1996 San Diego Chargers roster: 8-8

The San Diego Chargers went 8-8 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the AFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1996 San Diego Chargers team stats
Points19.419th of 29
Passing Yards209.914th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.410th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.323rd of 30
Rushing Yards82.029th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.427th of 30
Sacks2.119th of 30
Tackles48.37th of 30
Touchdowns2.023rd of 29
Total Yards310.425th of 30
Points Allowed23.524th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %33.926th of 30

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

1996 Chargers roster: passing

1996 San Diego Chargers 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.
Stan HumphriesQB132324162,670181376.7
Sean SalisburyQB16821619845859.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Chargers roster: rushing

1996 San Diego Chargers 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.
Leonard RussellRB152197133.37
Terrell FletcherRB16772823.70
Aaron HaydenRB11551663.00
Freddie Lee Bradley Jr.RB10321093.40
Stan HumphriesQB1321281.30
Sean SalisburyQB166142.30

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Chargers roster: receiving

1996 San Diego Chargers 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.
Tony MartinWR168501,17113.814
Charlie JonesWR1441052412.84
Andre ColemanWR1636048613.52
Terrell FletcherRB166104767.82
Alfred PupunuTE924027111.31
Deems MayTE161901889.90
Leonard RussellRB1513018013.80
Bryan StillWR166014223.70
Brian RocheTE131301118.50
Shannon MitchellTE16100575.70
Freddie Lee Bradley Jr.RB10102020.00
'Omar EllisonWR1030155.00
Aaron HaydenRB11101010.00
Walter ReevesTE91033.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Chargers roster: defense

1996 San Diego Chargers 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.
Junior SeauLB151391117.0272
Rodney HarrisonS161241041.05131
Terrance ShawDB1685720.03161
Kurt GouveiaLB1680661.0360
Kevin RossDB1676650.0282
Lewis BushLB1664481.0030
Darrien GordonDB1646402.0291
Willie ClarkDB1644370.0280
Marco ColemanDE1642344.0011
John ParrellaDT1638312.0010
Reuben DavisDE1530243.0030
Chris MimsDE1527196.0014
Dwayne HarperDB619170.0140
Raylee JohnsonDE1619153.0020
Shawn LeeDE1517131.0120
Glen YoungLB61370.0120
Eric CastleS161370.0030
Dwayne GordonLB13970.0000
Mark MontreuilDB13860.0020
Patrick SappLB16760.0000
David HendrixDB14640.0000
Vernon EdwardsDE5551.0001
Terrell FletcherRB16200.0001
Brian RocheTE13100.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996vs SEAW 29-7
  2. Sep 8, 1996vs CINW 27-14
  3. Sep 15, 1996@ GBL 10-42
  4. Sep 22, 1996@ LVW 40-34
  5. Sep 29, 1996vs KCW 22-19
  6. Oct 6, 1996@ DENL 17-28
  7. Oct 21, 1996vs LVT 0-0
  8. Oct 27, 1996@ SEAL 13-32
  9. Nov 3, 1996@ INDW 26-19
  10. Nov 11, 1996vs DETT 0-0
  11. Nov 17, 1996vs TBL 17-25
  12. Nov 24, 1996@ KCW 28-14
  13. Dec 1, 1996vs NEL 7-45
  14. Dec 8, 1996@ PITL 3-16
  15. Dec 14, 1996@ CHIL 14-27
  16. Dec 22, 1996vs DENW 16-10

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.