The Colorado Buffaloes were 9-2 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the Washington Huskies, 33 to 21, in the Holiday Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
8-0 | 11-2 | ||
7-1 | 10-2 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 319 | 4,973 | 799 | 6.2 | 1,635 | 409 | 4.0 | 3,338 | 390 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 41st | 16th | 42nd | 11th | 64th | 86th | 50th | 11th | 24th | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 199 | 3,470 | 4.5 | 1,438 | 420 | 3.4 | 2,032 | 349 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 20th | 22nd | 23rd | 29th | 24th | 38th | 34th | 83rd | 16th | ||||||||||
Net | +120 | +1,503 | +799 | +1.7 | +197 | -11 | +0.6 | +1,306 | +41 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 25th | 14th | 42nd | 9th | 47th | 57th | 40th | 7th | 30th | 7th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |