1996 Dallas Cowboys Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Barry Switzer (10-6)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1996 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1996 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Dallas racked up 286 points, while the solid defense allowed 250. Troy Aikman threw for 3,126 yards. Michael Irvin hauled in 64 passes for 962 yards. Eric Bjornson provided receiving help, too.

Emmitt Smith ran for a team-best 1,204 yards for the Cowboys.

Darren Woodson and Kevin Smith each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Tony Tolbert topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 37 sacks.

Barry Switzer coached the team. The 1996 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
8Troy AikmanQBNovember 21, 19666'4"219OklahomaWest Covina, CA USA1515
73Larry AllenRGNovember 27, 19716'3"325Butte JC (CA)Los Angeles, CA USA1616
81Tyji ArmstrongTEOctober 3, 19706'4"259Iowa CentralInkster, MI USA167
40Bill BatesDBJune 6, 19616'1"204TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA140
86Eric BjornsonTEDecember 15, 19716'4"236WashingtonSan Francisco, CA USA1410
18Chris BoniolKDecember 9, 19715'11"169Louisiana TechAlexandria, LA USA160
29Alundis BriceDBMay 1, 19705'10"178MississippiBrookhaven, MS USA141
57Alan CamposLBMarch 3, 19736'3"236LouisvilleMiami, FL USA150
96Shante CarverRDEFebruary 12, 19716'5"250Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA107
75Tony CasillasDTOctober 26, 19636'3"278OklahomaTulsa, OK USA163
72Ray ChildressDT-DEOctober 20, 19626'6"272Texas A&MMemphis, TN USA30
35Wendell DavisDBJune 27, 19735'10"201OklahomaWichita, KS USA130
87Billy DavisWRJuly 6, 19726'1"205PittsburghEl Paso, TX USA130
53Ray DonaldsonCMay 18, 19586'3"311GeorgiaRome, GA USA1616
63John FlanneryG-CJanuary 13, 19696'4"303SyracusePottsville, PA USA10
17Jason GarrettQBMarch 28, 19666'2"200PrincetonAbington, PA USA10
56Randall GodfreyLLBApril 6, 19736'2"245GeorgiaValdosta, GA USA166
94Charles HaleyRDEJanuary 6, 19646'5"252James MadisonGladys, VA USA55
24Roger HarperDBOctober 26, 19706'2"225Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA140
69George HegaminTFebruary 14, 19736'7"331North Carolina St.Camden, NJ USA161
70Dale HellestraeT-G-CJuly 11, 19626'5"282SMUPhoenix, AZ USA160
95Chad HenningsLDTOctober 20, 19656'6"287Air ForceElberon, IA USA1515
88Michael IrvinWRMarch 5, 19666'2"207Miami (FL)Fort Lauderdale, FL USA1111
19John JettPNovember 11, 19686'0"197East CarolinaRichmond, VA USA160
48Daryl JohnstonFBFebruary 10, 19666'2"238SyracuseYoungstown, NY USA1615
60Derek KennardG-CSeptember 9, 19626'3"285Nevada-RenoStockton, CA USA10
78Leon LettRDTOctober 12, 19686'6"290Emporia St.Mobile, AL USA1313
31Brock MarionFSJune 11, 19705'11"200Nevada-RenoBakersfield, CA USA1010
83Kelvin MartinPRMay 14, 19655'9"163Boston Col.San Diego, CA USA161
99Hurvin McCormackDTApril 6, 19726'5"281IndianaBrooklyn, NY USA164
82Johnny MitchellTEJanuary 20, 19716'3"241NebraskaChicago, IL USA41
98Godfrey MylesLBSeptember 22, 19686'1"240FloridaMiami, FL USA160
61Nate NewtonLGDecember 20, 19616'3"318Florida A&MOrlando, FL USA1616
97Kavika PittmanDEOctober 9, 19746'6"273McNeese St.Frankfurt, Germany150
36Dominique RossRBJanuary 12, 19726'0"203Valdosta St.Jacksonville, FL USA20
21Deion SandersRCBAugust 9, 19676'1"195Florida St.Fort Myers, FL USA1615
52Jim SchwantzLBJanuary 23, 19706'2"240PurdueArlington Heights, IL USA160
50Clay ShiverCDecember 7, 19726'2"283Florida St.Tifton, GA USA140
59Darrin SmithRLBApril 15, 19706'1"236Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA1616
22Emmitt SmithRBMay 15, 19695'9"210FloridaPensacola, FL USA1515
26Kevin SmithLCBApril 7, 19705'11"183Texas A&MOrange, TX USA1616
55Fred StricklandMLBAugust 15, 19666'2"246PurdueBuffalo, NY USA1616
30George TeagueFSFebruary 18, 19716'1"198AlabamaLansing, MI USA168
51Broderick ThomasLLBFebruary 20, 19676'4"250NebraskaHouston, TX USA169
92Tony TolbertLDEDecember 29, 19676'6"268Texas-El PasoTuskegee, AL USA1616
71Mark TuineiLTMarch 31, 19606'5"302UCLANanakuli, HI USA1515
93Mike UlufaleDT-DEFebruary 1, 19726'4"277BYUHonolulu, HI USA30
34Herschel WalkerKRMarch 3, 19626'1"225GeorgiaWrightsville, GA USA161
89Derek WareTESeptember 17, 19676'2"255Texas A&MSacramento, CA USA51
42Charlie WilliamsDBFebruary 2, 19726'0"204Bowling GreenDetroit, MI USA70
79Erik WilliamsRTSeptember 7, 19686'6"324Central State (OH)Philadelphia, PA USA1616
85Kevin WilliamsWRJanuary 25, 19715'9"195Miami (FL)Dallas, TX USA109
20Sherman WilliamsRBAugust 13, 19735'8"198AlabamaMobile, AL USA161
80Stepfret WilliamsWRJune 14, 19736'0"170La-MonroeMinden, LA USA51
11Wade WilsonQBFebruary 1, 19596'3"210Texas A&M-CommerceGreenville, TX USA31
28Darren WoodsonSSApril 25, 19696'1"219Arizona St.Phoenix, AZ USA1616



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