1996 Colorado Rapids Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 9-17 (SO: 2-4) - 29 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Bobby Houghton (9-16, SO: 2-4)
Coach: Roy Wegerle (0-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 164,413, Avg. 10,276 in 16 home dates
1996 Colorado Rapids RosterTeam Record: 9-17 (SO: 2-4) - 29 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Bobby Houghton (9-16, SO: 2-4)
Coach: Roy Wegerle (0-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 164,413, Avg. 10,276 in 16 home dates
The Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 9 wins and 17 losses, with a 2-4 showing in shootouts for 29 points finishing fifth in MLS's Western Conference.
The Rapids recorded 46 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 63. Jean Harbor scored 11 goals for Colorado, while Marcelo Balboa, Steve Trittschuh and Shaun Bartlett each netted five or more, too. Chris Woods topped the squad with 8 wins. Dusty Hudock recorded a 1.19 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Bobby Houghton and Roy Wegerle coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Harbor | F | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 61 | 18.0 | 33 | 33.3 |
| Shaun Bartlett | F | 26 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 88 | 9.1 | 39 | 20.5 |
| Marcelo Balboa | D | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 25.0 | 14 | 50.0 |
| Chris Henderson | M | 29 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 58 | 5.2 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Steve Trittschuh | D | 32 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 11.1 | 20 | 25.0 |
| Scott Benedetti | F | 32 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 6.8 | 14 | 21.4 |
| Roy Wegerle | F | 22 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 7.1 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Richard Sharpe | F | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 7.4 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Sean Henderson | M | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Matt Kmosko | D | 31 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Felipe Rodriguez | M | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Raimo De Vries | F | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Scott Cannon | D | 21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Denis Hamlett | D | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ed Pinon | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Josh McKay | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Troy Edwards | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Hudock | GK | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dominic Kinnear | M | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Ian Butterworth | D | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brian Bates | M | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Chris Woods | GK | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 402 | 352 | 43 | 41 | 394 | 389 | 48 | 1 | 105 | 435 | 9.9 | 201 | 21.4 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusty Hudock | 9 | 9 | 810:00 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1.78 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 34 | .618 |
| Chris Woods | 23 | 23 | 2070:00 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 1.87 | 2 | 2 | 149 | 96 | .644 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 1.84 | 4 | 4 | 204 | 130 | .637 |
