1996 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Parcells (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1996 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Parcells (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1996 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
New England piled up points with 418 points, while the defense surrendered 313. Drew Bledsoe led the charge, throwing for 4,086 yards. Terry Glenn caught 90 passes for 1,132 yards.
Curtis Martin rushed for a team-best 1,152 yards for the Patriots.
Willie Clay picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Willie McGinest sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.
Bill Parcells coached the team. The 1996 New England Patriots lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong | LT | September 7, 1965 | 6'4" | 295 | Louisville | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Troy Barnett | DE-DT | May 24, 1971 | 6'5" | 293 | North Carolina | Jacksonville, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Mike Bartrum | TE-C | June 23, 1970 | 6'4" | 245 | Marshall | Gallipolis, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Drew Bledsoe | QB | February 14, 1972 | 6'5" | 238 | Washington St. | Ellensburg, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Vincent Brisby | WR | January 25, 1971 | 6'3" | 190 | La-Monroe | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Corwin Brown | DB | April 25, 1970 | 6'1" | 200 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 93 | Monty Brown | LLB | April 13, 1970 | 6'0" | 238 | Ferris St. | Bridgeport, MI USA | 11 | 7 |
| 80 | Troy Brown | WR | July 2, 1971 | 5'10" | 196 | Marshall | Barnwell, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | LB | June 9, 1973 | 6'1" | 247 | Arizona | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | John Burke | TE | September 7, 1971 | 6'3" | 248 | Virginia Tech | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 11 | 2 |
| 41 | Keith Byars | TE | October 14, 1963 | 6'1" | 245 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 10 | 6 |
| 32 | Willie Clay | FS | September 5, 1970 | 5'10" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 87 | Ben Coates | TE | August 16, 1969 | 6'5" | 245 | Livingstone | Greenwood, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 59 | Todd Collins | LLB | May 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 248 | Georgia | New Market, TN USA | 16 | 9 |
| 92 | Ferric Collons | LDE | December 4, 1969 | 6'7" | 290 | California | Belleville, IL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 66 | Jeff Dellenbach | C-T-G | February 14, 1963 | 6'6" | 290 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Chad Eaton | DT-NT | April 6, 1972 | 6'5" | 303 | Washington St. | Exeter, NH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Sam Gash | FB | March 7, 1969 | 6'0" | 242 | Penn St. | Hendersonville, NC USA | 14 | 9 |
| 67 | Mike Gisler | C-G | August 26, 1969 | 6'4" | 295 | Houston | Runge, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Terry Glenn | WR | July 23, 1974 | 5'11" | 195 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 81 | Hason Graham | WR | March 21, 1971 | 5'10" | 176 | Georgia | Decatur, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Marrio Grier | RB | December 5, 1971 | 5'10" | 229 | Clemson | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Jerome Henderson | DB | August 8, 1969 | 5'10" | 193 | Clemson | Statesville, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | Jimmy Hitchcock | RCB | November 9, 1970 | 5'10" | 190 | North Carolina | Concord, NC USA | 13 | 5 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | WR | February 22, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Central Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Dietrich Jells | WR | April 11, 1972 | 5'10" | 186 | Pittsburgh | Erie, PA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 52 | Ted Johnson | MLB | December 4, 1972 | 6'4" | 253 | Colorado | Alameda, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Mike Jones | LDE | August 25, 1969 | 6'4" | 290 | North Carolina St. | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 12 |
| 61 | Bob Kratch | G | January 6, 1966 | 6'3" | 288 | Iowa | Brooklyn, NY USA | 8 | 4 |
| 68 | Max Lane | RT | February 22, 1971 | 6'6" | 315 | Navy | Norbone, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Ty Law | LCB | February 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 200 | Michigan | Aliquippa, PA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 43 | Vernon Lewis | DB | October 27, 1970 | 5'10" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Ray Lucas | QB | August 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 214 | Rutgers | Harrison, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Curtis Martin | RB | May 1, 1973 | 5'11" | 210 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | Willie McGinest | RDE | December 11, 1971 | 6'5" | 270 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Mike McGruder | DB | May 6, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | Kent St. | Cleveland Heights, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Meggett | KR | April 30, 1966 | 5'7" | 190 | Morgan St. | Charleston, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy | SS | November 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | Washington | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 10 |
| 58 | Marty Moore | LB | March 19, 1971 | 6'1" | 244 | Kentucky | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Will Moore | WR | February 21, 1970 | 6'1" | 184 | Texas Southern | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Lovett Purnell | TE | April 7, 1972 | 6'3" | 245 | West Virginia | Seaford, DE USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Terry Ray | SS | October 12, 1969 | 6'1" | 205 | Oklahoma | Shape, Belgium | 16 | 7 |
| 21 | Ricky Reynolds | RCB | January 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 62 | David Richards | G-T | April 11, 1966 | 6'5" | 315 | SMU | Staten Island, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | William Roberts | LG | August 5, 1962 | 6'5" | 291 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Todd Rucci | RG | July 14, 1970 | 6'5" | 296 | Penn St. | Upper Darby, PA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 95 | Dwayne Sabb | RLB | October 9, 1969 | 6'4" | 248 | New Hampshire | Union City, NJ USA | 16 | 7 |
| 75 | Pio Sagapolutele | RDT | November 28, 1969 | 6'6" | 297 | San Diego St. | , American Samoa | 15 | 10 |
| 94 | Walter Scott | DE | May 18, 1973 | 6'3" | 285 | East Carolina | Augusta, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Chris Slade | LLB | January 30, 1971 | 6'5" | 245 | Virginia | Newport News, VA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 45 | Otis Smith | RCB | October 22, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 74 | Chris Sullivan | DE | March 14, 1973 | 6'4" | 279 | Boston Col. | North Attleboro, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Tom Tupa | P | February 6, 1966 | 6'4" | 225 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Adam Vinatieri | K | December 28, 1972 | 6'0" | 202 | South Dakota St. | Yankton, SD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Mark Wheeler | LDT | April 1, 1970 | 6'3" | 285 | Texas A&M | San Marcos, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 25 | Larry Whigham | DB | June 23, 1972 | 6'2" | 205 | La-Monroe | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 64 | Dave Wohlabaugh | C | April 13, 1972 | 6'3" | 296 | Syracuse | Hamburg, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Devin Wyman | DT | August 29, 1973 | 6'7" | 290 | Kentucky St. | East Palo Alto, CA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 16 | Scott Zolak | QB | December 13, 1967 | 6'5" | 230 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
