The North Carolina Tar Heels were 9-2 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the West Virginia Mountaineers, 20 to 13, in the Gator Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
6-2 | 10-2 | ||
6-2 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 337 | 4,043 | 828 | 4.9 | 1,305 | 456 | 2.9 | 2,738 | 372 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 31st | 58th | 25th | 73rd | 89th | 55th | 95th | 26th | 26th | 39th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 110 | 2,482 | 3.8 | 813 | 334 | 2.4 | 1,669 | 326 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 61st | 6th | ||||||||||
Net | +227 | +1,561 | +828 | +1.1 | +492 | +122 | +0.4 | +1,069 | +46 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 11th | 25th | 20th | 36th | 16th | 46th | 10th | 28th | 12th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 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 |