1996 Houston Oilers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jeff Fisher (8-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
1996 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jeff Fisher (8-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
1996 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Oilers chalked up 345 points, and the defensive unit gave up 319. Chris Chandler threw for 2,099 yards, and Steve McNair threw the ball, too. Frank Wycheck hauled in 53 passes, while Chris Sanders added 882 receiving yards. Ronnie Harmon contributed to the receiving game also.
Eddie George ran for a team-leading 1,368 yards for Houston.
Darryll Lewis intercepted 5 opponent throws. Anthony Cook sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times.
Jeff Fisher coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Mike Archie | RB | October 14, 1972 | 5'8" | 205 | Penn St. | Sharon, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Tomur Barnes | DB | September 8, 1970 | 5'10" | 188 | North Texas | McNair, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | Micheal Barrow | RLB | April 19, 1970 | 6'2" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Homestead, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Blaine Bishop | SS | July 24, 1970 | 5'9" | 197 | Franklin (IN) | Indianapolis, IN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 58 | Joe Bowden | LLB | February 25, 1970 | 5'11" | 230 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Kendrick Burton | DE | September 7, 1973 | 6'5" | 288 | Alabama | Decatur, AL USA | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Chris Chandler | QB | October 12, 1965 | 6'4" | 224 | Washington | Everett, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 39 | Lee Cole | DB | June 25, 1974 | 5'11" | 188 | Arizona St. | Riverside, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Anthony Cook | LDE | May 30, 1972 | 6'3" | 295 | South Carolina St. | Bennettsville, SC USA | 12 | 11 |
| 86 | Willie Davis | WR | October 10, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | Central Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Al Del Greco | K | March 2, 1962 | 5'10" | 200 | Auburn | Providence, RI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Cris Dishman | LCB | August 13, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | Purdue | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Kevin Donnalley | RG | June 10, 1968 | 6'5" | 310 | Davidson | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Anthony Dorsett | DB | September 14, 1973 | 5'11" | 205 | Pittsburgh | Aliquippa, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | RT | January 1, 1961 | 6'7" | 293 | UCLA | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Hicham El-Mashtoub | C | May 11, 1972 | 6'2" | 288 | Arizona | Beirut, Lebanon | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Josh Evans | DT | September 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 280 | Ala-Birmingham | Langdale, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Malcolm Floyd | WR | December 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 194 | Fresno St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Henry Ford | RDT | October 30, 1971 | 6'3" | 295 | Arkansas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 27 | Eddie George | RB | September 24, 1973 | 6'3" | 235 | Ohio St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Mel Gray | KR | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 93 | Mike Halapin | DT | July 1, 1973 | 6'4" | 294 | Pittsburgh | New Kensington, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Lemanski Hall | LB | November 24, 1970 | 6'0" | 231 | Alabama | Valley, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ronnie Harmon | WR | May 7, 1964 | 5'11" | 200 | Iowa | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 6 |
| 72 | Brad Hopkins | LT | September 5, 1970 | 6'3" | 305 | Illinois | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Steve Jackson | DB | April 8, 1969 | 5'8" | 188 | Purdue | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 57 | Lenoy Jones | LB | September 25, 1974 | 6'1" | 228 | TCU | Marlin, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | Terry Killens | LB | March 24, 1974 | 6'1" | 235 | Penn St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Jason Layman | G-T | July 29, 1973 | 6'5" | 310 | Tennessee | Sevierville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Darryll Lewis | RCB | December 16, 1968 | 5'9" | 188 | Arizona | Bellflower, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Roderick Lewis | TE | June 9, 1971 | 6'5" | 254 | Arizona | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 7 |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews | LG | August 8, 1961 | 6'5" | 305 | USC | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | James McKeehan | TE | August 9, 1973 | 6'3" | 251 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Steve McNair | QB | February 14, 1973 | 6'2" | 235 | Alcorn St. | Mt. Olive, MS USA | 9 | 4 |
| 55 | John Mills | LB | October 31, 1969 | 6'0" | 226 | Wake Forest | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Bryant Mix | DE | July 28, 1972 | 6'3" | 291 | Alcorn St. | Water Valley, MS USA | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Erik Norgard | G-C | November 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 282 | West. Washington | Bellevue, WA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Michael Roan | TE | August 29, 1972 | 6'3" | 251 | Wisconsin | Iowa City, IA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 90 | James Roberson | RDE | May 3, 1971 | 6'3" | 275 | Florida St. | Bartow, FL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 31 | Marcus Robertson | FS | October 2, 1969 | 5'11" | 198 | Iowa St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Rafael Robinson | DB | June 19, 1969 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Marshall, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Reggie Roby | P | July 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 249 | Iowa | Waterloo, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Jon Runyan | T | November 27, 1973 | 6'7" | 330 | Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | Derek Russell | WR | June 22, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 5 |
| 81 | Chris Sanders | WR | May 8, 1972 | 6'1" | 188 | Ohio St. | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 54 | Al Smith | LB | November 26, 1964 | 6'1" | 244 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Mark Stepnoski | C | January 20, 1967 | 6'2" | 269 | Pittsburgh | Erie, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Rayna Stewart | DB | June 18, 1973 | 5'10" | 198 | Northern Arizona | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Rodney Thomas | RB | March 30, 1973 | 5'10" | 210 | Texas A&M | Trinity, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Gary Walker | LDT | February 28, 1973 | 6'3" | 324 | Auburn | Royston, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Sheddrick Wilson | WR | November 23, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | LSU | Thomasville, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 52 | Barron Wortham | MLB | November 1, 1969 | 5'11" | 244 | Texas-El Paso | Fort Worth, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 89 | Frank Wycheck | TE | October 14, 1971 | 6'3" | 253 | Maryland | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Robert Young | RDE | January 29, 1969 | 6'6" | 273 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 15 | 13 |
