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1996 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 344 points (21.5/g), 11th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 257 points (16.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 87 points (5.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Bill Cowher (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 | Mike Tomczak | 34 | 11 | 15 | 222 for 401, 2,767 yards, 15 td, 17 int, & 22 rushes for -7 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Jerome Bettis*+ | 24 | 3 | 12 | 320 rushes for 1,431 yards, 11 td, & 22 catches for 122 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| FB | Tim Lester | 28 | 4 | 13 | 8 rushes for 20 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 70 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 255th pick / 1992 |
| WR | Andre Hastings | 25 | 3 | 10 | 72 catches for 739 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 71 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Charles Johnson | 24 | 2 | 12 | 60 catches for 1,008 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1994 |
| TE | Mark Bruener | 24 | 1 | 12 | 12 catches for 141 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Jonathan Hayes | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 catches for 14 yards, 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| LT | John Jackson | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| LG | Will Wolford | 32 | 10 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 20th pick / 1986 |
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| C | Dermontti Dawson*+ | 31 | 8 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
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| RG | Brendan Stai | 24 | 1 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 |
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| RG | Tom Myslinski | 28 | 4 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1992 |
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| RT | Justin Strzelczyk | 28 | 6 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1990 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Brentson Buckner | 25 | 2 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| LDE | Bill E. Johnson | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1992 |
| NT | Joel Steed | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Kevin Henry | 28 | 3 | 10 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| LOLB | Jason Gildon | 24 | 2 | 13 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Levon Kirkland* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| RILB | Jerry Olsavsky | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| ROLB | Chad Brown*+ | 26 | 3 | 14 | 13.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Rod Woodson* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Willie J. Williams | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1993 |
| SS | Carnell Lake* | 29 | 7 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Darren Perry | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Norm Johnson | 36 | 14 | 0 | 23 of 30 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Josh Miller | 26 | Rook | 0 | 55 punts for a 41.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Andre Hastings | 25 | 3 | 10 | 37 punt returns for a 6.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Jahine Arnold | 23 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1996 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jahine Arnold | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 6/19/1973 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1996 |
| Myron Bell | 25 | DB | 16 | 4 | 203 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 9/15/1971 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| Jerome Bettis*+ | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 252 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/16/1972 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| Kirk Botkin | 25 | TE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 3/19/1971 | 2 | |
| Chad Brown*+ | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 7/12/1970 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| Mark Bruener | 24 | TE | 12 | 12 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| Brentson Buckner | 25 | DT-DE-NT | 15 | 14 | 305 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/30/1971 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| Steve Conley | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 1/18/1972 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1996 |
| Bernard Dafney | 28 | G-T | 14 | 1 | 324 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 11/1/1968 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 247th pick / 1992 |
| Dermontti Dawson*+ | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 6/17/1965 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| Shayne Edge | 25 | P | 4 | 0 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/21/1971 | Rook | |
| Carlos Emmons | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 9/3/1973 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 1996 |
| John Farquhar | 24 | TE | 4 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | Duke | 3/22/1972 | Rook | |
| Deon Figures | 26 | DB | 16 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 1/20/1970 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1993 |
| Lee Flowers | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 1/14/1973 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| Randy Fuller | 26 | DB | 14 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee State | 6/2/1970 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 123rd pick / 1994 |
| Oliver Gibson | 24 | DT-NT | 16 | 0 | 304 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/15/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| Jason Gildon | 24 | LB | 14 | 13 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/31/1972 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| Andre Hastings | 25 | WR | 16 | 10 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia | 11/7/1971 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 34 | TE | 16 | 6 | 248 | 6-5 | Iowa | 8/11/1962 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| Kevin Henry | 28 | DE | 12 | 10 | 282 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 10/23/1968 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| Corey Holliday | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/31/1971 | 1 | |
| Earl Holmes | 23 | LB | 3 | 1 | 242 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/28/1973 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| John Jackson | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 1/4/1965 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| Bill E. Johnson | 28 | DT-DE | 15 | 8 | 305 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 12/9/1968 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1992 |
| Charles Johnson | 24 | WR | 16 | 12 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 1/3/1972 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1994 |
| Norm Johnson | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/31/1960 | 14 | |
| Donta Jones | 24 | LB | 15 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/27/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 1995 |
| Levon Kirkland* | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/17/1969 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| Carnell Lake* | 29 | DB | 13 | 13 | 210 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/15/1967 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| Tim Lester | 28 | RB | 16 | 13 | 233 | 5-10 | Eastern Kentucky | 6/15/1968 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 255th pick / 1992 |
| Greg Lloyd | 31 | LB | 1 | 1 | 228 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 5/26/1965 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| Fred McAfee | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 6/20/1968 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| Jim Miller | 25 | QB | 2 | 1 | 226 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/9/1971 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1994 |
| Josh Miller | 26 | P | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | Rook | |
| Ernie Mills | 28 | WR | 9 | 3 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/28/1968 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| Tom Myslinski | 28 | G | 8 | 6 | 283 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/7/1968 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1992 |
| Chris Oldham | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/26/1968 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 105th pick / 1990 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 29 | LB | 15 | 13 | 221 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/29/1967 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| Erric Pegram | 27 | RB | 12 | 4 | 195 | 5-10 | North Texas | 1/7/1969 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| Darren Perry | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 5-11 | Penn State | 12/29/1968 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1992 |
| Eric Ravotti | 25 | LB | 15 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/16/1971 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 180th pick / 1994 |
| Israel Raybon | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | North Alabama | 2/5/1973 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 163rd pick / 1996 |
| Terry Richardson | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 10/8/1971 | Rook | |
| Orpheus Roye | 23 | DT-DE | 13 | 1 | 320 | 6-4 | Florida State | 1/21/1973 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| Brendan Stai | 24 | G | 9 | 9 | 312 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 3/30/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 |
| Joel Steed | 27 | NT | 16 | 14 | 300 | 6-2 | Colorado | 2/17/1969 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1992 |
| Kordell Stewart | 24 | QB | 16 | 2 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/16/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| Justin Strzelczyk | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-6 | Maine | 8/18/1968 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1990 |
| Jim Sweeney | 34 | C-T-G | 16 | 0 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | 12 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 27 | WR | 6 | 2 | 208 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem State | 8/15/1969 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991 |
| Mike Tomczak | 34 | QB | 16 | 15 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/23/1962 | 11 | |
| Willie J. Williams | 26 | DB | 15 | 14 | 194 | 5-9 | Western Carolina | 12/26/1970 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1993 |
| Jon Witman | 24 | RB | 16 | 4 | 240 | 6-2 | Penn State | 6/1/1972 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1996 |
| Will Wolford | 32 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 5/18/1964 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 20th pick / 1986 |
| Rod Woodson* | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/10/1965 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 241.5 | 6-1.8 | 3.7 |