1996 Utah State
6–5 (4–1 Big West), coached by John Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 53–21Oct 12
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Utah | W 20–17 | 38% |
| Sep 7 | vsCal State Northridge | W 57–27 | 86% |
| Sep 14 | at Southern Miss | L 24–31 | 34% |
| Sep 21 | at Oklahoma State | L 17–31 | 44% |
| Sep 28 | at Texas Tech | L 20–58 | 24% |
| Oct 4 | vs 21BYU | L 17–45 | 34% |
| Oct 12 | at New Mexico State | W 53–21 | 59% |
| Oct 19 | at Boise State | W 39–14 | 65% |
| Oct 26 | vs Idaho | W 35–28 | 68% |
| Nov 2 | vs North Texas | W 21–13 | 79% |
| Nov 9 | vs Nevada | L 27–54 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nevada 54–27; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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.
Big West champions4–1 in the conference, shared with Nevada
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–1 shared first in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 330–339
- Coach
- John Smith
- Elo
- 1437 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.0 No. 76 of 111; offense No. 53, defense No. 91
- SRS
- −8.6 No. 81 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bobby Petrino
- Defensive coordinator
- Chris Smeland
1996 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4–1 | 9–3 | |
 Utah State | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| Idaho | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
| North Texas | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Boise State | 1–4 | 2–10 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–5 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.