The Navy Midshipmen were 8-3 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the California Golden Bears, 42 to 38, in the Aloha Bowl.
| 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 | 350 | 4,485 | 809 | 5.5 | 3,120 | 628 | 5.0 | 1,365 | 181 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 36th | 36th | 35th | 6th | 5th | 14th | 103rd | 106th | 33rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 271 | 3,729 | 5.4 | 1,698 | 418 | 4.1 | 2,031 | 268 | 7.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 58th | 36th | 71st | 55th | 19th | 66th | 33rd | 10th | 82nd | ||||||||||
Net | +79 | +756 | +809 | +0.1 | +1,422 | +210 | +0.9 | -666 | -87 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 31st | 36th | 57th | 13th | 5th | 26th | 93rd | 97th | 53rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |