1996 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
Head Coach: Jeff Fisher |
Dick Coury | Offensive Assistant |
Alan Lowry | Defensive Assistant-Quality Control |
Mike Munchak | Offensive Assistant-Quality Control |
Rex Norris | Defensive Line |
Rod Perry | Defensive Backs |
Russ Purnell | Special Teams |
Jerry Rhome | Offensive Coordinator |
Steve Sidwell | Defensive Coordinator |
Warren Simmons | Offensive Line |
Sherman Smith | Running Backs |
Les Steckel | Wide Receivers/Tight Ends |
Steve Watterson | Strength and Rehabilitation |
Gregg Williams | Linebackers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/3/1996 | N | New York Jets | 31-13 | W | Jackson, MS | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | 45000 | |
Sat | 8/10/1996 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 16-12 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 12851 | |
Fri | 8/16/1996 | H | Detroit Lions | 23-34 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | ||
Sat | 8/24/1996 | N | Dallas Cowboys | 19-24 | L | Orlando, FL | Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium | 44296 | |
Sun | 9/1/1996 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 19-20 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 27725 | |
Sun | 9/8/1996 | A | Jacksonville Jaguars | 34-27 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Municipal Stadium | 66468 | |
Sun | 9/15/1996 | H | Baltimore Ravens | 29-13 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 20082 | |
Sun | 9/29/1996 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-30 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58608 | |
Sun | 10/6/1996 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 30-27 | W | OT | Cincinnati, OH | Cinergy Field | 44680 |
Sun | 10/13/1996 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 23-13 | W | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Dome | 35401 | |
Sun | 10/20/1996 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-13 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 50337 | |
Sun | 10/27/1996 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 9-10 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 53664 | |
Sun | 11/3/1996 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 16-23 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 36320 | |
Sun | 11/10/1996 | A | New Orleans Saints | 31-14 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 34121 | |
Sun | 11/17/1996 | H | Miami Dolphins | 20-23 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47358 | |
Sun | 11/24/1996 | H | Carolina Panthers | 6-31 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 20107 | |
Sun | 12/1/1996 | A | New York Jets | 35-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 21731 | |
Sun | 12/8/1996 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17-23 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 20196 | |
Sun | 12/15/1996 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 13-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 15131 | |
Sun | 12/22/1996 | A | Baltimore Ravens | 24-21 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 52704 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Mike Archie | 32 | RB | 5-8 | 204 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
Tomur Barnes | 22 | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Cisco JC; North Texas | 5 | 0 |
Micheal Barrow | 56 | RLB | 6-2 | 242 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
Blaine Bishop | 23 | SS | 5-9 | 202 | 26 | St. Joseph's (Indiana); Ball State | 15 | 15 |
Joe Bowden | 58 | LLB | 5-11 | 234 | 26 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
Kendrick Burton | 94 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 288 | 23 | Alabama | 4 | 2 |
Chris Chandler | 12 | QB | 6-4 | 225 | 31 | Washington | 12 | 12 |
Lee Cole | 39 | CB | 5-11 | 188 | 22 | San Bernardino Valley JC; Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
Anthony Cook | 78 | LDE | 6-3 | 295 | 24 | South Carolina State | 12 | 11 |
Willie Davis | 86 | WR | 6-0 | 184 | 29 | Central Arkansas | 16 | 14 |
Al Del Greco | 3 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 34 | Auburn | 16 | 0 |
Cris Dishman | 28 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 31 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
Kevin Donnalley | 77 | ROG | 6-5 | 309 | 28 | Davidson; North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
Anthony Dorsett | 30 | CB | 5-11 | 201 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 0 |
Irv Eatman | 75 | ROT | 6-7 | 296 | 35 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
Hicham El-Mashtoub | 60 | C | 6-2 | 305 | 24 | Arizona | 1 | 0 |
Josh Evans | 91 | DT | 6-2 | 284 | 24 | Alabama-Birmingham | 8 | 0 |
Malcolm Floyd | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Fresno State | 16 | 0 |
Henry Ford | 92 | RDT | 6-3 | 293 | 25 | Arkansas | 15 | 14 |
Eddie George | 27 | RB | 6-3 | 237 | 23 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
Mel Gray | 21 | WR | 5-9 | 166 | 35 | Coffeyville CC; Purdue | 14 | 0 |
Mike Halapin | 93 | DT | 6-5 | 294 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 |
Lemanski Hall | 51 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 26 | Alabama | 3 | 0 |
Ronnie Harmon | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 32 | Iowa | 16 | 6 |
Brad Hopkins | 72 | LOT | 6-3 | 303 | 26 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
Steve Jackson | 24 | CB | 5-8 | 185 | 27 | Purdue | 16 | 1 |
