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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (17) LSU | Houston | CUSA | W | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (21) LSU | @ | (13) Auburn | SEC | W | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (17) LSU | New Mexico State | Big West | W | 63 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (14) LSU | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (12) LSU | @ | (1) Florida | SEC | L | 13 | 56 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (17) LSU | Kentucky | SEC | W | 41 | 14 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (13) LSU | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 28 | 20 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (11) LSU | (10) Alabama | SEC | L | 0 | 26 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (17) LSU | @ | Ole Miss | SEC | W | 39 | 7 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (18) LSU | Tulane | CUSA | W | 35 | 17 | 8 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 29, 1996 | Fri | (19) LSU | @ | Arkansas | SEC | W | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 12 | Dec 28, 1996 | Sat | (17) LSU | N | Clemson | ACC | W | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | W 4 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
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