1996 New Orleans Saints roster: 3-13

The New Orleans Saints went 3-13 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 5th of 5 in the NFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1996 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points14.329th of 29
Passing Yards181.125th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.827th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.112th of 30
Rushing Yards81.830th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.616th of 30
Sacks2.67th of 30
Tackles48.75th of 30
Touchdowns1.527th of 29
Total Yards273.629th of 30
Points Allowed21.220th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %31.428th of 30

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

1996 Saints roster: passing

1996 New Orleans Saints 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.
Jim EverettQB152674642,797121669.4
Doug NussmeierQB228502721169.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Saints roster: rushing

1996 New Orleans Saints 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.
Mario BatesRB141645843.64
Ray ZellarsRB91204754.04
Lorenzo NealFB1621582.81
Ricky WhittleRB1020522.60
Torrance SmallWR1645112.81
Derek BrownRB1113302.30
Mercury HayesWR7273.50
Doug NussmeierQB2362.00
Jim EverettQB152230.10
Lee DeRamusWR15122.00
Terry GuessWR32-4-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Saints roster: receiving

1996 New Orleans Saints 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 HaynesWR1644078617.94
Torrance SmallWR1650055811.22
Haywood Franklin JeffiresWR920021510.83
Henry LuskTE162702107.80
Lorenzo NealFB163101946.31
Lee DeRamusWR1515018212.11
Ricky WhittleRB102601626.20
Irv SmithTE71501449.60
Mercury HayesWR74010125.30
Paul GreenTE14709113.00
Tony JohnsonTE9707610.91
Terry GuessWR3206934.51
Derek BrownRB1180546.80
Ray ZellarsRB990455.00
Mario BatesRB14130443.40

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Saints roster: defense

1996 New Orleans Saints 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.
Winfred TubbsLB16111831.0131
Mark FieldsLB16107852.0021
Greg JacksonDB1690700.0372
Wayne MartinDT16867011.0033
Anthony NewmanSS1680590.0381
Mark McMillanCB1667620.02110
Joe JohnsonDE1358487.5003
Eric AllenCB1651480.01190
Rufus PorterLB1343340.0000
Richard HarveyLB1443352.0022
Darren MickellDE1233263.0011
Austin RobbinsDT1527211.0000
Willie BroughtonDT1422162.0000
Alex MoldenDB1421172.0230
Brady SmithDE1617152.0000
Brian JonesLB1615100.0002
Tyrone HughesDB1613100.0020
Renaldo TurnbullLB1213116.5010
Je'Rod CherryDB13860.0010
Fred StokesDE9761.0001
Don DavisLB11300.0000
Ernest DixonLB16210.0000
Ricky WhittleRB10100.0000
William Blake StrongDB9110.0000
Kendall GammonC16100.0000
Sean LumpkinDB7110.0001

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

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996@ SFL 11-27
  2. Sep 8, 1996vs CARL 20-22
  3. Sep 15, 1996@ CINL 15-30
  4. Sep 22, 1996vs ARIL 14-28
  5. Sep 29, 1996@ BALL 10-17
  6. Oct 6, 1996vs JAXW 17-13
  7. Oct 13, 1996vs CHIW 27-24
  8. Oct 20, 1996@ CARL 7-19
  9. Nov 3, 1996vs SFL 17-24
  10. Nov 10, 1996vs TENL 14-31
  11. Nov 17, 1996@ ATLL 15-17
  12. Nov 24, 1996@ TBL 7-13
  13. Dec 1, 1996vs LARL 10-26
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs ATLL 15-31
  15. Dec 15, 1996@ NYGW 17-3
  16. Dec 21, 1996@ LARL 13-14

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.