1996 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: David Shula (1-6)
Coach: Bruce Coslet (7-2)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1996 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: David Shula (1-6)
Coach: Bruce Coslet (7-2)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1996 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals 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 Bengals piled up points with 372 points, and the defensive unit gave up 369. Jeff Blake led the charge, slinging for 3,624 yards. Carl Pickens paced the receiving corps, grabbing 100 passes for 1,180 yards.
Garrison Hearst carried the ball for a team-best 847 yards for Cincinnati.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 44 turnovers. Ashley Ambrose intercepted 8 opponent throws. Dan Wilkinson sacked opposing passers 6.5 times.
David Shula and Bruce Coslet coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | LCB | September 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Miss. Valley St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Willie Anderson | LT | July 11, 1975 | 6'5" | 340 | Auburn | Whistler, AL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 89 | Marco Battaglia | TE | January 25, 1973 | 6'3" | 250 | Rutgers | Howard Beach, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric Bieniemy | HB | August 15, 1969 | 5'7" | 207 | Colorado | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Ken Blackman | RG | November 8, 1972 | 6'6" | 320 | Illinois | Brunswick, GA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 8 | Jeff Blake | QB | December 4, 1970 | 6'1" | 223 | East Carolina | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Rich Braham | LG | November 6, 1970 | 6'4" | 305 | West Virginia | Morgantown, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Darrick Brilz | C | February 14, 1964 | 6'3" | 287 | Oregon St. | Alexandria, VA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 75 | Anthony Brown | OT-OG | November 6, 1972 | 6'5" | 315 | Utah | Okinawa, Japan | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | Scott Brumfield | RG | August 19, 1970 | 6'8" | 321 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 9 | 8 |
| 32 | Ki-Jana Carter | RB | September 12, 1973 | 5'10" | 222 | Penn St. | Westerville, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 55 | Andre Collins | LB | May 4, 1968 | 6'1" | 237 | Penn St. | Riverside, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 92 | John Copeland | LDE | September 20, 1970 | 6'3" | 285 | Alabama | Lanett, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 29 | Jeff Cothran | FB | June 28, 1971 | 6'1" | 249 | Ohio St. | Middletown, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 96 | Kenny Davidson | DE | August 17, 1967 | 6'5" | 272 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Gerald Dixon | LB | June 20, 1969 | 6'3" | 250 | South Carolina | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 80 | David Dunn | KR | June 10, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | Fresno St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | James Francis | LLB | August 4, 1968 | 6'5" | 253 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Garrison Hearst | RB | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 215 | Georgia | Lincolnton, GA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 84 | Jeff Hill | WR | September 24, 1972 | 5'11" | 178 | Purdue | Mount Healthy, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | James Hundon | WR | April 9, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | BYU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Tim Johnson | RDT | January 29, 1965 | 6'3" | 275 | Penn St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 25 | Rod Jones | RCB | March 31, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 60 | Rod Jones | T | January 11, 1974 | 6'4" | 325 | Kansas | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Roger Jones | DB | April 22, 1969 | 5'9" | 175 | Tennessee St. | Cleveland, TN USA | 14 | 2 |
| 98 | Todd Kelly | DE | November 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 259 | Tennessee | Hampton, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Jevon Langford | DE | February 16, 1974 | 6'3" | 290 | Oklahoma St. | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 3 |
| 56 | Ricardo McDonald | RLB | November 8, 1969 | 6'2" | 248 | Pittsburgh | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 | 15 |
| 82 | Tony McGee | TE | April 21, 1971 | 6'3" | 247 | Michigan | Terre Haute, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Brian Milne | RB | January 7, 1973 | 6'3" | 255 | Penn St. | Waterford, PA USA | 6 | 4 |
| 93 | Tim Morabito | DT | October 12, 1973 | 6'3" | 296 | Boston Col. | Garnerville, NY USA | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Greg Myers | S | September 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 202 | Colorado St. | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Randy Neal | LB | December 29, 1972 | 6'3" | 236 | Virginia | Hackensack, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Bo Orlando | FS | April 3, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | West Virginia | Berwick, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Doug Pelfrey | K | September 25, 1970 | 5'11" | 185 | Kentucky | Fort Thomas, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Carl Pickens | WR | March 23, 1970 | 6'2" | 206 | Tennessee | Murphy, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Troy Sadowski | TE | December 8, 1965 | 6'5" | 255 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Corey Sawyer | PR | October 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 177 | Florida St. | Key West, FL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 86 | Darnay Scott | WR | July 7, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Sam Shade | DB | June 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 30 | Chris Shelling | S | November 3, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Columbus, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Artie Smith | RDE | May 15, 1970 | 6'5" | 296 | Louisiana Tech | Stillwater, OK USA | 16 | 12 |
| 22 | Jimmy Spencer | RCB | March 29, 1969 | 5'9" | 188 | Florida | Manning, SC USA | 15 | 14 |
| 79 | Ramondo Stallings | DE | November 21, 1971 | 6'7" | 286 | San Diego St. | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 12 | 3 |
| 58 | Steve Tovar | MLB | April 25, 1970 | 6'3" | 246 | Ohio St. | Elyria, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 59 | Greg Truitt | LONG | December 8, 1965 | 6'0" | 235 | Penn St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Tom Tumulty | LB | February 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 247 | Pittsburgh | Penn Hills, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 61 | Melvin Tuten | LT | November 11, 1971 | 6'7" | 320 | Syracuse | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 7 |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | DE | January 30, 1971 | 6'4" | 300 | Hawaii | Kaunakakai, HI USA | 11 | 1 |
| 27 | Bracy Walker | SS | October 28, 1970 | 6'0" | 202 | North Carolina | Portsmouth, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Joe Walter | RT | June 18, 1963 | 6'7" | 292 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 37 | Leonard Wheeler | CB-S | January 15, 1969 | 6'0" | 192 | Mississippi | Toccoa, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Erik Wilhelm | QB | November 19, 1965 | 6'3" | 217 | Oregon St. | Dayton, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Dan Wilkinson | LDT | March 13, 1973 | 6'4" | 335 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Tydus Winans | WR | July 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
