1996 SMU
5–6 (4–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Tom Rossley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 30–0Nov 9
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Tulsa | W 17–10 | 45% |
| Sep 7 | at Arkansas | W 23–10 | 22% |
| Sep 14 | vs Utah | L 17–21 | 31% |
| Sep 21 | at Navy | L 17–19 | 32% |
| Sep 28 | at 24BYU | L 3–31 | 19% |
| Oct 5 | vs Missouri | L 26–27 | 53% |
| Oct 19 | at Rice | L 17–35 | 31% |
| Oct 26 | vs New Mexico | W 52–31 | 41% |
| Nov 2 | at 17Wyoming | L 17–59 | 17% |
| Nov 9 | at UTEP | W 30–0 | 49% |
| Nov 21 | vs TCU | W 27–24 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat TCU 27–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 8th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 246–267
- Coach
- Tom Rossley
- Elo
- 1414 +91 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.4 No. 62 of 111; offense No. 73, defense No. 51
- SRS
- −2.8 No. 66 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Clovis Hale
- Defensive coordinator
- David Knaus
- Offense
- Run and shoot
- Defense
- 4–3
1996 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 9–0 | 14–1 | 5 |
| Wyoming | 7–1 | 10–2 | 22 |
 San Diego State | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| Utah | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Rice | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 Colorado State | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
 Air Force | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 SMU | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
 Fresno State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 San José State | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Tulsa | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Hawai’i | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
 UNLV | 1–8 | 1–11 | |
| UTEP | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.