AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 1996 | Sat | (5) Colorado | Washington State | Pac-10 | W | 37 | 19 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (5) Colorado | @ | Colorado State | WAC | W | 48 | 34 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | (5) Colorado | (11) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (12) Colorado | @ | Texas A&M | Big 12 | W | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (9) Colorado | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | W | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (9) Colorado | @ | Kansas | Big 12 | W | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (8) Colorado | Texas | Big 12 | W | 28 | 24 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (7) Colorado | @ | Missouri | Big 12 | W | 41 | 13 | 7 | 1 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (7) Colorado | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 49 | 42 | 8 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (6) Colorado | (9) Kansas State | Big 12 | W | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Nov 29, 1996 | Fri | (5) Colorado | @ | (4) Nebraska | Big 12 | L | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 30, 1996 | Mon | (8) Colorado | N | (13) Washington | Pac-10 | W | 33 | 21 | 10 | 2 | W 1 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
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