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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 25 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (23) Virginia | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 55 | 21 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | (22) Virginia | Maryland | ACC | W | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (20) Virginia | @ | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (19) Virginia | (13) Texas | Big 12 | W | 37 | 13 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (12) Virginia | @ | Georgia Tech | ACC | L | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (20) Virginia | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 62 | 14 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (14) Virginia | @ | (3) Florida State | ACC | L | 24 | 31 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (16) Virginia | @ | Duke | ACC | W | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (15) Virginia | Clemson | ACC | L | 16 | 24 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (24) Virginia | (6) North Carolina | ACC | W | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 29, 1996 | Fri | (20) Virginia | @ | (17) Virginia Tech | Big East | L | 9 | 26 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 27, 1996 | Fri | Virginia | @ | (19) Miami (FL) | Big East | L | 21 | 31 | 7 | 5 | L 2 | Carquest Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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