1996 Houston Oilers roster: 8-8

The Houston Oilers went 8-8 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the AFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Houston Oilers team stats
Points21.410th of 29
Passing Yards193.621st of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.412th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.98th of 30
Rushing Yards121.96th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.815th of 30
Sacks2.215th of 30
Tackles38.929th of 30
Touchdowns2.213th of 29
Total Yards327.919th of 30
Points Allowed19.916th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %38.416th of 30

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

1996 Titans roster: passing

1996 Houston Oilers 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.
Chris ChandlerQB121843202,099161179.7
Steve McNairQB9881431,1976490.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Titans roster: rushing

1996 Houston Oilers 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.
Eddie GeorgeRB163351,3684.18
Steve McNairQB9311695.52
Rodney ThomasRB16491513.11
Ronnie HarmonRB16291314.51
Chris ChandlerQB12281134.00
Willie DavisWR1611515.00
Frank WycheckTE16231.50

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Titans roster: receiving

1996 Houston Oilers 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.
Chris SandersWR1648088218.44
Frank WycheckTE165305119.66
Ronnie HarmonRB1642048811.62
Willie DavisWR1639046411.96
Derek RussellWR1634042112.42
Eddie GeorgeRB162301827.90
Malcolm FloydWR1610014514.51
Rodney ThomasRB161301289.80
Roderick LewisTE1670507.10
Sheddrick WilsonWR11202412.00
Erik NorgardOG131011.01

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Titans roster: defense

1996 Houston Oilers 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.
Blaine BishopSS15108720.0181
Micheal BarrowLB16105676.0074
Marcus RobertsonCB1682570.0460
Barron WorthamLB1578482.0041
Joe BowdenLB1672453.0062
Darryll LewisCB1668550.05221
Cris DishmanCB1657420.01140
Steve JacksonDB1646352.0051
Gary WalkerDE1645305.5011
Anthony CookDE1243247.5001
Henry FordDT1538231.0022
Rafael RobinsonDB1633220.0130
James RobersonDE1526143.0001
Robert YoungDE1526154.0000
Lenoy JonesLB1114120.0001
Josh EvansDT81140.0010
John Henry MillsRB161130.0000
Bryant MixDE6861.0000
Rayna StewartFS15650.0010
Leatris ColeCB3540.0000
Ronnie HarmonRB16400.0000
Tomur BarnesDB5430.0000
Rodney ThomasRB16410.0001
Terry KillensLB14400.0000
Michael RoanTE15200.0000
Mike HalapinOG9220.0000
Sheddrick WilsonWR11200.0000
Kendrick BurtonDE4110.0000
Al Fredrick SmithLB1100.0000
Lemanski HallLB3100.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996vs KCL 19-20
  2. Sep 8, 1996@ JAXW 34-27
  3. Sep 15, 1996vs BALW 29-13
  4. Sep 29, 1996@ PITL 16-30
  5. Oct 6, 1996@ CINW 30-27
  6. Oct 13, 1996@ ATLW 23-13
  7. Oct 20, 1996vs PITW 23-13
  8. Oct 27, 1996vs SFL 9-10
  9. Nov 3, 1996@ SEAL 16-23
  10. Nov 10, 1996@ NOW 31-14
  11. Nov 17, 1996vs MIAL 20-23
  12. Nov 24, 1996vs CARL 6-31
  13. Dec 1, 1996@ NYJW 35-10
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs JAXL 17-23
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs CINL 13-21
  16. Dec 22, 1996@ BALW 24-21

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.