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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 1996 | Sat | (12) Michigan | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | (11) Michigan | @ | (5) Colorado | Big 12 | W | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (8) Michigan | Boston College | Big East | W | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (7) Michigan | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (6) Michigan | @ | (22) Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (13) Michigan | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 27 | 20 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (10) Michigan | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 44 | 10 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (9) Michigan | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 45 | 29 | 7 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (9) Michigan | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (16) Michigan | (11) Penn State | Big Ten | L | 17 | 29 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (21) Michigan | @ | (2) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1997 | Wed | (15) Michigan | N | (16) Alabama | SEC | L | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
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