1996 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 1996 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.