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1996 New England Patriots

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1996 AFC Champions

Scored 418 points (26.1/g), 2nd of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 313 points (19.6/g), 14th.
 Differential of 105 points (6.6/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 7th.

Coached by Bill Parcells (11-5-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Drew Bledsoe* 24 3 16 373 for 623, 4,086 yards, 27 td, 15 int, & 24 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993

RB Curtis Martin* 23 1 15 316 rushes for 1,152 yards, 14 td, & 46 catches for 333 yards and 3 td

New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995

FB Sam Gash 27 4 9 8 rushes for 15 yards, 0 td, & 33 catches for 276 yards and 2 td

New England Patriots / 8th / 205th pick / 1992

WR Terry Glenn 22 Rook 15 90 catches for 1,132 yards, 6 td, & 5 rushes for 42 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996

WR Shawn Jefferson 27 5 15 50 catches for 771 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991

TE Ben Coates* 27 5 15 62 catches for 682 yards, 9 td

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991

TE Keith Byars 33 10 6 27 catches for 249 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 10th pick / 1986

LT Bruce Armstrong* 31 9 16

New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987

LG William Roberts 34 12 16

New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984

C Dave Wohlabaugh 24 1 16 2 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995

RG Todd Rucci 26 3 12

New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993

RT Max Lane 25 2 16 3 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994

 Defensive Starters
LDE Mike D. Jones 27 5 12 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1991

LDE Ferric Collons 27 1 5 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LDT Mark Wheeler 26 4 15 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1992

RDT Pio Sagapolutele 27 5 10 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 85th pick / 1991

RDE Willie McGinest* 25 2 16 9.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994

LLB Todd F. Collins 26 4 9 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 3rd / 64th pick / 1992

LLB Monty Brown 26 3 7
LLB Chris Slade 25 3 9 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993

MLB Ted Johnson 24 1 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995

RLB Dwayne Sabb 27 4 7 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1992

LCB Ty Law 22 1 12 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995

RCB Ricky Reynolds 31 9 9 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987

RCB Jimmy Hitchcock 26 1 5 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 3rd / 88th pick / 1995

RCB Otis Smith 31 5 6 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
SS Lawyer Milloy 23 Rook 10 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996

SS Terry Ray 27 4 7 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 158th pick / 1992

FS Willie Clay 26 4 15 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992

 Special Teams Starters
K Adam Vinatieri 24 Rook 0 27 of 35 field goals & 39 of 42 extra points
P Tom Tupa 30 8 0 63 punts for a 43.5 average, 0 blocked

Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988

PR Dave Meggett* 30 7 1 52 punt returns for a 11.3 average and 1 td

New York Giants / 5th / 132nd pick / 1989

KR Dave Meggett* 30 7 1 34 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td

New York Giants / 5th / 132nd pick / 1989

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bruce Armstrong* 31 T-G 16 16 295 6-4 Louisville 9/7/1965 9

New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987

Troy Barnett 25 DE-DT 1 0 293 6-5 North Carolina 5/24/1971 2
Mike Bartrum 26 TE-C 16 0 245 6-4 Marshall 6/23/1970 3
Drew Bledsoe* 24 QB 16 16 238 6-5 Washington State 2/14/1972 3

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993

Vincent Brisby 25 WR 3 0 190 6-3 La-Monroe 1/25/1971 3

New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1993

Corwin Brown 26 DB 14 0 200 6-1 Michigan 4/25/1970 3

New England Patriots / 4th / 110th pick / 1993

Monty Brown 26 LB 11 7 238 6-0 Ferris State 4/13/1970 3
Troy Brown 25 WR 16 0 196 5-10 Marshall 7/2/1971 3

New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993

Tedy Bruschi 23 LB 16 0 247 6-1 Arizona 6/9/1973 Rook

New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996

John Burke 25 TE-WR 11 2 248 6-3 Virginia Tech 9/7/1971 2

New England Patriots / 4th / 121st pick / 1994

Keith Byars 33 RB-TE 10 6 245 6-1 Ohio State 10/14/1963 10

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 10th pick / 1986

Willie Clay 26 DB 16 15 193 5-10 Georgia Tech 9/5/1970 4

Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992

Ben Coates* 27 TE 16 15 245 6-5 Livingstone 8/16/1969 5

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991

Todd F. Collins 26 LB 16 9 248 6-2 Carson-Newman,Georgia,Tennessee 5/27/1970 4

New England Patriots / 3rd / 64th pick / 1992

Ferric Collons 27 DE 15 5 290 6-7 California 12/4/1969 1
Jeff Dellenbach 33 C-T-G 2 0 290 6-6 Wisconsin 2/14/1963 11

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985

Chad Eaton 24 DT-NT 4 0 303 6-5 Washington State 4/6/1972 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995

Sam Gash 27 FB 14 9 242 6-0 Penn State 3/7/1969 4

New England Patriots / 8th / 205th pick / 1992

Mike Gisler 27 C-G 14 0 295 6-4 Houston 8/26/1969 3

New Orleans Saints / 11th / 303rd pick / 1992

Terry Glenn 22 WR 15 15 195 5-11 Ohio State 7/23/1974 Rook

New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996

Hason Graham 25 WR 9 0 176 5-10 Georgia 3/21/1971 1
Marrio Grier 25 RB 16 0 229 5-10 Clemson,Tennessee-Chattanooga 12/5/1971 Rook

New England Patriots / 6th / 195th pick / 1996

Jerome Henderson 27 DB 7 0 193 5-10 Clemson 8/8/1969 5

New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1991

Jimmy Hitchcock 26 DB 13 5 190 5-10 North Carolina 11/9/1970 1

New England Patriots / 3rd / 88th pick / 1995

Shawn Jefferson 27 WR 15 15 185 5-11 Central Florida 2/22/1969 5

Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991

Dietrich Jells 24 WR 7 1 186 5-10 Pittsburgh 4/11/1972 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 176th pick / 1996

Ted Johnson 24 LB 16 16 253 6-4 Colorado 12/4/1972 1

New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995

Mike D. Jones 27 DE 16 12 290 6-4 North Carolina State 8/25/1969 5

Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1991

Bob Kratch 30 G 8 4 288 6-3 Iowa 1/6/1966 7

New York Giants / 3rd / 64th pick / 1989

Max Lane 25 T-G 16 16 315 6-6 Navy 2/22/1971 2

New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994

Ty Law 22 DB 13 12 200 5-11 Michigan 2/10/1974 1

New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995

Vernon Lewis 26 DB 7 0 192 5-10 Pittsburgh 10/27/1970 3
Ray Lucas 24 QB 2 0 214 6-3 Rutgers 8/6/1972 Rook
Curtis Martin* 23 RB 16 15 210 5-11 Pittsburgh 5/1/1973 1

New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995

Willie McGinest* 25 DE-LB 16 16 270 6-5 USC 12/11/1971 2

New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994

Michael McGruder 32 DB 14 0 185 5-11 Kent State 5/6/1964 7
Dave Meggett* 30 RB 16 1 190 5-7 Morgan State,Towson State 4/30/1966 7

New York Giants / 5th / 132nd pick / 1989

Lawyer Milloy 23 DB 16 10 210 6-0 Washington 11/14/1973 Rook

New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996

Marty Moore 25 LB 16 0 244 6-1 Kentucky 3/19/1971 2

New England Patriots / 7th / 222nd pick / 1994

Will Moore 26 WR 2 1 184 6-1 Texas Southern 2/21/1970 1
Lovett Purnell 24 TE 2 0 245 6-3 West Virginia 4/7/1972 Rook

New England Patriots / 7th / 216th pick / 1996

Terry Ray 27 DB 16 7 205 6-1 Oklahoma 10/12/1969 4

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 158th pick / 1992

Ricky Reynolds 31 DB 12 9 190 5-11 Washington State 1/19/1965 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987

David Richards 30 G-T 5 0 315 6-5 SMU,UCLA 4/11/1966 8

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988

William Roberts 34 G-T 16 16 291 6-5 Ohio State 8/5/1962 12

New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984

Todd Rucci 26 G-T 16 12 296 6-5 Penn State 7/14/1970 3

New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993

Dwayne Sabb 27 LB 16 7 248 6-4 New Hampshire 10/9/1969 4

New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1992

Pio Sagapolutele 27 DT-DE 15 10 297 6-6 San Diego State 11/28/1969 5

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 85th pick / 1991

Walter Scott 23 DE 1 0 285 6-3 East Carolina 5/18/1973 Rook
Chris Slade 25 LB 16 9 245 6-5 Virginia 1/30/1971 3

New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993

Otis Smith 31 DB 11 6 198 5-11 Missouri,Southern 10/22/1965 5
Chris Sullivan 23 DE 16 0 279 6-4 Boston College 3/14/1973 Rook

New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 1996

Tom Tupa 30 QB-P 16 0 225 6-4 Ohio State 2/6/1966 8

Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988

Adam Vinatieri 24 K 16 0 202 6-0 South Dakota State 12/28/1972 Rook
Mark Wheeler 26 DT-NT 16 15 285 6-3 Texas A&M 4/1/1970 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1992

Larry Whigham 24 DB 16 1 205 6-2 La-Monroe 6/23/1972 2

Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 110th pick / 1994

Dave Wohlabaugh 24 C 16 16 296 6-3 Syracuse 4/13/1972 1

New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995

Devin Wyman 23 DT 9 4 290 6-7 Kentucky State 8/29/1973 Rook

New England Patriots / 6th / 206th pick / 1996

Scott Zolak 29 QB 3 0 230 6-5 Maryland 12/13/1967 4

New England Patriots / 4th / 84th pick / 1991

Team Total 26.3 16 240.1 6-2.0 3.3