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1996 Utah Utes Schedule and Results

Record: 8-4 (28th of 111) (Schedule & Results)

Conference: WAC (Mountain Division)

Conference Record: 6-2

Coach: Ron McBride (8-4)

Points For: 303

Points/G: 25.2 (53rd of 111)

Points Against: 271

Opp Pts/G: 22.6 (51st of 111)

SRS: 0.17 (56th of 111)

SOS: -1.66 (78th of 111)

Bowl Game: Lost Copper Bowl 38-10 versus Wisconsin

AP Poll Summary

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
						24		24	21	20

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Aug 31, 1996	Sat	Utah	@	Utah State	Big West	L	17	20	0	1	L 1
2	Sep 7, 1996	Sat	Utah	@	Stanford	Pac-10	W	17	10	1	1	W 1
3	Sep 14, 1996	Sat	Utah	@	SMU	WAC	W	21	17	2	1	W 2
4	Sep 21, 1996	Sat	Utah		Fresno State	WAC	W	45	17	3	1	W 3
5	Sep 28, 1996	Sat	Utah		(20) Kansas	Big 12	W	45	42	4	1	W 4
6	Oct 5, 1996	Sat	(24) Utah	@	UTEP	WAC	W	34	27	5	1	W 5
7	Oct 19, 1996	Sat	(24) Utah		Texas Christian	WAC	W	21	7	6	1	W 6
8	Oct 26, 1996	Sat	(21) Utah		Tulsa	WAC	W	45	19	7	1	W 7
9	Nov 2, 1996	Sat	(20) Utah	@	Rice	WAC	L	10	51	7	2	L 1
10	Nov 9, 1996	Sat	Utah	@	New Mexico	WAC	W	31	24	8	2	W 1
11	Nov 23, 1996	Sat	Utah		(8) BYU	WAC	L	17	37	8	3	L 1
12	Dec 27, 1996	Fri	Utah	N	Wisconsin	Big Ten	L	10	38	8	4	L 2	Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ)