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1996 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 286 points (17.9/g), 25th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (15.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 36 points (2.2/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 9th.
Coached by Barry Switzer (10-6-0)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Troy Aikman* | 30 | 7 | 15 | 296 for 465, 3,126 yards, 12 td, 13 int, & 35 rushes for 42 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Emmitt Smith | 27 | 6 | 15 | 327 rushes for 1,204 yards, 12 td, & 47 catches for 249 yards and 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Daryl Johnston | 30 | 7 | 15 | 22 rushes for 48 yards, 0 td, & 43 catches for 278 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Michael Irvin | 30 | 8 | 11 | 64 catches for 962 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Kevin Williams | 25 | 3 | 9 | 27 catches for 323 yards, 1 td, & 4 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Deion Sanders*+ | 29 | 7 | 15 | 36 catches for 475 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Eric Bjornson | 25 | 1 | 10 | 48 catches for 388 yards, 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Tyji Armstrong | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 catches for 10 yards, 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1992 |
| LT | Mark Tuinei | 36 | 13 | 15 | ||
| LG | Nate Newton* | 35 | 10 | 16 | ||
| C | Ray Donaldson* | 38 | 16 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Larry Allen*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
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| RT | Erik Williams*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tony Tolbert* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Chad Hennings | 31 | 4 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| RDT | Leon Lett | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Shante Carver | 25 | 2 | 7 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Charles Haley | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| LLB | Broderick Thomas | 29 | 7 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1989 |
| LLB | Randall Godfrey | 23 | Rook | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
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| MLB | Fred Strickland | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| RLB | Darrin Smith | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Kevin R. Smith | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Deion Sanders*+ | 29 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Darren Woodson*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Brock Marion | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993 |
| FS | George Teague | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Boniol | 25 | 2 | 0 | 32 of 36 field goals & 24 of 25 extra points | |
| P | John Jett | 28 | 3 | 0 | 74 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Kelvin Martin | 31 | 9 | 1 | 41 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Herschel Walker | 34 | 10 | 1 | 27 kick returns for a 28.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Troy Aikman* | 30 | QB | 15 | 15 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| Larry Allen*+ | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-3 | Butte Junior College (CA),Sonoma State | 11/27/1971 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| Tyji Armstrong | 26 | TE | 16 | 7 | 259 | 6-4 | Iowa Central,Mississippi | 10/3/1970 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1992 |
| Bill Bates | 35 | DB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 13 | |
| Eric Bjornson | 25 | TE | 14 | 10 | 236 | 6-4 | Washington | 12/15/1971 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| Chris Boniol | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 169 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 12/9/1971 | 2 | |
| Alundis Brice | 26 | DB | 14 | 1 | 178 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 5/1/1970 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 129th pick / 1995 |
| Alan Campos | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Louisville | 3/3/1973 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 167th pick / 1996 |
| Shante Carver | 25 | DE | 10 | 7 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 2/12/1971 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1994 |
| Tony Casillas | 33 | DT-NT | 16 | 3 | 278 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1963 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| Ray Childress | 34 | DT-DE | 3 | 0 | 272 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/20/1962 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1985 |
| Billy Davis | 24 | WR | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 7/6/1972 | 1 | |
| Wendell Davis | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 201 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 6/27/1973 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 207th pick / 1996 |
| Ray Donaldson* | 38 | C | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/18/1958 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
| John Flannery | 27 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 303 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 1/13/1969 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1991 |
| Jason Garrett | 30 | QB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Columbia,Princeton | 3/28/1966 | 3 | |
| Randall Godfrey | 23 | LB | 16 | 6 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/6/1973 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| Charles Haley | 32 | DE-LB | 5 | 5 | 252 | 6-5 | James Madison | 1/6/1964 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| Roger Harper | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/26/1970 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 38th pick / 1993 |
| George Hegamin | 23 | T-G | 16 | 1 | 331 | 6-7 | North Carolina State | 2/14/1973 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 102nd pick / 1994 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 34 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 |
| Chad Hennings | 31 | DT-DE | 15 | 15 | 287 | 6-6 | Air Force | 10/20/1965 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| Michael Irvin | 30 | WR | 11 | 11 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| John Jett | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 3 | |
| Daryl Johnston | 30 | RB | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| Derek Kennard | 34 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 9/9/1962 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Leon Lett | 28 | DT-DE | 13 | 13 | 290 | 6-6 | Emporia State | 10/12/1968 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| Brock Marion | 26 | DB | 10 | 10 | 200 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1970 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993 |
| Kelvin Martin | 31 | WR | 16 | 1 | 163 | 5-9 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| Hurvin McCormack | 24 | DT | 16 | 4 | 281 | 6-5 | Indiana | 4/6/1972 | 2 | |
| Johnny Mitchell | 25 | TE | 4 | 1 | 241 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/20/1971 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 15th pick / 1992 |
| Godfrey Myles | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Florida | 9/22/1968 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1991 |
| Nate Newton* | 35 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 10 | |
| Kavika Pittman | 22 | DE | 15 | 0 | 273 | 6-6 | McNeese State | 10/9/1974 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| Dominique Ross | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Valdosta State | 1/12/1972 | 1 | |
| Deion Sanders*+ | 29 | DB-WR | 16 | 15 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/9/1967 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| Jim Schwantz* | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/23/1970 | 4 | |
| Clay Shiver | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 283 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/7/1972 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 67th pick / 1996 |
| Darrin Smith | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| Emmitt Smith | 27 | RB | 15 | 15 | 221 | 5-10 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| Kevin R. Smith | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1970 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| Fred Strickland | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-2 | Purdue | 8/15/1966 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| George Teague | 25 | DB | 16 | 8 | 198 | 6-1 | Alabama | 2/18/1971 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Broderick Thomas | 29 | LB-DE | 16 | 9 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/20/1967 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1989 |
| Tony Tolbert* | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-6 | Texas-El Paso | 12/29/1967 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| Mark Tuinei | 36 | T-C-DT | 15 | 15 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | 13 | |
| Mike Ulufale | 24 | DT-DE | 3 | 0 | 277 | 6-4 | BYU | 2/1/1972 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 95th pick / 1996 |
| Herschel Walker | 34 | RB | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/3/1962 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| Derek Ware | 29 | TE | 5 | 1 | 255 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma,Texas A&M | 9/17/1967 | 4 | Phoenix Cardinals / 7th / 175th pick / 1992 |
| Charlie Williams | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 2/2/1972 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1995 |
| Erik Williams*+ | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 324 | 6-6 | Central State (OH) | 9/7/1968 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
| Kevin Williams | 25 | WR | 10 | 9 | 195 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 1/25/1971 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| Sherman Williams | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 198 | 5-8 | Alabama | 8/13/1973 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1995 |
| Stepfret Williams | 23 | WR | 5 | 1 | 170 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 6/14/1973 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 94th pick / 1996 |
| Wade Wilson | 37 | QB | 3 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 15 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| Darren Woodson*+ | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/25/1969 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| Team Total | 27.9 | 16 | 241.1 | 6-2.2 | 5.0 |