1996 Houston Oilers Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 320 | 184 | 57.5 | 2099 | 6.6 | 16 | 5.0 | 11 | 3.4 | 63 | 25 | 153 | 79.7 |
| Steve McNair | 143 | 88 | 61.5 | 1197 | 8.4 | 6 | 4.2 | 4 | 2.8 | 83 | 9 | 45 | 90.6 |
| Totals | 463 | 272 | 58.7 | 3296 | 7.1 | 22 | 4.8 | 15 | 3.2 | 83 | 34 | 198 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 335 | 1368 | 4.1 | 76 | 8 |
| Steve McNair | 31 | 169 | 5.5 | 24 | 2 |
| Rodney Thomas | 49 | 151 | 3.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Chris Chandler | 28 | 113 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 475 | 1950 | 4.1 | 76 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wycheck | 53 | 511 | 9.6 | 29 | 6 |
| Chris Sanders | 48 | 882 | 18.4 | 83 | 4 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 42 | 488 | 11.6 | 43 | 2 |
| Willie Davis | 39 | 464 | 11.9 | 49 | 6 |
| Derek Russell | 34 | 421 | 12.4 | 29 | 2 |
| Eddie George | 23 | 182 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Malcolm Floyd | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 63 | 1 |
| Roderick Lewis | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Sheddrick Wilson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Erik Norgard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 272 | 3296 | 12.1 | 83 | 22 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Del Greco | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 38 | 32 | 84.2 | 131 |
| Totals | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 38 | 32 | 84.2 | 131 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Roby | 67 | 2973 | 44.4 | 68 |
| Totals | 67 | 2973 | 44.4 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 50 | 1224 | 24.5 | 88 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Archie | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Roan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| James McKeehan | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 66 | 1421 | 21.5 | 88 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryll Lewis | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 53 | 1 |
| Marcus Robertson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Blaine Bishop | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rafael Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 162 | 13.5 | 53 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Cook | 7.5 | 0.0 | |
| Micheal Barrow | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gary Walker | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Robert Young | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Bowden | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| James Roberson | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Jackson | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Barron Wortham | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Henry Ford | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bryant Mix | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Bishop | 91 | 73 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micheal Barrow | 86.5 | 67 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Marcus Robertson | 69.5 | 57 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 62.5 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Barron Wortham | 63.5 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Bowden | 59.5 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cris Dishman | 49.5 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jackson | 40.5 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gary Walker | 37.5 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anthony Cook | 34.5 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Henry Ford | 31.5 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rafael Robinson | 26.5 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Young | 20.5 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
| James Roberson | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lenoy Jones | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryant Mix | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Rayna Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Lee Cole | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Tomur Barnes | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Kendrick Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Smith | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Steve McNair | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Chris Chandler | 8 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Mills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie George | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brad Hopkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Irv Eatman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Willie Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Malcolm Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 727 | 587 | 280 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Al Del Greco | 32 | 35 | 0 | 131 | ||||||||||
| Eddie George | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Frank Wycheck | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Willie Davis | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Chris Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Steve McNair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Derek Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Darryll Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Erik Norgard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Malcolm Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Steve Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 343 |
