense No. 109
SRS
−21.6 No. 106 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Mike Hand
Defensive coordinator
Ricky Herzog