Lenoy Jones | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 233 | 22 | Texas Christian | 11 | 0 |
Terry Killens | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 234 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
Jason Layman | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 309 | 23 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
Darryll Lewis | 29 | RCB | 5-9 | 187 | 28 | Arizona | 16 | 16 |
Rod Lewis | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 254 | 25 | Arizona | 16 | 7 |
Bruce Matthews | 74 | LOG | 6-5 | 300 | 35 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
James McKeehan | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
Steve McNair | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Alcorn State | 9 | 4 |
John Henry Mills | 55 | LB | 6-0 | 231 | 27 | Wake Forest | 16 | 0 |
Bryant Mix | 97 | RDT | 6-3 | 301 | 24 | Northwest Mississippi CC; Alcorn State | 6 | 2 |
Erik Norgard | 64 | OG | 6-1 | 286 | 31 | Western Washington; Colorado | 13 | 0 |
James Ritchey | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Stephen F. Austin State | 1 | 0 |
Michael Roan | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Wisconsin | 15 | 1 |
James Roberson | 90 | RDE | 6-3 | 275 | 25 | Florida State | 15 | 5 |
Marcus Robertson | 31 | FS | 5-11 | 204 | 27 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
Rafael Robinson | 37 | SS | 5-11 | 200 | 27 | Wisconsin | 16 | 2 |
Reggie Roby | 7 | P | 6-2 | 250 | 35 | Iowa | 16 | 0 |
Jon Runyan | 69 | OT | 6-7 | 327 | 23 | Michigan | 10 | 0 |
Derek Russell | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 179 | 27 | Arkansas | 16 | 5 |
Chris Sanders | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
Al Smith | 56 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 32 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Utah State | 1 | 1 |
Mark Stepnoski | 53 | C | 6-2 | 266 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
Rayna Stewart | 26 | S-CB | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | Northern Arizona | 15 | 0 |
Rodney Thomas | 20 | RB | 5-10 | 211 | 23 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
Gary Walker | 96 | LDT | 6-2 | 305 | 23 | Hinds CC; Auburn | 16 | 16 |
Sheddrick Wilson | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Louisiana State | 11 | 0 |
Barron Wortham | 52 | MLB | 5-11 | 245 | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 15 | 14 |
Frank Wycheck | 89 | HBK | 6-3 | 251 | 25 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
Robert Young | 99 | RDE-LDE | 6-6 | 273 | 27 | Mississippi State | 15 | 13 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 14 | Eddie George | RB | Ohio State |
2 | 38 | Bryant Mix | DE | Alcorn State |
2 | 48 | Jason Layman | T | Tennessee |
3 | 74 | Terry Killens | LB | Penn State |
4 | 107 | Kendrick Burton | DE | Alabama |
4 | 109 | Jon Runyan | T | Michigan |
5 | 143 | Rayna Stewart | DB | Northern Arizona |
6 | 177 | Anthony Dorsett | DB | Pittsburgh |
7 | 218 | Mike Archie | RB | Penn State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 105 | 79 | 67 | 91 | 3 | 345 |
Opponents Totals | 64 | 78 | 48 | 129 | 0 | 319 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 33:02 | 287 | 110 | 157 | 20 | 79/206 38.3% | 7/11 63.6% | 91 | 812 |
Opponents Totals | 27:58 | 271 | 78 | 169 | 24 | 70/199 35.2% | 4/12 33.3% | 88 | 672 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Del Greco | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 0 | 131 |
Eddie George | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Willie Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Frank Wycheck | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Chris Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Steve McNair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Derek Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Malcolm Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Darryll Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Erik Norgard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rodney Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Steve Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 35 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 2 | 345 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 0 | 319 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Del Greco | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 1 | 56 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 14/16 | 10/12 | 1/3 |
Team Totals | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 1 | 56 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 14/16 | 10/12 | 1/3 |
Opponents Totals | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 0/0- | 6/7 | 13/16 | 6/9 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie George | 335 | 1368 | 4.1 | 76 | 8 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Steve McNair | 31 | 169 | 5.5 | 24t | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Rodney Thomas | 49 | 151 | 3.1 | 24t | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ronnie Harmon | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Chandler | 28 | 113 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Willie Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Wycheck | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 475 | 1950 | 4.1 | 76 | 12 | 110 | 12 | 3 | 8 |
