The Tennessee Volunteers were 9-2 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the Northwestern Wildcats, 48 to 28, in the Citrus 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 | 389 | 4,780 | 795 | 6.0 | 1,384 | 396 | 3.5 | 3,396 | 399 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 13th | 24th | 46th | 17th | 84th | 97th | 70th | 10th | 20th | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 157 | 2,602 | 3.7 | 1,168 | 423 | 2.8 | 1,434 | 285 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 5th | 4th | 14th | 29th | 10th | 2nd | 20th | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +232 | +2,178 | +795 | +2.3 | +216 | -27 | +0.7 | +1,962 | +114 | +3.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 4th | 46th | 3rd | 46th | 62nd | 34th | 1st | 9th | 3rd |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |