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1996 Fresno State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim Sweeney.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1996, game by game: lost vs. Oregon 27–30; lost at No. 18 Auburn 0–62; lost at Utah 17–45; won vs. Hawai’i 20–0; won vs. San José State 28–18; lost at No. 23 Wyoming 21–42; won at UNLV 34–23; won vs. Boise State 41–7; lost vs. Colorado State 20–42; lost vs. Air Force 38–44; lost at San Diego State 21–31+34−62Lost 27–30 vs. Oregon-3OregonLost 0–62 at No. 18 Auburn-62No. 18 AuburnLost 17–45 at Utah-28UtahWon 20–0 vs. Hawai’i+20Hawai’iWon 28–18 vs. San José State+10San José StateLost 21–42 at No. 23 Wyoming-21No. 23 WyomingWon 34–23 at UNLV+11UNLVWon 41–7 vs. Boise State+34Boise StateLost 20–42 vs. Colorado State-22Colorado StateLost 38–44 vs. Air Force-6Air ForceLost 21–31 at San Diego State-10San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsOregonL 27–⁠3038%
Sep 7at18AuburnL 0–⁠6221%
Sep 21atUtahL 17–⁠4520%
Sep 28vsHawai’iW 20–⁠064%
Oct 12vsSan José StateW 28–⁠1873%
Oct 19at23WyomingL 21–⁠4224%
Oct 26atUNLVW 34–⁠2369%
Nov 2vsBoise StateW 41–⁠781%
Nov 9vsColorado StateL 20–⁠4242%
Nov 16vsAir ForceL 38–⁠4439%
Nov 23atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠3124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

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.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠344
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1398 −43 this season
SP+ rating
-11.8 No. 87 of 111; offense No. 68, defense No. 91
SRS
−9.9 No. 85 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Tedford
Defensive coordinator
Robin Ross

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 7Chris Bayne DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 7Omar Stoutmire DBDallas Cowboys

1996 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU9–⁠014–⁠15
Wyoming7–⁠110–⁠222
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠3
Utah6–⁠28–⁠4
Rice6–⁠27–⁠4
Colorado State6–⁠27–⁠5
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠56–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU3–⁠54–⁠7
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
Hawai’i1–⁠72–⁠10
UNLV1–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠9

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