| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Colorado State Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Division: | Pacific Division |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Sonny Lubick |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Dave Lay |
| Oc Year: | 6th |
| Def Coach: | Larry Kerr |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Hughes Stadium |
The 1996 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Rams compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WAC's Mountain Division. Colorado State played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.