1996 Stanford Cardinal football team

1996 Pacific-10 football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	4:00 PM	Utah*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	L 10–17	34,587
September 14	12:30 PM	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)		W 25–2	34,150
September 21	9:30 AM	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 0–14	77,894
October 5	3:30 PM	at #18 Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN	L 6–27	71,488
October 12	2:00 PM	Oregon	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 27–24 ^OT	41,150
October 19	1:00 PM	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		L 12–26	21,305
October 26	12:30 PM	#4 Arizona State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	L 9–41	32,550
November 2	3:30 PM	at UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 21–20	64,820
November 9	7:15 PM	USC	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	W 24–20	41,980
November 16	12:30 PM	Washington State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 33–17	30,280
November 23	12:30 PM	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (99th Big Game)		W 42–21	70,500
December 31	11:00 AM	vs. Michigan State*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 38–0	42,271
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

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National championship seasons in bold

1996 Pacific-10 football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Arizona State $		8	–	0		11	–	1
#16 Washington		7	–	1		9	–	3
Stanford		5	–	3		7	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4		5	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5		6	–	5
California		3	–	5		6	–	6
USC		3	–	5		6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5		5	–	6
Washington State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll