1996 Arizona Cardinals roster: 7-9

The Arizona Cardinals went 7-9 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the NFC East.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Arizona Cardinals team stats
Points20.015th of 29
Passing Yards230.56th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.410th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.323rd of 30
Rushing Yards93.925th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.524th of 30
Sacks1.829th of 30
Tackles48.66th of 30
Touchdowns2.118th of 29
Total Yards338.713th of 30
Points Allowed24.826th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %41.78th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Cardinals roster: passing

1996 Arizona Cardinals passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Boomer EsiasonQB101903392,293111470.6
Kent GrahamQB101462741,62412775.1

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Cardinals roster: rushing

1996 Arizona Cardinals rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Leshon JohnsonRB151416344.53
Larry CentersFB161164253.72
Leeland McElroyRB16893053.41
Kent GrahamQB1021874.10
Boomer EsiasonQB1015523.51
Cedric SmithFB1514151.11
Frank SandersWR162-4-2.00
Ronald McKinnonLB161-4-4.00
Anthony EdwardsWR161-8-8.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Cardinals roster: receiving

1996 Arizona Cardinals receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Rob MooreWR165801,01617.54
Frank SandersWR1669081311.84
Larry CentersFB169907667.77
Pat CarterTE1626032912.71
Marcus DowdellWR1520031815.92
Anthony EdwardsWR1629031110.71
Leshon JohnsonRB1515017611.71
Johnny McWilliamsTE12708011.41
Stevie AndersonWR8406416.00
Leeland McElroyRB1650418.21
Cedric SmithFB153031.01

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Cardinals roster: defense

1996 Arizona Cardinals defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Eric HillLB16131830.0010
Jamir MillerLB1691551.0020
Matt DarbySS1589600.0010
Seth JoynerLB1686655.0131
Eric SwannDE1681615.0020
Brent AlexanderFS1678490.0252
Aeneas WilliamsFS1677651.06180
Michael BankstonDE1675420.5053
Ronnie BradfordFS1564490.01100
Bernard WilsonDT1655341.0011
Simeon RiceDE16504112.5011
Tito PaulDB1634280.0040
Tommy BennettDB1628190.0041
Brad OttisDE1124161.0000
Terry IrvingLB1621120.0000
Eric EnglandDE1119100.0010
Terry HoageDB518110.0000
Kwamie LassiterDB1418130.0120
Jerry DrakeDE111270.0000
Ronald McKinnonLB161160.0000
Devon McDonaldLB16430.0000
Ben SmithDB2331.0000
Wesley LeasyLB16200.0000
Cedric SmithFB15210.0000
Marcus DowdellWR15100.0000
J.J. McCleskeyCB5100.0000
Ryan TerryRB5100.0000
Jeff FeaglesP16100.0000
Trey JunkinTE10100.0000
Anthony EdwardsWR16100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996@ INDL 13-20
  2. Sep 8, 1996vs MIAL 10-38
  3. Sep 15, 1996@ NEL 0-31
  4. Sep 22, 1996@ NOW 28-14
  5. Sep 29, 1996vs LARW 31-28
  6. Oct 13, 1996@ DALL 3-17
  7. Oct 20, 1996vs TBW 13-9
  8. Oct 27, 1996vs NYJL 21-31
  9. Nov 3, 1996@ NYGL 8-16
  10. Nov 10, 1996@ WSHW 37-34
  11. Nov 17, 1996vs NYGW 31-23
  12. Nov 24, 1996vs PHIW 36-30
  13. Dec 1, 1996@ MINL 17-41
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs DALL 6-10
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs WSHW 27-26
  16. Dec 22, 1996@ PHIL 19-29

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.