AP Poll Summary Table
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 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
12 Games Table
G |
Date |
Day |
School |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
|
Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
1 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (10) Ohio State | | Rice | WAC | W | 70 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
2 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (7) Ohio State | | Pitt | Big East | W | 72 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
3 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (4) Ohio State | @ | (5) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 29 | 16 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
4 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (3) Ohio State | | (4) Penn State | Big Ten | W | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
5 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
6 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 42 | 14 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | @ | (20) Iowa | Big Ten | W | 38 | 26 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 48 | 0 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | |
10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | |
11 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | | (21) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | L 1 | |
12 | Jan 1, 1997 | Wed | (4) Ohio State | N | (2) Arizona State | Pac-10 | W | 20 | 17 | 11 | 1 | W 1 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
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