1996 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: June Jones (3-13)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1996 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 3-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: June Jones (3-13)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1996 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons 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.
The Falcons ran up 309 points, but the leaky defense allowed 461, most in the league. Bobby Hebert passed for 3,152 yards. Bert Emanuel hauled in 75 passes for 921 yards, while Terance Mathis provided receiving help also.
Jamal Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 1,055 yards for Atlanta.
Brad Edwards picked off 2 opponent throws. Clay Matthews sacked opposing passers 6.5 times.
June Jones coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Morten Andersen | K | August 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Jamal Anderson | RB | September 30, 1972 | 5'11" | 237 | Utah | Woodland Hills, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 92 | Lester Archambeau | LDE | June 27, 1967 | 6'5" | 275 | Stanford | Montville, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Patrick Bates | FS | November 27, 1970 | 6'3" | 215 | UCLA | Galveston, TX USA | 15 | 9 |
| 97 | Cornelius Bennett | LLB | August 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 237 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 89 | J.J. Birden | WR | June 16, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 43 | Juran Bolden | DB | June 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 207 | Mississippi Delta CC | Tampa, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | Sean Boyd | DB | December 19, 1972 | 6'2" | 206 | North Carolina | Gastonia, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | David Brandon | LB | February 9, 1965 | 6'4" | 234 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 2 |
| 73 | Ethan Brooks | T | April 27, 1972 | 6'6" | 330 | Williams | Hartford, CT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Tyrone Brown | WR | January 3, 1973 | 5'11" | 168 | Toledo | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 3 |
| 91 | John Burrough | DE | May 17, 1972 | 6'5" | 275 | Washington St. | Laramie, WY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Devin Bush | SS | July 3, 1973 | 5'11" | 210 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 76 | Antone Davis | RT | February 28, 1967 | 6'4" | 330 | Tennessee | Sweetwater, TN USA | 16 | 10 |
| 94 | Shane Dronett | DT-DE | January 12, 1971 | 6'6" | 300 | Texas | Orange, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Brad Edwards | FS | March 22, 1966 | 6'2" | 208 | South Carolina | Lumberton, NC USA | 16 | 7 |
| 87 | Bert Emanuel | WR | October 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | UCLA | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 13 |
| 56 | Scott Fields | LB | April 22, 1973 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Roman Fortin | C | February 26, 1967 | 6'5" | 297 | Oregon St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Moe Gardner | RDT | August 10, 1968 | 6'2" | 265 | Illinois | Indianapolis, IN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | Jeff George | QB | December 8, 1967 | 6'4" | 218 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 50 | Ron George | RLB | March 20, 1970 | 6'2" | 243 | Air Force | Heidelberg, Germany | 16 | 15 |
| 98 | Travis Hall | LDT | August 3, 1972 | 6'5" | 295 | BYU | Kenai, AK USA | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Bobby Hebert | QB | August 19, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 34 | Craig Heyward | RB | September 26, 1966 | 5'11" | 260 | Pittsburgh | Passaic, NJ USA | 15 | 5 |
| 33 | Richard Huntley | RB | September 18, 1972 | 5'11" | 224 | Winston-Salem St. | Monroe, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | D.J. Johnson | DB | July 14, 1966 | 6'0" | 187 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Todd Kelly | LB-DE | November 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 259 | Tennessee | Hampton, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Harper LeBel | TE | July 14, 1963 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado St. | Granada Hills, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Mitch Lyons | TE | May 13, 1970 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 4 |
| 81 | Terance Mathis | WR | June 7, 1967 | 5'10" | 177 | New Mexico | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | LB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 28 | Lenny McGill | LCB | May 31, 1971 | 6'1" | 195 | Arizona St. | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 22 | Tim McKyer | LCB | September 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 174 | Texas-Arlington | Orlando, FL USA | 8 | 7 |
| 21 | Eric Metcalf | KR | January 23, 1968 | 5'10" | 188 | Texas | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 7 | Browning Nagle | QB | April 29, 1968 | 6'3" | 225 | West Virginia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Nate Odomes | DB | August 25, 1965 | 5'9" | 188 | Wisconsin | Columbus, GA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 93 | Dan Owens | RDT | March 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 64 | Jeff Pahukoa | G | February 9, 1969 | 6'2" | 298 | Washington | Vancouver, WA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 26 | Anthony Phillips | RCB | October 5, 1970 | 6'2" | 209 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Galveston, TX USA | 7 | 5 |
| 85 | Roell Preston | WR | June 23, 1972 | 5'10" | 187 | Mississippi | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 62 | David Richards | RT | April 11, 1966 | 6'5" | 315 | SMU | Staten Island, NY USA | 6 | 6 |
| 29 | Louis Riddick | DB | March 15, 1969 | 6'2" | 215 | Pittsburgh | Quakertown, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 52 | Craig Sauer | LB | December 13, 1972 | 6'1" | 240 | Minnesota | Sartell, MN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Freddie Scott | WR | August 26, 1974 | 5'10" | 188 | Penn St. | Miami Beach, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | Elbert Shelley | DB | December 24, 1964 | 5'11" | 190 | Arkansas St. | Tyronza, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 90 | Chuck Smith | RDE | December 21, 1969 | 6'2" | 257 | Tennessee | Athens, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | Dan Stryzinski | P | May 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 237 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Lorenzo Styles | LB | January 31, 1974 | 6'1" | 245 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Robbie Tobeck | LG | March 6, 1970 | 6'4" | 297 | Washington St. | Tarpon Springs, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Jessie Tuggle | MLB | April 4, 1965 | 5'11" | 230 | Valdosta St. | Spalding County, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Darnell Walker | RCB | January 17, 1970 | 5'8" | 168 | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 9 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | LT | October 18, 1971 | 6'5" | 310 | Stanford | Carson, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Gene Williams | G-T | October 14, 1968 | 6'2" | 310 | Iowa St. | Blair, NE USA | 10 | 0 |
| 77 | Matt Willig | T | January 21, 1969 | 6'8" | 315 | USC | LA Mirada, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Mike Zandofsky | RG | November 30, 1965 | 6'2" | 300 | Washington | Corvallis, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Jeff Zgonina | DT | May 24, 1970 | 6'2" | 285 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
