Regular Season Statistics

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
DateAP RankOpponentResult
Sept. 7#3Duke (0-0-0)44-7
Sept. 19#3at N. Carolina St. (0-1-0)51-17
Sept. 28#2 #11 North Carolina (3-0-0)13-0
Oct. 5#2Clemson (2-2-0)34-3
Oct. 12#3at #6 Miami-FL (4-0-0)34-16
Oct. 26#3#14 Virginia (5-1-0)31-24
Nov. 2#3at Georgia Tech (5-2-0)49-3
Nov. 9#3vs. Wake Forest (2-6-0)44-7
Nov. 16#3#25 Southern Miss (8-2-0).54-14
Nov. 23#3vs. Maryland (5-4-0)48-10
Nov. 30#2#1 Florida (10-0-0)24-21
Jan. 2#1vs. #3 Florida (11-1-0)†20-52
†Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans)
Note: Five of the 11 teams on the Seminoles' 1996 regular season schedule went to bowl games– North Carolina (won Gator), Clemson (lost Peach), Miami–FL (won Carquest), Virginia (lost Carquest) and Florida (won Sugar).

Regular Season Statistics

Passing (5 Att)AttCmpPct.YdsTDRate
Thad Busby24313455.1186616131.5
Dan Kendra894651.76659143.3
Interceptions: Busby 12, Kendra 2.
Top ReceiversNoYdsAvgLongTD
E.G. Green3466219.560-td7
Warrick Dunn3035511.877-td2
Andre Cooper2633813.038-td4
Peter Warrick2246721.2594
Wayne Messam2129914.248-td3
Laveranues Coles1010410.4152
Melvin Pearsall8779.6212
Ron Dugans7669.4161
Rock Preston7192.7190
Khalid Abdullah58116.2390
Pooh Bear Williams4184.580
Lamarr Glenn3186.0140
Dee Feaster221.070
Kamari Charlton12020.0200
Germaine Stringer11515.0150
Top RushersCarYdsAvgLongTD
Warrick Dunn18911806.280-td12
Rock Preston493867.9475
Laveranues Coles14916.5130
Pooh Bear Williams24793.3202
Khalid Abdullah19733.8130
Dee Feaster20603.0410
Dan Kendra36551.5162
Lamarr Glenn8496.1210
Peter Warrick8202.5360
Vannez Gooch331.060
Thad Busby53-36-0.7251
Most TouchdownsTDRunRecRetPts
Warrick Dunn14122084
E.G. Green707042
Rock Preston550030
Andre Cooper404024
Peter Warrick404024
Wayne Messam303018
Shevin Smith300318
Laveranues Coles202012
Dee Feaster200212
Dan Kendra220012
Pooh Bear Williams220012
Melvin Pearsall202012
Thad Busby11006
Byron Capers10016
Ron Dugans10106
Lamont Green10016
KickingFG/AttLgPAT/AttPts
Scott Bentley16/1848*52/53100
*Did it twice.
PuntingNoYdsLongBlkAvg
Sean Liss62267076043.1
Most Interceptions
Shevin Smith3
James Colzie3
Samari Rolle2
Lamont Green1
Troy Saunders1
Most Sacks
Peter Boulware19
Reinard Wilson12
Greg Spires7
Henri Crockett4
Four tied with three each

Bowl Alliance Championship GameFlorida Gators (12-1-0)
Bowl Alliance Championship Game
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