1996 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (2-6)
Coach: Rick Venturi (1-7)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1996 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 3-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (2-6)
Coach: Rick Venturi (1-7)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1996 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans stumbled, scoring only 229 points, while the defense gave up 339. Jim Everett threw for 2,797 yards. Torrance Small grabbed 50 passes, while Michael Haynes added 786 receiving yards.
Mario Bates carried the ball for a team-leading 584 yards for the Saints, while Ray Zellars also contributed to the rushing attack.
Anthony Newman and Greg Jackson each picked off 3 opponent throws. Wayne Martin topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 41 sacks.
Jim Mora and Rick Venturi coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Tom Ackerman | G-C | September 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | East. Washington | Bellingham, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric Allen | RCB | November 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 184 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Mario Bates | RB | January 16, 1973 | 6'1" | 217 | Arizona St. | Victoria, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 10 | Doug Brien | K | November 24, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | California | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Willie Broughton | RDT | September 9, 1964 | 6'5" | 285 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Derek Brown | RB | April 15, 1971 | 5'9" | 201 | Nebraska | Banning, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 37 | Je'Rod Cherry | DB | May 30, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | California | Charlotte, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 53 | Don Davis | LB | December 17, 1972 | 6'1" | 235 | Kansas | Olathe, KS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 87 | Lee DeRamus | WR | August 24, 1972 | 6'0" | 205 | Wisconsin | Stratford, NJ USA | 15 | 4 |
| 56 | Ernest Dixon | LB | October 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 243 | South Carolina | York, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Jim Dombrowski | LG | October 19, 1963 | 6'5" | 300 | Virginia | Williamsville, NY USA | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | Jim Everett | QB | January 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 212 | Purdue | Emporia, KS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 55 | Mark Fields | RLB | November 9, 1972 | 6'2" | 244 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 62 | Kendall Gammon | C-TE | October 23, 1968 | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburg St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Green | TE | October 8, 1966 | 6'3" | 236 | USC | Coalinga, CA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 18 | Terry Guess | WR | September 22, 1974 | 6'0" | 200 | Gardner-Webb | Orangeburg, SC USA | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | Richard Harvey | LLB | September 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 235 | Tulane | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 7 |
| 89 | Mercury Hayes | WR | January 1, 1973 | 5'11" | 195 | Michigan | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Michael Haynes | WR | December 24, 1965 | 6'0" | 184 | Northern Arizona | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 76 | Keno Hills | G-T | June 13, 1973 | 6'6" | 305 | Kent St. | Tampa, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Derrick Hoskins | DB | November 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 210 | Southern Miss | Meridian, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Tyrone Hughes | KR | January 14, 1970 | 5'9" | 175 | Nebraska | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 32 | Earnest Hunter | RB | December 21, 1970 | 5'8" | 201 | SE Oklahoma St. | Longview, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Greg Jackson | FS | August 20, 1966 | 6'1" | 217 | LSU | Hialeah, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 80 | Haywood Jeffires | WR | December 12, 1964 | 6'2" | 201 | North Carolina St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 9 | 1 |
| 94 | Joe Johnson | RDE | July 11, 1972 | 6'4" | 275 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 86 | Tony Johnson | TE | February 5, 1972 | 6'5" | 255 | Alabama | Como, MS USA | 9 | 7 |
| 58 | Brian Jones | LB | January 22, 1968 | 6'1" | 250 | UCLA | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 74 | Clarence Jones | RT | May 6, 1968 | 6'6" | 300 | Maryland | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Ed King | RG | December 3, 1969 | 6'4" | 300 | Auburn | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Sean Lumpkin | DB | January 4, 1970 | 6'0" | 206 | Minnesota | Golden Valley, MN USA | 7 | 1 |
| 88 | Henry Lusk | TE | May 8, 1972 | 6'2" | 245 | Utah | Seaside, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 93 | Wayne Martin | LDT | October 26, 1965 | 6'5" | 275 | Arkansas | Forrest City, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | J.J. McCleskey | DB | April 10, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Andy McCollum | C | June 2, 1970 | 6'4" | 300 | Toledo | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Mark McMillian | LCB | April 29, 1970 | 5'7" | 154 | Alabama | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Darren Mickell | LDE | August 3, 1970 | 6'4" | 285 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 25 | Alex Molden | DB | August 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 190 | Oregon | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 2 |
| 22 | Lorenzo Neal | FB | December 27, 1970 | 5'11" | 255 | Fresno St. | Hanford, CA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 30 | Anthony Newman | SS | November 25, 1965 | 6'0" | 203 | Oregon | Bellingham, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Craig Novitsky | LG | May 12, 1971 | 6'5" | 295 | UCLA | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | Doug Nussmeier | QB | December 11, 1970 | 6'3" | 211 | Idaho | Portland, OR USA | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Emile Palmer | DT | April 5, 1973 | 6'3" | 320 | Syracuse | Landover, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Rufus Porter | LLB | May 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 228 | Southern | Amite, LA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 77 | Willie Roaf | LT | April 18, 1970 | 6'5" | 320 | Louisiana Tech | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 13 | 13 |
| 95 | Austin Robbins | RDT | March 1, 1971 | 6'6" | 290 | North Carolina | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 7 |
| 83 | Torrance Small | WR | September 4, 1970 | 6'3" | 209 | Alcorn St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 91 | Brady Smith | DE | June 5, 1973 | 6'5" | 274 | Colorado St. | Royal Oak, MI USA | 16 | 4 |
| 82 | Irv Smith | TE | October 13, 1971 | 6'3" | 249 | Notre Dame | Trenton, NJ USA | 7 | 7 |
| 71 | Fred Stokes | DE | March 14, 1964 | 6'3" | 274 | Georgia Southern | Vidalia, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | William Strong | DB | November 3, 1971 | 5'10" | 191 | North Carolina St. | Chester, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Winfred Tubbs | MLB | September 24, 1970 | 6'4" | 250 | Texas | Hollywood, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 97 | Renaldo Turnbull | RDE | January 5, 1966 | 6'4" | 250 | West Virginia | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | 12 | 7 |
| 66 | Mike Verstegen | G | October 24, 1971 | 6'6" | 311 | Wisconsin | Appleton, WI USA | 8 | 4 |
| 23 | Ricky Whittle | RB | December 21, 1971 | 5'9" | 200 | Oregon | Fresno, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | Donald Willis | G | July 15, 1973 | 6'3" | 325 | Washington | Goleta, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Klaus Wilmsmeyer | P | December 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 210 | Louisville | Mississauga, ON Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Ray Zellars | FB | March 25, 1973 | 5'11" | 233 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 6 |
