The Stanford Cardinal were 6-5 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the Michigan State Spartans, 38 to 0, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
7-1 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 209 | 3,472 | 752 | 4.6 | 1,136 | 401 | 2.8 | 2,336 | 351 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 89th | 88th | 76th | 85th | 96th | 92nd | 98th | 49th | 41st | 67th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 229 | 3,888 | 4.8 | 1,440 | 459 | 3.1 | 2,448 | 358 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 29th | 46th | 32nd | 30th | 53rd | 24th | 78th | 89th | 44th | ||||||||||
Net | -20 | -416 | +752 | -0.1 | -304 | -58 | -0.3 | -112 | -7 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 61st | 70th | 76th | 64th | 72nd | 75th | 68th | 63rd | 63rd | 57th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |