The Nevada Wolf Pack were 8-3 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the Ball State Cardinals, 18 to 15, in the Las Vegas Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 9-3 | |
1 | 4-1 | 6-5 | |
3-2 | 6-5 | ||
3-2 | 5-6 | ||
1-4 | 2-10 |
| 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 | 497 | 5,800 | 915 | 6.3 | 1,893 | 435 | 4.4 | 3,907 | 480 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 44th | 66th | 36th | 4th | 3rd | 19th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 263 | 3,829 | 5.2 | 1,397 | 374 | 3.7 | 2,432 | 368 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 49th | 41st | 55th | 26th | 4th | 51st | 74th | 95th | 38th | ||||||||||
Net | +234 | +1,971 | +915 | +1.2 | +496 | +61 | +0.6 | +1,475 | +112 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 10th | 3rd | 18th | 35th | 33rd | 38th | 4th | 10th | 20th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 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 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |