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1996 Houston Oilers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 345 points (21.6/g), 10th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 319 points (19.9/g), 16th.
Differential of 26 points (1.6/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 20th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.9, Offense: 0.1, Defense: 0.8, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jeff Fisher (8-8-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell
Other Notable Asst.: Gregg Williams (Linebackers)
Training Camp: Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Chris Chandler | 31 | 8 | 12 | 184 for 320, 2,099 yards, 16 td, 11 int, & 28 rushes for 113 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Eddie George | 23 | Rook | 16 | 335 rushes for 1,368 yards, 8 td, & 23 catches for 182 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Willie Davis | 29 | 5 | 14 | 39 catches for 464 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Chris Sanders | 24 | 1 | 15 | 48 catches for 882 yards, 4 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Ronnie Harmon | 32 | 10 | 6 | 42 catches for 488 yards, 2 td, & 29 rushes for 131 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Derek Russell | 27 | 5 | 5 | 34 catches for 421 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Roderick Lewis | 25 | 2 | 7 | 7 catches for 50 yards, 0 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 157th pick / 1994 |
| TE | Frank Wycheck | 25 | 3 | 16 | 53 catches for 511 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| TE | Frank Wycheck | 25 | 3 | 16 | 53 catches for 511 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Brad Hopkins | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 |
| LG | Bruce Matthews* | 35 | 13 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 | |
| C | Mark Stepnoski* | 29 | 7 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 | |
| RG | Kevin Donnalley | 28 | 5 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991 | |
| RT | Irv Eatman | 35 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Anthony Cook | 24 | 1 | 11 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Gary Walker | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Henry Ford | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Robert Young | 27 | 5 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 116th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | James Roberson | 25 | Rook | 5 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Joe Bowden | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992 |
| MLB | Barron Wortham | 27 | 2 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994 |
| RLB | Micheal Barrow | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Cris Dishman | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 125th pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Darryll Lewis | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991 |
| SS | Blaine Bishop* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993 |
| FS | Marcus Robertson | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Al Del Greco | 34 | 12 | 0 | 32 of 38 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | |
| P | Reggie Roby | 35 | 13 | 0 | 67 punts for a 44.4 average, 1 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Mel J. Gray | 35 | 10 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Mel J. Gray | 35 | 10 | 0 | 50 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Mike Archie | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 5-8 | Penn St. | 10/14/1972 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 7th / 218th pick / 1996 |
| 22 | Tomur Barnes | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | North Texas | 9/8/1970 | 2 | |
| 56 | Micheal Barrow | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 4/19/1970 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| 23 | Blaine Bishop* | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 197 | 5-9 | St. Joseph's (IN),Ball St. | 7/24/1970 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993 |
| 58 | Joe Bowden | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 2/25/1970 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992 |
| 94 | Kendrick Burton | 23 | DE | 4 | 2 | 288 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/7/1973 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 107th pick / 1996 |
| 12 | Chris Chandler | 31 | QB | 12 | 12 | 224 | 6-4 | Washington | 10/12/1965 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| 39 | Lee Cole | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Arizona St. | 6/25/1974 | Rook | |
| 78 | Anthony Cook | 24 | DE-DT | 12 | 11 | 295 | 6-3 | South Carolina St. | 5/30/1972 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1995 |
| 86 | Willie Davis | 29 | WR | 16 | 14 | 180 | 6-0 | Central Arkansas | 10/10/1967 | 5 | |
| 3 | Al Del Greco | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Auburn | 3/2/1962 | 12 | |
| 28 | Cris Dishman | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-0 | Purdue | 8/13/1965 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 125th pick / 1988 |
| 77 | Kevin Donnalley | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Davidson,North Carolina | 6/10/1968 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991 |
| 30 | Anthony Dorsett | 23 | DB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/14/1973 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 6th / 177th pick / 1996 |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | 35 | T | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-7 | UCLA | 1/1/1961 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983 |
