1996 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Barry Switzer (10-6)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1996 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1996 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Cowboys racked up 286 points, and the solid defense allowed 250. Troy Aikman threw for 3,126 yards. Michael Irvin hauled in 64 passes for 962 yards. Eric Bjornson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Emmitt Smith ran for a team-best 1,204 yards for Dallas.

Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Tony Tolbert topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 37 sacks.

Barry Switzer coached the team. The 1996 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Troy Aikman	465	296	63.7	3126	6.7	12	2.6	13	2.8	61	18	120	80.1
Wade Wilson	18	8	44.4	79	4.4	0	0.0	1	5.6	20	1	7	34.3
Jason Garrett	3	3	100.0	44	14.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	118.8
Sherman Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	487	307	63.0	3249	6.7	12	2.5	14	2.9	61	19	127

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Emmitt Smith	327	1204	3.7	42	12
Sherman Williams	69	269	3.9	27	0
Herschel Walker	10	83	8.3	39	1
Daryl Johnston	22	48	2.2	7	0
Troy Aikman	35	42	1.2	10	1
Kevin Williams	4	11	2.8	9	0
Wade Wilson	4	5	1.2	8	0
Deion Sanders	3	2	0.7	3	0
John Jett	1	-23	-23.0	-23	0
Totals	475	1641	3.5	42	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Michael Irvin	64	962	15.0	61	2
Eric Bjornson	48	388	8.1	25	3
Emmitt Smith	47	249	5.3	21	3
Daryl Johnston	43	278	6.5	23	1
Deion Sanders	36	475	13.2	41	1
Kevin Williams	27	323	12.0	31	1
Kelvin Martin	25	380	15.2	60	1
Herschel Walker	7	89	12.7	24	0
Sherman Williams	5	41	8.2	13	0
Tyji Armstrong	2	10	5.0	6	0
Stepfret Williams	1	32	32.0	32	0
Johnny Mitchell	1	17	17.0	17	0
Derek Ware	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	307	3249	10.6	61	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Chris Boniol	25	24	96.0	36	32	88.9	120
Totals	25	24	96.0	36	32	88.9	120

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Jett	74	3150	42.6	60
Totals	74	3150	42.6	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kelvin Martin	41	373	9.1	22
Kevin Williams	2	17	8.5	9
Deion Sanders	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	44	394	9.0	22

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herschel Walker	27	779	28.9	89
Kevin Williams	21	471	22.4	39
Brock Marion	3	68	22.7	37
Charlie Williams	2	21	10.5	21
Totals	53	1339	25.3	89

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kevin Smith	5	45	9.0	24
Darren Woodson	5	43	8.6	21
George Teague	4	47	11.8	22
Roger Harper	2	30	15.0	15
Deion Sanders	2	3	1.5	2
Fred Strickland	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	19	168	8.8	24

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Tony Tolbert	12.0
Broderick Thomas	4.5
Chad Hennings	4.5
Leon Lett	3.5
Shante Carver	3.0
Darren Woodson	3.0
Hurvin McCormack	2.5
Fred Strickland	1.0
Ray Childress	1.0
Charles Haley	1.0
Darrin Smith	1.0
Totals	37.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Fred Strickland	91	79	24	0	0	1	0	0	1
Darren Woodson	70	62	16	0	1	1	0	0	1
Darrin Smith	67.5	54	27					0
Kevin Smith	49.5	48	3	0				0
George Teague	52	47	10	0				0
Tony Tolbert	53	45	16		0	2	0	0	3
Broderick Thomas	48	43	10		0	3	23	0	1
Brock Marion	46	41	10		1	1	45	0	0
Chad Hennings	36.5	33	7		0	1	0	0	2
Deion Sanders	32	31	2	0	2	3	15	1	1
Leon Lett	32	28	8		0	2	0	0	2
Randall Godfrey	26.5	25	3		0	0	0	0	1
Shante Carver	20	17	6					0
Roger Harper	17.5	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Schwantz	14	12	4					0
Tony Casillas	14	11	6		0	0	0	0	1
Alundis Brice	11.5	11	1					0
Godfrey Myles	11	10	2					0
Hurvin McCormack	12.5	9	7		0	0	0	0	1
Wendell Davis	7	7	0					0
Bill Bates	7	6	2					0
Charles Haley	6.5	6	1		0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Williams	5	5	0		1	0	0	0	0
Ray Childress	3	3	0					0
Mike Ulufale	2	2	0					0
Kavika Pittman	2	2	0					0
Alan Campos	1	1	0					0
Troy Aikman					6	2	-8	0	0
Herschel Walker					0	1	0	0	0
Emmitt Smith					5	1	0	0	0
Daryl Johnston					1	1	0	0	0
Ray Donaldson					2	0	-3	0	0
Sherman Williams					2	0	0	0	0
Eric Bjornson					1	0	0	0	0
Kelvin Martin					1	0	0	0	0
Michael Irvin					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	738	653	170	0	24	19	72	1	16

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Chris Boniol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	24	0			120
Emmitt Smith	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			90
Eric Bjornson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20
Michael Irvin	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14
Deion Sanders	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			12
Kelvin Martin	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Daryl Johnston	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Troy Aikman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Kevin Williams	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	14	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	24	0	2	0	286