Regular Season Statistics

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
DateAP RankOpponentResult
Aug. 31#4SW Louisiana (0-0-0)55-21
Sept. 7#4Georgia Southern (1-0-0)62-14
Sept. 21#4at #2 Tennessee (2-0-0)35-29
Sept. 28#1Kentucky (1-2-0)65-0
Oct. 5#1at Arkansas (1-2-0)42-7
Oct. 12#1#12 LSU (4-0-0)56-13
Oct. 19#1#16 Auburn (5-1-0)51-10
Nov. 2#1Georgia (3-4-0)47-7
Nov. 9#1at Vanderbilt (2-6-0)28-21
Nov. 16#1South Carolina (5-4-0)52-25
Nov. 30#1at #2 Florida St. (10-0-0)21-24
Dec. 7#4vs. #15 Alabama (9-2-0)*45-30
Jan. 2#3vs. #1 Florida St. (11-0-0)†52-20
* SEC title game at Atlanta
† Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans)
Note: Five of the 12 teams on the Gators' 1996 regular season schedule went to bowl games– Tennessee (won Citrus), LSU (won Peach), Auburn (won Independence), Florida St. (lost Sugar) and Alabama (won Outback).

Regular Season Statistics

Passing (5 Att)AttCmpPct.YdsTDRate
Danny Wuerffel36020757.5362539170.6
Brian Schottenheimer211361.91941155.2
Doug Johnson271244.4171299.9
Interceptions: Wuerffel 13, Johnson 3.
Top ReceiversNoYdsAvgLongTD
Reidel Anthony72129318.056-td18
Ike Hilliard4790019.246-td10
Jacquez Green3362619.085-td9
Travis McGriff1416711.9270
Elijah Williams1425318.145-td1
Terry Jackson1316312.5431
Fred Taylor812015.0380
Tremayne Allen711816.9321
Jamie Richardson57515.0341
Taras Ross49323.3451
Dwayne Mobley45112.8190
Nafis Karim34715.7270
Eugene McCaslin34013.3190
Erron Kinney34013.3150
Top RushersCarYdsAvgLongTD
Elijah Williams1066716.3464
Fred Taylor1046296.0305
Terry Jackson793884.9348
Eugene McCaslin412907.163-td4
Tyrone Baker16805.0180
Ike Hilliard4338.3130
Reidel Anthony4276.8210
Jacquez Green6213.5101
Dwayne Mobley2178.5100
Jerome Evans2115.590
Ernie Dubose294.560
Brian Schottenheimer730.431
Jamie Richardson100.000
Noah Brindise1-10-10.000
Doug Johnson3-10-3.311
Danny Wuerffel63-100-1.6182
Most TouchdownsTDRunRecRetPts
Reidel Anthony180180108
Jacquez Green1219272
Ike Hilliard10010060
Terry Jackson981054
Fred Taylor550030
Elijah Williams541030
Eugene Mccaslin440024
Fred Weary200212
Danny Wuerffel220012
Tremayne Allen10106
Teako Brown10016
Cameron Davis10016
Anthone Lott10016
Mike Peterson10016
Jamie Richardson10106
Taras Ross10106
Brian Schottenheimer11006
Lawrence Wright10016
KickingFG/AttLgPAT/AttPts
Bart Edminston9/173964/6691
Chris Cooper1/1357/910
PuntingNoYdsLongBlkAvg
Robby Stevenson35147564042.1
Most Interceptions
Fred Weary5
Teako Brown3
Anthone Lott2
James Bates1
Tony George1
Demetric Jackson1
Shea Showers1
Most Sacks
Tim Beauchamp6
Cameron Davis5.5
Johnny Rutledge5
Ed Chester5

Florida St. Seminoles (11-1-0)Bowl Alliance Championship GameSugar Bowl
Bowl Alliance Championship Game
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