1996 Oregon Ducks football team

1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 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

The 1996 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a five-way tie for fifth in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Fresno State*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	OSN	W 30–27 ^OT	39,312
September 7	1:00 pm	Nevada*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 44–30	41,606
September 14	1:00 pm	Colorado State*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 35–28	39,605
September 21	4:00 pm	at Washington State	No. 25	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 44–55	30,124
September 28	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 27–48	54,618
October 5	7:15 pm	UCLA		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSN	L 22–41	45,779
October 12	2:00 pm	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 24–27 ^OT	41,150
October 26	12:30 pm	No. 23 Washington		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ABC	L 14–33	46,226
November 9	1:00 pm	Arizona		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 49–31	40,721
November 16	3:30 pm	California		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSN	W 40–23	37,833
November 23	1:00 pm	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)		W 49–13	35,822
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

^ "1996 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "1996 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 43. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon State Platypus Trophy Saint Mary's: Governors' Trophy Game Washington Northwest Championship
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