The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 5-6 in 1996.
| 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 | 249 | 3,593 | 748 | 4.8 | 1,744 | 442 | 3.9 | 1,849 | 306 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 69th | 80th | 82nd | 77th | 52nd | 61st | 54th | 76th | 63rd | 85th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 229 | 3,865 | 5.0 | 1,436 | 447 | 3.2 | 2,429 | 330 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 29th | 43rd | 44th | 28th | 44th | 28th | 73rd | 71st | 67th | ||||||||||
Net | +20 | -272 | +748 | -0.2 | +308 | -5 | +0.7 | -580 | -24 | -1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 48th | 67th | 82nd | 65th | 41st | 54th | 35th | 88th | 71st | 82nd |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |