The Syracuse Orangemen were 8-3 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the Houston Cougars, 30 to 17, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 10-2 | |
1 | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
1 | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 5-7 |
| 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 | 407 | 4,426 | 757 | 5.8 | 2,600 | 531 | 4.9 | 1,826 | 226 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 11th | 39th | 70th | 28th | 16th | 20th | 16th | 79th | 100th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 191 | 2,875 | 4.0 | 1,118 | 398 | 2.8 | 1,757 | 327 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 16th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 13th | 63rd | 10th | ||||||||||
Net | +216 | +1,551 | +757 | +1.9 | +1,482 | +133 | +2.1 | +69 | -101 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 11th | 13th | 70th | 7th | 10th | 12th | 9th | 49th | 100th | 8th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |