The San José State Spartans were 3-9 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 | 12 | 221 | 4,498 | 880 | 5.1 | 1,338 | 415 | 3.2 | 3,160 | 465 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 80th | 35th | 8th | 65th | 87th | 77th | 87th | 14th | 5th | 63rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 448 | 5,988 | 6.9 | 2,745 | 512 | 5.4 | 3,243 | 356 | 9.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 107th | 109th | 109th | 103rd | 93rd | 105th | 108th | 87th | 109th | ||||||||||
Net | -227 | -1,490 | +880 | -1.8 | -1,407 | -97 | -2.1 | -83 | +109 | -2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 103rd | 101st | 8th | 104th | 103rd | 92nd | 105th | 60th | 12th | 101st |
| 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 |