1996 Denver Broncos Roster
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Mike Shanahan (13-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1996 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Denver piled up points with 391 points, while the defense yielded 275. John Elway triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,328 yards. Shannon Sharpe paced all receivers, hauling in 80 passes for 1,062 yards.
Terrell Davis ran for a team-best 1,538 yards for the Broncos.
Tyrone Braxton intercepted 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Alfred Williams topped pass rushers with 13 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 40 sacks.
Mike Shanahan coached the team. The 1996 Denver Broncos lost in the Division Playoff.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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57 | Allen Aldridge | MLB | May 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 254 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
27 | Steve Atwater | FS | October 28, 1966 | 6'3" | 218 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
34 | Tyrone Braxton | SS | December 17, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | North Dakota St. | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
70 | Jamie Brown | T | April 24, 1972 | 6'8" | 320 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 2 |
56 | Keith Burns | LB | May 16, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Greeleyville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
59 | Glenn Cadrez | LB | January 2, 1970 | 6'3" | 240 | Houston | El Centro, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
89 | Dwayne Carswell | TE | January 18, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | Liberty | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
86 | Byron Chamberlain | TE | October 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 250 | Missouri | Honolulu, HI USA | 11 | 0 |
29 | Aaron Craver | FB | December 18, 1968 | 6'0" | 218 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
39 | Ray Crockett | LCB | January 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
30 | Terrell Davis | RB | October 28, 1972 | 5'11" | 206 | Long Beach St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
63 | David Diaz-Infante | G | March 31, 1964 | 6'3" | 291 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 9 | 2 |
1 | Jason Elam | K | March 8, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Hawaii | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
79 | Jumpy Geathers | DE-DT | June 26, 1960 | 6'7" | 290 | Wichita St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
75 | Brian Habib | RG | December 2, 1964 | 6'7" | 299 | Washington | Ellensburg, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
54 | Britt Hager | LB | February 20, 1966 | 6'1" | 231 | Texas | Odessa, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
96 | Harald Hasselbach | DE | September 22, 1967 | 6'6" | 281 | Washington | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16 | 1 |
37 | Tim Hauck | DB | December 20, 1966 | 5'10" | 187 | Pacific (OR) | Butte, MT USA | 16 | 0 |
22 | Vaughn Hebron | KR | October 7, 1970 | 5'8" | 195 | Virginia Tech | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
21 | Randy Hilliard | DB | February 6, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | NW State (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 2 |
20 | Tory James | DB | May 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 186 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
82 | Patrick Jeffers | WR | February 2, 1973 | 6'3" | 217 | Virginia | Fort Campbell, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
25 | Darrius Johnson | DB | May 18, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Oklahoma | Terrell, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
72 | Ernest Jones | DT-DE | April 1, 1971 | 6'2" | 263 | Oregon | Utica, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
31 | Rondell Jones | DB | May 7, 1971 | 6'2" | 210 | North Carolina | Sunderland, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
81 | Todd Kinchen | PR | January 7, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
8 | Jeff Lewis | QB | April 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 211 | Northern Arizona | Columbus, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
97 | Mike Lodish | LDT | August 11, 1967 | 6'3" | 275 | UCLA | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
87 | Ed McCaffrey | WR | August 17, 1968 | 6'5" | 215 | Stanford | Waynesboro, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
68 | Reggie McElroy | T-G | March 4, 1960 | 6'6" | 290 | West Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
83 | Anthony Miller | WR | April 15, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
51 | John Mobley | RLB | October 10, 1973 | 6'1" | 236 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Chester, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
14 | Bill Musgrave | QB | November 11, 1967 | 6'2" | 199 | Oregon | Grand Junction, CO USA | 6 | 1 |
66 | Tom Nalen | C | May 13, 1971 | 6'3" | 286 | Boston Col. | Foxboro, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
95 | Michael Perry | RDT | August 27, 1965 | 6'1" | 285 | Clemson | Aiken, SC USA | 15 | 15 |
38 | Reggie Rivers | RB | February 22, 1968 | 6'1" | 206 | Texas St. | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
94 | Jeff Robinson | TE | February 20, 1970 | 6'4" | 264 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
53 | Bill Romanowski | LLB | April 2, 1966 | 6'4" | 245 | Boston Col. | Vernon, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
16 | Tom Rouen | P | June 9, 1968 | 6'3" | 225 | Colorado St. | Hinsdale, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
69 | Mark Schlereth | LG | January 25, 1966 | 6'3" | 282 | Idaho | Anchorage, AK USA | 14 | 14 |
84 | Shannon Sharpe | TE | June 26, 1968 | 6'2" | 228 | Savannah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
88 | Mike Sherrard | WR | June 21, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
42 | Detron Smith | RB | February 25, 1974 | 5'10" | 229 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
80 | Rod Smith | WR | May 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | Missouri Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 10 | 1 |
64 | Ralph Tamm | G-C | March 11, 1966 | 6'4" | 280 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
98 | Maa Tanuvasa | DE | November 6, 1970 | 6'2" | 270 | Hawaii | Nu'uli, American Samoa | 16 | 1 |
76 | Broderick Thompson | RT | August 14, 1960 | 6'5" | 295 | Kansas | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
48 | Lionel Washington | RCB | October 21, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
91 | Alfred Williams | RDE | November 6, 1968 | 6'6" | 260 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
90 | Dan Williams | LDE | December 15, 1969 | 6'4" | 290 | Tennessee St. | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
65 | Gary Zimmerman | LT | December 13, 1961 | 6'6" | 294 | Oregon | Fullerton, CA USA | 14 | 14 |