1996 San Francisco 49ers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: George Seifert (12-4)
Location: San Francisco, California
1996 San Francisco 49ers StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: George Seifert (12-4)
Location: San Francisco, California
1996 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The 49ers moved the ball well, scoring 398 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 257. Steve Young tossed for 2,410 yards, and Elvis Grbac took a significant amount of snaps, too. Jerry Rice grabbed 108 balls for 1,254 yards.
Terry Kirby carried the pigskin for a team-leading 559 yards for San Francisco.
Marquez Pope picked off 6 opponent throws. Roy Barker topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 45 sacks.
George Seifert coached the team. The 1996 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Roy Barker | LDE | February 14, 1969 | 6'5" | 287 | North Carolina | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Harris Barton | RT | April 19, 1964 | 6'4" | 286 | North Carolina | Atlanta, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 99 | Daved Benefield | LB | February 16, 1968 | 6'4" | 231 | Cal State-Northridge | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Michael Brandon | DE | July 30, 1968 | 6'4" | 290 | Florida | Perry, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Jeff Brohm | QB | April 24, 1971 | 6'1" | 205 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Dennis Brown | DE | November 6, 1967 | 6'4" | 290 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Ray Brown | LG | December 12, 1962 | 6'5" | 318 | Memphis | Marion, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Junior Bryant | DT | January 16, 1971 | 6'4" | 278 | Notre Dame | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 1 |
| 28 | Curtis Buckley | DB-WR | September 25, 1970 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Oakdale, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Caldwell | WR | March 28, 1971 | 6'2" | 200 | California | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dexter Carter | KR | September 15, 1967 | 5'9" | 170 | Florida St. | Baxley, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Adrian Cooper | TE | April 27, 1968 | 6'5" | 255 | Oklahoma | Denver, CO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 67 | Chris Dalman | RG | March 15, 1970 | 6'3" | 287 | Stanford | Salinas, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Derrick Deese | T-G | May 17, 1970 | 6'3" | 289 | USC | Culver City, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Dedrick Dodge | DB | June 14, 1967 | 6'2" | 184 | Florida St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | RDE | October 16, 1961 | 6'5" | 289 | Pittsburgh | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Tyronne Drakeford | LCB | June 21, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Virginia Tech | Camden, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | William Floyd | FB | February 17, 1972 | 6'1" | 242 | Florida St. | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 9 | 8 |
| 18 | Elvis Grbac | QB | August 13, 1970 | 6'5" | 232 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 4 |
| 36 | Merton Hanks | FS | March 12, 1968 | 6'2" | 185 | Iowa | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Tim Hanshaw | G | April 27, 1970 | 6'5" | 300 | BYU | Spokane, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Mark Harris | WR | April 28, 1970 | 6'4" | 201 | Southern Utah | Clovis, NM USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Israel Ifeanyi | DE | November 21, 1970 | 6'3" | 246 | USC | Lagos, Nigeria | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Steve Israel | DB | March 16, 1969 | 5'11" | 194 | Pittsburgh | Lawnside, NJ USA | 14 | 2 |
| 84 | Brent Jones | TE | February 12, 1963 | 6'4" | 230 | Santa Clara | San Jose, CA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 41 | Terry Kirby | RB | January 20, 1970 | 6'1" | 221 | Virginia | Hampton, VA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 57 | Randy Kirk | LB | December 27, 1964 | 6'2" | 232 | San Diego St. | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Lee | WR | January 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 194 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Loville | RB | July 4, 1968 | 5'10" | 203 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 29 | Anthony Lynn | RB | December 21, 1968 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas Tech | McKinney, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 86 | Sam Manuel | TE | December 1, 1973 | 6'2" | 245 | New Mexico St. | Los Gatos, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Tim McDonald | SS | January 6, 1965 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Rod Milstead | G | November 10, 1969 | 6'2" | 290 | Delaware St. | Washington, DC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 55 | Kevin Mitchell | LB | January 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 258 | Syracuse | Harrisburg, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 51 | Ken Norton | MLB | September 29, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | UCLA | Lincoln, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | WR | December 7, 1973 | 6'3" | 226 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Alexander City, AL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 53 | Tony Peterson | LB | January 23, 1972 | 6'1" | 232 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 50 | Gary Plummer | RLB | January 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 244 | California | Fremont, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 75 | Frank Pollack | T | November 5, 1967 | 6'5" | 285 | Northern Arizona | Camp Springs, MD USA | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Marquez Pope | RCB | October 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 193 | Fresno St. | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Ted Popson | TE | September 10, 1966 | 6'4" | 250 | Portland St. | Granada Hills, CA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 91 | Daryl Price | DE | October 23, 1972 | 6'3" | 274 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Jerry Rice | WR | October 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Miss. Valley St. | Crawford, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Jesse Sapolu | C | March 10, 1961 | 6'4" | 271 | Hawaii | Laie, Western Samoa | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Kirk Scrafford | T | March 16, 1967 | 6'6" | 270 | Montana | Billings, MT USA | 7 | 1 |
| 88 | Nate Singleton | WR | July 5, 1968 | 5'11" | 190 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Frankie Smith | DB | October 8, 1968 | 5'9" | 186 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | J.J. Stokes | WR | October 6, 1972 | 6'4" | 218 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 94 | Dana Stubblefield | RDT | November 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 300 | Kansas | Cleves, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Tommy Thompson | P | April 27, 1972 | 5'10" | 192 | Oregon | Lompoc, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | WR | July 24, 1973 | 6'2" | 198 | California | Lagos, Nigeria | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Tommy Vardell | FB | February 20, 1969 | 6'2" | 234 | Stanford | El Cajon, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 74 | Steve Wallace | LT | December 27, 1964 | 6'4" | 285 | Auburn | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Jeff Wilkins | K | April 19, 1972 | 6'2" | 205 | Youngstown St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | James Williams | DB | March 30, 1967 | 5'10" | 190 | Fresno St. | Osceola, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Lee Woodall | LLB | October 31, 1969 | 6'1" | 224 | West Chester | Carlisle, PA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 97 | Bryant Young | LDT | January 27, 1972 | 6'3" | 291 | Notre Dame | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Steve Young | QB | October 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 12 | 12 |
