The Michigan Wolverines were 8-3 in 1996. They fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 17 to 14, in the Outback Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 11-2 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
3-5 | 8-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 263 | 4,168 | 771 | 5.4 | 1,891 | 471 | 4.0 | 2,277 | 300 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 65th | 51st | 61st | 45th | 45th | 41st | 48th | 51st | 67th | 31st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 167 | 3,310 | 4.2 | 1,193 | 420 | 2.8 | 2,117 | 371 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 16th | 14th | 16th | 24th | 14th | 44th | 96th | 14th | ||||||||||
Net | +96 | +858 | +771 | +1.2 | +698 | +51 | +1.2 | +160 | -71 | +1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 32nd | 29th | 61st | 17th | 25th | 36th | 20th | 43rd | 92nd | 14th |
| 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 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 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 |