1996 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jimmy Johnson (8-8)
Location: Miami, Florida
1996 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jimmy Johnson (8-8)
Location: Miami, Florida
1996 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Dolphins ran up 339 points, and the defense yielded 325. Dan Marino passed for 2,795 yards. O.J. McDuffie hauled in 74 passes for 918 yards.
Karim Abdul-Jabbar carried the ball for a team-best 1,116 yards for Miami.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 36 turnovers. Terrell Buckley intercepted 6 opponent throws. Trace Armstrong topped pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 37 sacks.
Jimmy Johnson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Karim Abdul-Jabbar | RB | June 28, 1974 | 5'10" | 194 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 93 | Trace Armstrong | LDE | October 5, 1965 | 6'4" | 275 | Arizona St. | Bethesda, MD USA | 16 | 9 |
| 28 | Gene Atkins | FS | November 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 201 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 5 | 5 |
| 23 | Robert Bailey | DB | September 3, 1968 | 5'9" | 176 | Miami (FL) | , Barbados | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Fred Barnett | WR | June 17, 1966 | 6'0" | 204 | Arkansas St. | Shelby, MS USA | 9 | 7 |
| 60 | John Bock | C-G | February 11, 1971 | 6'3" | 290 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Tim Bowens | RDT | February 7, 1973 | 6'4" | 325 | Mississippi | Okolona, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | O.J. Brigance | LB | September 29, 1969 | 6'0" | 236 | Rice | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | J.B. Brown | DB | January 5, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 1 |
| 76 | James Brown | RT | November 30, 1970 | 6'6" | 330 | Virginia St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Jeff Buckey | G | August 7, 1974 | 6'5" | 305 | Stanford | Bakersfield, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 27 | Terrell Buckley | LCB | June 7, 1971 | 5'10" | 180 | Florida St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Shane Burton | LDE | January 18, 1974 | 6'6" | 305 | Tennessee | Logan, WV USA | 16 | 8 |
| 41 | Keith Byars | RB | October 14, 1963 | 6'1" | 245 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 84 | Brett Carolan | TE | March 16, 1971 | 6'3" | 241 | Washington St. | San Rafael, CA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 87 | Kirby Dar Dar | WR | March 27, 1972 | 5'9" | 185 | Syracuse | Morgan City, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 63 | Cal Dixon | C | October 11, 1969 | 6'4" | 302 | Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 84 | Troy Drayton | TE | June 29, 1970 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 94 | Steve Emtman | DE | April 16, 1970 | 6'4" | 290 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Craig Erickson | QB | May 17, 1969 | 6'2" | 209 | Miami (FL) | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 7 | 3 |
| 92 | Daryl Gardener | LDT | February 25, 1973 | 6'6" | 295 | Baylor | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 12 |
| 62 | Chris Gray | RG | June 19, 1970 | 6'4" | 308 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 98 | Norman Hand | DT | September 4, 1972 | 6'3" | 310 | Mississippi | Queens, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Anthony Harris | LB | January 25, 1973 | 6'1" | 231 | Auburn | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 7 | 3 |
| 89 | Randal Hill | WR | September 21, 1969 | 5'10" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 31 | Sean Hill | FS | August 14, 1971 | 5'10" | 179 | Montana St. | Dowagiac, MI USA | 12 | 5 |
| 50 | Dwight Hollier | LLB | April 21, 1969 | 6'2" | 246 | North Carolina | Hampton, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 53 | Larry Izzo | LB | September 26, 1974 | 5'10" | 228 | Rice | Fort Belvoir, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Calvin Jackson | RCB | October 28, 1972 | 5'9" | 185 | Auburn | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 34 | Tim Jacobs | DB | April 5, 1970 | 5'10" | 187 | Delaware | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 97 | Aaron Jones | DE-LB | December 18, 1966 | 6'5" | 261 | East. Kentucky | Orlando, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 88 | Charles Jordan | WR | October 9, 1969 | 5'11" | 182 | Long Beach CC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | John Kidd | P | August 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Northwestern | Springfield, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Bernie Kosar | QB | November 25, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Boardman, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Dan Marino | QB | September 15, 1961 | 6'4" | 224 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | O.J. McDuffie | PR | December 2, 1969 | 5'10" | 194 | Penn St. | Marion, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Everett McIver | RG | August 5, 1970 | 6'5" | 318 | Elizabeth City St. | Cumberland, NC USA | 7 | 5 |
| 32 | Jerris McPhail | RB | June 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 198 | Wake Forest | Clinton, NC USA | 9 | 1 |
| 83 | Scott Miller | WR | October 20, 1968 | 5'11" | 181 | UCLA | Phoenix, AZ USA | 12 | 1 |
| 79 | Billy Milner | T | June 21, 1972 | 6'5" | 304 | Houston | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Joe Nedney | K | March 22, 1973 | 6'5" | 225 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Louis Oliver | SS | March 9, 1966 | 6'2" | 224 | Florida | Belle Glade, FL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 30 | Bernie Parmalee | RB | September 16, 1967 | 5'11" | 201 | Ball St. | Jersey City, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Stanley Pritchett | FB | December 22, 1973 | 6'2" | 250 | South Carolina | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Tim Ruddy | C | April 27, 1972 | 6'3" | 295 | Notre Dame | Scranton, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Keith Sims | LG | June 17, 1967 | 6'3" | 318 | Iowa St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 15 | 15 |
| 55 | Chris Singleton | RLB | February 20, 1967 | 6'2" | 246 | Arizona | Parsippany, NJ USA | 14 | 13 |
| 40 | Irving Spikes | KR | December 21, 1970 | 5'8" | 212 | Alabama | Ocean Springs, MS USA | 15 | 1 |
| 35 | Michael Stewart | DB | July 12, 1965 | 5'11" | 202 | Fresno St. | Atascadero, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 96 | Danny Stubbs | RDE | January 3, 1965 | 6'4" | 265 | Miami (FL) | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 15 |
| 85 | Lamar Thomas | WR | February 12, 1970 | 6'1" | 175 | Miami (FL) | Ocala, FL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 54 | Zach Thomas | MLB | September 1, 1973 | 5'11" | 230 | Texas Tech | Pampa, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Frank Wainright | TE | October 10, 1967 | 6'2" | 255 | Northern Colorado | Peoria, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Richmond Webb | LT | January 11, 1967 | 6'6" | 325 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Jerry Wilson | DB | July 17, 1973 | 5'11" | 190 | Southern | Alexandria, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Robert Wilson | RB | January 13, 1969 | 6'0" | 255 | Texas A&M | South Park, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 22 | Shawn Wooden | FS | October 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 205 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 11 |
