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1996 Washington

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Jim Lambright, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1996, game by game: lost at No. 20 Arizona State 42–45; won vs. No. 14 BYU 29–17; won vs. Arizona 31–17; won vs. Stanford 27–6; lost at No. 11 Notre Dame 20–54; won vs. UCLA 41–21; won at Oregon 33–14; won at USC 21–10; won vs. Oregon State 42–3; won vs. San José State 53–10; won at Washington State 31–24; lost vs. No. 8 Colorado 21–33+43−34Lost 42–45 at No. 20 Arizona State-3No. 20 Arizona StateWon 29–17 vs. No. 14 BYU+12No. 14 BYUWon 31–17 vs. Arizona+14ArizonaWon 27–6 vs. Stanford+21StanfordLost 20–54 at No. 11 Notre Dame-34No. 11 Notre DameWon 41–21 vs. UCLA+20UCLAWon 33–14 at Oregon+19OregonWon 21–10 at USC+11USCWon 42–3 vs. Oregon State+39Oregon StateWon 53–10 vs. San José State+43San José StateWon 31–24 at Washington State+7Washington StateLost 21–33 vs. No. 8 Colorado-12No. 8 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at20Arizona StateL 42–⁠4548%
Sep 14vs14BYUW 29–⁠1754%
Sep 21vsArizonaW 31–⁠1759%
Oct 5vsStanfordW 27–⁠671%
Oct 12at11Notre DameL 20–⁠5439%
Oct 19vsUCLAW 41–⁠2164%
Oct 26atOregonW 33–⁠1457%
Nov 2atUSCW 21–⁠1043%
Nov 9vsOregon StateW 42–⁠391%
Nov 16vsSan José StateW 53–⁠1092%
Nov 23atWashington StateW 31–⁠2471%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs8ColoradoHoliday BowlL 21–⁠3341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 33–⁠21 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 24
  2. Wk 6: 21
  3. Wk 7: 18
  4. Wk 8: 16
  5. Wk 9: 25
  6. Wk 10: 23
  7. Wk 11: 21
  8. Wk 12: 19
  9. Wk 13: 15
  10. Wk 14: 12
  11. Wk 15: 12
  12. Wk 16: 12
  13. Wk 17: 13
  14. Final: 16

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.

Led the nationCorey Dillon: rushing touchdowns (22 TD), points (138 pts), points per game (12.6)

Consensus All-AmericanBenji Olson, OL

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 12
Points
391–⁠254
Coach
Jim Lambright
Elo
1674 +99 this season
SP+ rating
24.1 No. 7 of 111; offense No. 8, defense No. 18
SRS
19.4 No. 10 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Scott Linehan
Defensive coordinator
Randy Hart
Captains
John Fiala, Ink Aleaga, Bob Sapp and Dave Janoski
Most valuable player
Corey Dillon

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 2Corey Dillon RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Bob Sapp OGChicago Bears
Rd 6John Fiala LBMiami Dolphins

All-Pac-10

6 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

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.