Bowls and playoffs
The 1996 football postseason, including games played in 1997.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: Marshall 49 · Montana 29
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 21, 1996
Final site: Huntington, WV
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Northern Colo. 23 · Carson-Newman 14
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Florence, Alabama
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mount Union 31 · Allegheny 26
Final: Ill. Wesleyan 23 · Albion 20
Final: Wis.-La Crosse 44 · Wis.-River Falls 0
Final: Saint John’s (MN) 21 · Simpson 18
Final: Lycoming 31 · Ursinus 24
Final: Albright 31 · Wash. & Jeff. 17
Final: Rowan 21 · Buffalo St. 20
Final: TCNJ 17 · Coast Guard 16
Final: Mount Union 56 · Rowan 24
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
Aloha Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Navy 42 · California 38
December 25, 1996
Honolulu
Builders Square Alamo Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Iowa 27 · Texas Tech 0
December 29, 1996
Location not documented
Carquest Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Miami (FL) 31 · Virginia 21
December 27, 1996
Location not documented
CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Tennessee 48 · Northwestern 28
January 1, 1997
Location not documented
Copper Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Wisconsin 38 · Utah 10
December 27, 1996
Location not documented
Federal Express Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Nebraska 41 · Virginia Tech 21
December 31, 1996
Location not documented
Las Vegas Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Nevada 18 · Ball St. 15
December 19, 1996
Location not documented
Nokia Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Florida 52 · Florida St. 20
January 2, 1997
Location not documented
Norwest Bank Sun Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Stanford 38 · Michigan St. 0
December 31, 1996
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Alabama 17 · Michigan 14
January 1, 1997
Location not documented
Peach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
LSU 10 · Clemson 7
December 28, 1996
Location not documented
Plymouth Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Colorado 33 · Washington 21
December 30, 1996
Location not documented
Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Auburn 32 · Army 29
December 31, 1996
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Ohio St. 20 · Arizona St. 17
January 1, 1997
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
BYU 19 · Kansas St. 15
January 1, 1997
Location not documented
St. Jude Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Syracuse 30 · Houston 17
December 27, 1996
Location not documented
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Penn St. 38 · Texas 15
January 1, 1997
Location not documented
Toyota Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina 20 · West Virginia 13
January 1, 1997
Location not documented
Heritage Bowl
Division I-AA · Postseason bowl
Howard 27 · Southern U. 24
December 31, 1996
Location not documented
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Blue 44 · Gray 34
December 25, 1996
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 17 · West 13
January 11, 1997
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 26 · North 13
January 19, 1997
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 35 · South 14
January 18, 1997
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.