| 60 | Hicham El-Mashtoub | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 288 | 6-2 | Arizona | 5/11/1972 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 174th pick / 1995 |
| 91 | Josh Evans | 24 | DT | 8 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Ala-Birmingham | 9/6/1972 | 1 | |
| 83 | Malcolm Floyd | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 12/19/1972 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 101st pick / 1994 |
| 92 | Henry Ford | 25 | DT-DE | 15 | 14 | 295 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/30/1971 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Eddie George | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/24/1973 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Mel J. Gray | 35 | RB-WR | 14 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 93 | Mike Halapin | 23 | DT | 9 | 0 | 294 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 7/1/1973 | Rook | |
| 51 | Lemanski Hall | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Alabama | 11/24/1970 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 220th pick / 1994 |
| 33 | Ronnie Harmon | 32 | RB-WR | 16 | 6 | 200 | 5-11 | Iowa | 5/7/1964 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986 |
| 72 | Brad Hopkins | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-3 | Illinois | 9/5/1970 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 |
| 24 | Steve Jackson | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 188 | 5-8 | Purdue | 4/8/1969 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1991 |
| 57 | Lenoy Jones | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | TCU | 9/25/1974 | Rook | |
| 50 | Terry Killens | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 3/24/1974 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1996 |
| 66 | Jason Layman | 23 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 310 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 7/29/1973 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Darryll Lewis | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-9 | Arizona | 12/16/1968 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991 |
| 88 | Roderick Lewis | 25 | TE | 16 | 7 | 254 | 6-5 | Arizona | 6/9/1971 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 157th pick / 1994 |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews* | 35 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 8/8/1961 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| 87 | James McKeehan | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 8/9/1973 | Rook | |
| 9 | Steve McNair | 23 | QB | 9 | 4 | 235 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 2/14/1973 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995 |
| 55 | John Henry Mills* | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 10/31/1969 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 131st pick / 1993 |
| 97 | Bryant Mix | 24 | DE | 6 | 2 | 291 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 7/28/1972 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1996 |
| 64 | Erik Norgard | 31 | G-C | 13 | 0 | 282 | 6-1 | West. Washington,Colorado | 11/4/1965 | 6 | |
| 80 | Michael Roan | 24 | TE | 15 | 1 | 251 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1972 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 101st pick / 1995 |
| 90 | James Roberson | 25 | DE | 15 | 5 | 275 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 5/3/1971 | Rook | |
| 31 | Marcus Robertson | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 5-11 | Iowa St. | 10/2/1969 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1991 |
| 37 | Rafael Robinson | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 6/19/1969 | 4 | |
| 7 | Reggie Roby | 35 | P | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| 69 | Jon Runyan | 23 | T | 10 | 0 | 330 | 6-7 | Michigan | 11/27/1973 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 109th pick / 1996 |
| 85 | Derek Russell | 27 | WR | 16 | 5 | 195 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 6/22/1969 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991 |
| 81 | Chris Sanders | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 188 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 5/8/1972 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1995 |
| 54 | Al Smith | 32 | LB | 1 | 1 | 244 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Utah St. | 11/26/1964 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 147th pick / 1987 |
| 53 | Mark Stepnoski* | 29 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| 26 | Rayna Stewart | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Northern Arizona | 6/18/1973 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 143rd pick / 1996 |
| 20 | Rodney Thomas | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 3/30/1973 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1995 |
| 96 | Gary Walker | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 324 | 6-3 | Auburn | 2/28/1973 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| 82 | Sheddrick Wilson | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/23/1973 | Rook | |
| 52 | Barron Wortham | 27 | LB | 15 | 14 | 244 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 11/1/1969 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994 |
| 89 | Frank Wycheck | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-3 | Maryland | 10/14/1971 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| 99 | Robert Young | 27 | DE-DT | 15 | 13 | 273 | 6-6 | Mississippi St. | 1/29/1969 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 116th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 241.4 | 6-1.3 | 3.4 |