Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Army | 10 | 2 | .833 | 31.6 | 18.7 | 8.49 | -4.26 | 22 | 25 | |||||
| Navy | 9 | 3 | .750 | 32.7 | 25.8 | 4.17 | -2.33 | |||||||
| East Carolina | 8 | 3 | .727 | 28.7 | 19.5 | 8.17 | -0.47 | |||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | .727 | 37.0 | 16.5 | 16.07 | 4.16 | 6 | 5 | 19 | ||||
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | .545 | 31.9 | 31.1 | -6.24 | -8.42 | |||||||
| Louisiana | 5 | 6 | .455 | 27.6 | 36.7 | -5.34 | 0.75 | |||||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | .455 | 17.5 | 32.1 | -13.98 | -6.43 | |||||||
| UAB | 5 | 6 | .455 | 24.2 | 25.4 | -10.19 | -8.00 | |||||||
| UCF | 5 | 6 | .455 | 25.2 | 23.7 | -7.97 | -7.97 | |||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | .364 | 24.7 | 33.2 | -12.42 | -7.87 | |||||||
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 10 | .091 | 14.3 | 36.4 | -25.59 | -8.13 | |||||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-31 | Independence Bowl | Auburn | 32 | Army (24) | 29 | Shreveport, LA |
| 1996-12-25 | Aloha Bowl | Navy | 42 | California | 38 | Honolulu, HI |
1996 Conference Leaders