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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 23 |
13 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 1996 | Sat | (8) Texas | Missouri | Big 12 | W | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (8) Texas | New Mexico State | Big West | W | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (6) Texas | (9) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 24 | 27 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (13) Texas | @ | (19) Virginia | ACC | L | 13 | 37 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (23) Texas | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | W | 71 | 14 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (25) Texas | N | Oklahoma | Big 12 | L | 27 | 30 | 3 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | Texas | @ | (8) Colorado | Big 12 | L | 24 | 28 | 3 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | Texas | Baylor | Big 12 | W | 28 | 23 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | Texas | @ | Texas Tech | Big 12 | W | 38 | 32 | 5 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | Texas | @ | Kansas | Big 12 | W | 38 | 17 | 6 | 4 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Nov 29, 1996 | Fri | Texas | Texas A&M | Big 12 | W | 51 | 15 | 7 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Dec 7, 1996 | Sat | Texas | N | (3) Nebraska | Big 12 | W | 37 | 27 | 8 | 4 | W 5 | Big 12 Championship Game |
| 13 | Jan 1, 1997 | Wed | (20) Texas | N | (7) Penn State | Big Ten | L | 15 | 38 | 8 | 5 | L 1 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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