Opponents Totals | 397 | 1385 | 3.5 | 26 | 5 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Chandler | 320 | 184 | 57.5 | 125 | 2099 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 63t | 16 | 5.0 | 11 | 3.4 | 25 | 153 | 1946 | 110 | 21 | 3 | 79.7 |
Steve McNair | 143 | 88 | 61.5 | 51 | 1197 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 83t | 6 | 4.2 | 4 | 2.8 | 9 | 45 | 1152 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 90.6 |
Team Totals | 463 | 272 | 58.7 | 176 | 3296 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 83t | 22 | 4.8 | 15 | 3.2 | 34 | 198 | 3098 | 157 | 36 | 8 | 83.0 |
Opponents Totals | 524 | 312 | 59.5 | 200 | 3467 | 6.6 | 11.1 | 86t | 24 | 4.6 | 12 | 2.3 | 35 | 242 | 3225 | 169 | 38 | 8 | 85.0 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Wycheck | 53 | 511 | 9.6 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Chris Sanders | 48 | 882 | 18.4 | 83t | 4 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
Ronnie Harmon | 42 | 488 | 11.6 | 43 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Willie Davis | 39 | 464 | 11.9 | 49 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Derek Russell | 34 | 421 | 12.4 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie George | 23 | 182 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rodney Thomas | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Malcolm Floyd | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 63t | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rod Lewis | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sheddrick Wilson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Erik Norgard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 272 | 3296 | 12.1 | 83t | 22 | 157 | 36 | 8 | 3 |
Opponents Totals | 312 | 3467 | 11.1 | 86t | 24 | 169 | 38 | 8 | 4 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darryll Lewis | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 53 | 1 |
Marcus Robertson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 27 | 0 |
Cris Dishman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Blaine Bishop | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Rafael Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 12 | 162 | 13.5 | 53 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 15 | 222 | 14.8 | 42t | 3 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Roby | 67 | 2973 | 44.4 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 251 | 2582 | 38.0 |
Team Totals | 68 | 2973 | 43.7 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 251 | 2582 | 38.0 |
Opponents Totals | 75 | 3073 | 41.0 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 279 | 2634 | 35.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Gray | 22 | 15 | 205 | 9.3 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Malcolm Floyd | 7 | 3 | 74 | 10.6 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 279 | 9.6 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 14 | 251 | 8.1 | 46 | 0 |
KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Del Greco | 82 | 5058 | 61.7 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 1675 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 82 | 5058 | 61.7 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 1675 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 66 | 1421 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Gray | 50 | 0 | 1224 | 24.5 | 88 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
Rodney Thomas | 5 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Archie | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James McKeehan | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Wycheck | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Roan | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 66 | 0 | 1421 | 21.5 | 88 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 78 | 1675 | 21.5 | 47 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Anthony Cook | 7.5 | |
Micheal Barrow | 6.0 | |
Gary Walker | 5.5 | |
Robert Young | 4.0 | |
Joe Bowden | 3.0 | |
James Roberson | 3.0 | |
Steve Jackson | 2.0 | |
Barron Wortham | 2.0 | |
Henry Ford | 1.0 | |
Bryant Mix | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 35.0 | 242.0 |
Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 198.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Micheal Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kendrick Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Chris Chandler | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
Willie Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cris Dishman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Irv Eatman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Malcolm Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eddie George | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mel Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brad Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lenoy Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve McNair | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
John Henry Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
James Roberson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Marcus Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Rafael Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Barron Wortham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Wycheck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 26 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 29 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 2 |
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