The Virginia Cavaliers were 7-4 in 1996. They fell to the Miami Hurricanes, 31 to 21, in the Carquest Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 10-2 | ||
6-2 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 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 | 320 | 4,230 | 755 | 5.6 | 2,131 | 460 | 4.6 | 2,099 | 295 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 48th | 73rd | 31st | 30th | 52nd | 28th | 58th | 69th | 46th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 172 | 3,251 | 4.1 | 1,188 | 449 | 2.6 | 2,063 | 341 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 14th | 10th | 15th | 47th | 6th | 38th | 78th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +148 | +979 | +755 | +1.5 | +943 | +11 | +2.0 | +36 | -46 | +1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 19th | 23rd | 73rd | 12th | 19th | 46th | 11th | 51st | 80th | 31st |
| 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 |