The Virginia Tech Hokies were 10-1 in 1996. They fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 41 to 21, in the Orange 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 | 349 | 4,575 | 773 | 5.9 | 2,492 | 518 | 4.8 | 2,083 | 255 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 31st | 58th | 23rd | 22nd | 25th | 21st | 60th | 91st | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 168 | 3,475 | 4.5 | 1,232 | 385 | 3.2 | 2,243 | 384 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 23rd | 24th | 17th | 7th | 27th | 60th | 101st | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +181 | +1,100 | +773 | +1.4 | +1,260 | +133 | +1.6 | -160 | -129 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 12th | 20th | 58th | 13th | 16th | 12th | 15th | 66th | 105th | 10th |
| 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 |