1996 Dallas Cowboys roster: 10-6

The Dallas Cowboys went 10-6 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the NFC East. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Dallas Cowboys team stats
Points17.924th of 29
Passing Yards195.120th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.828th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.96th of 30
Rushing Yards102.618th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.910th of 30
Sacks2.310th of 30
Tackles42.424th of 30
Touchdowns1.726th of 29
Total Yards305.626th of 30
Points Allowed15.63rd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %41.87th of 30

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

1996 Cowboys roster: passing

1996 Dallas Cowboys 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.
Troy AikmanQB152964653,126121380.1
Wade WilsonQB3818790134.3
Jason GarrettQB1334400118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Cowboys roster: rushing

1996 Dallas Cowboys 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.
Emmitt SmithRB153271,2043.712
Sherman WilliamsRB16692693.90
Herschel WalkerFB1610838.31
Daryl JohnstonRB1622482.20
Troy AikmanQB1535421.21
Kevin R. WilliamsWR104112.80
Wade WilsonQB3451.30
Deion SandersCB16320.70
John JettP161-23-23.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Cowboys roster: receiving

1996 Dallas Cowboys 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.
Michael IrvinWR1164096215.02
Deion SandersCB1636047513.21
Eric BjornsonTE144803888.13
Kelvin MartinWR1625038015.21
Kevin R. WilliamsWR1027032312.01
Daryl JohnstonRB164302786.51
Emmitt SmithRB154702495.33
Herschel WalkerFB16708912.70
Sherman WilliamsRB1650418.20
Stepfret WilliamsWR5103232.00
Johnny MitchellTE4101717.00
Tyji ArmstrongTE1620105.00
Derek Gene WareTE51055.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Cowboys roster: defense

1996 Dallas Cowboys 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.
Fred StricklandLB16102781.0131
Darrin SmithLB1681541.0000
Darren WoodsonSS1678613.0592
Tony TolbertDE16614512.0053
George TeagueFS1657470.0460
Broderick ThomasLB1654424.5031
Brock MarionFS1052410.0030
Kevin SmithLB1651480.05140
Chad HenningsDT1540334.5022
Leon LettDE1335273.5053
Deion SandersCB1631290.0291
Randall GodfreyLB1627240.0011
Shante CarverDE1023173.0011
Jim SchwantzLB1620120.0000
Roger HarperDB1420140.0251
Tony CasillasDT1616100.0011
Hurvin McCormackDE161692.5001
Alundis BriceDB1413110.0010
Godfrey MylesLB1612100.0000
Bill BatesDB14860.0001
Charles HaleyDE5761.0001
Charlie WilliamsDB7650.0011
Kavika PittmanDE15520.0000
Herschel WalkerFB16300.0000
Ray ChildressDE3331.0010
Mike Fuimaono UlufaleDE3220.0000
Alan CamposLB15110.0000
Kelvin MartinWR16110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 2, 1996@ CHIT 0-0
  2. Sep 8, 1996vs NYGW 27-0
  3. Sep 15, 1996vs INDL 24-25
  4. Sep 22, 1996@ BUFL 7-10
  5. Sep 30, 1996@ PHIT 0-0
  6. Oct 13, 1996vs ARIW 17-3
  7. Oct 20, 1996vs ATLW 32-28
  8. Oct 27, 1996@ MIAW 29-10
  9. Nov 3, 1996vs PHIL 21-31
  10. Nov 10, 1996@ SFW 20-17
  11. Nov 18, 1996vs GBT 0-0
  12. Nov 24, 1996@ NYGL 6-20
  13. Nov 28, 1996vs WSHW 21-10
  14. Dec 8, 1996@ ARIW 10-6
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs NEW 12-6
  16. Dec 22, 1996@ WSHL 10-37
  17. Dec 28, 1996vs MINW 40-15playoffs
  18. Jan 5, 1997@ CARL 17-26playoffs

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.