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 |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
13 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 55 | 14 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | @ | (17) Arizona State | Pac-10 | L | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (8) Nebraska | Colorado State | WAC | W | 65 | 9 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (7) Nebraska | @ | (16) Kansas State | Big 12 | W | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | Baylor | Big 12 | W | 49 | 0 | 4 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | @ | Texas Tech | Big 12 | W | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | Kansas | Big 12 | W | 63 | 7 | 6 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | @ | Oklahoma | Big 12 | W | 73 | 21 | 7 | 1 | W 6 | |
| 9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | Missouri | Big 12 | W | 51 | 7 | 8 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | @ | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 49 | 14 | 9 | 1 | W 8 | |
| 11 | Nov 29, 1996 | Fri | (4) Nebraska | (5) Colorado | Big 12 | W | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | W 9 | ||
| 12 | Dec 7, 1996 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | N | Texas | Big 12 | L | 27 | 37 | 10 | 2 | L 1 | Big 12 Championship Game |
| 13 | Dec 31, 1996 | Tue | (6) Nebraska | N | (10) Virginia Tech | Big East | W | 41 | 21 | 11 | 2 | W 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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