1996 St. Louis Rams season

1996 St. Louis Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
General manager	Steve Ortmayer
Head coach	Rich Brooks
Home field	Trans World Dome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
Uniform

The 1996 St. Louis Rams season was the franchise's 59th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in St. Louis. It was marked by a 59–16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in week 11. The Rams’ point tally in that game was the highest by an NFL team since 1989, when the Cincinnati Bengals scored 61 points. Safety Keith Lyle tied first for the league lead in interceptions, with 9. However, the Rams finished the season with a 6–10 record. Head coach Rich Brooks was fired after the season. This was also the Rams first full season playing in the Trans World Dome.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1996 NFL draft

1996 St. Louis Rams draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Lawrence Phillips	Running back	Nebraska	from Washington
1	18	Eddie Kennison	Wide receiver	LSU	from Chicago
2	42	Tony Banks	Quarterback	Michigan State
2	59	Ernie Conwell	Tight end	Washington	from Pittsburgh
3	83	Jerald Moore	Running back	Oklahoma	from Chicago
4	105	Percell Gaskins	Linebacker	Kansas State
5	141	Fred Miller	Offensive tackle	Baylor
6	175	Derrick Harris	Running back	Miami (FL)
6	201	Hayward Clay	Tight end	Texas A&M	from Dallas via Chicago
7	222	Chuck Osborne	Defensive tackle	Arizona
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1996 St. Louis Rams staff

Front office Chairman – Georgia Frontiere Vice chairman – Stan Kroenke President – John Shaw Senior vice-president – Jay Zygmunt Vice-president of football operations – Steve Ortmayer Director of player personnel – John Becker Head coaches Head coach – Rich Brooks Assistant head coach/running backs – Johnny Roland Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Jack Reilly Wide receivers – Mike Martz Tight ends – John Ramsdell Offensive line – Steve Greatwood Offensive line – George Warhop

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Willie Shaw Defensive line – Deek Pollard Linebackers – Dick Selcer Cornerbacks – Steve Brown Special teams coaches Special teams – Nick Aliotti Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster

1996 St. Louis Rams roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Tony Banks 10 Jamie Martin  4 Steve Walsh Running backs (RB) 30 Harold Green 34 Derrick Harris 44 Jerald Moore 21 Lawrence Phillips 28 Greg Robinson Wide receivers (WR) 83 Donnell Baker 80 Isaac Bruce 20 Keith Crawford 88 Eddie Kennison 82 Jermaine Ross 87 J. T. Thomas KR Tight ends (TE) 81 Hayward Clay 45 Ernie Conwell 86 Aaron Laing

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Chuck Belin G 61 Bern Brostek C/G 70 Wayne Gandy T 79 Leo Goeas G 60 Mike Gruttadauria C 69 Jesse James C 73 Fred Miller 77 Billy Milner T 67 Dwayne White G 73 Zach Wiegert T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Kevin Carter DE 75 D'Marco Farr DT 99 James Harris DE 65 Jon Kirksey DT 91 Leslie O'Neal DE 97 Chuck Osborne DT 96 Jay Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 53 Cedric Figaro MLB 54 Percell Gaskins OLB 51 Carlos Jenkins OLB 55 Robert Jones MLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB Defensive backs (DB) 46 Torin Dorn CB 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 41 Todd Lyght CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 23 Gerald McBurrows SS 24 Herman O'Berry CB 27 Anthony Parker CB 22 Mike Scurlock CB/S 38 Marquis Walker CB 32 Toby Wright SS Special teams 52 Paschall Davis LS  6 Carlos Huerta K  5 Sean Landeta P  8 Chip Lohmiller K

Practice squad 36 Marcus Holliday RB 18 A. C. Tellison WR 95 Tyrone Williams DT 53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve 50 Antonio Goss LB (IR) 57 Thomas Homco LB (IR) 98 Jimmie Jones DT (IR) -- Rico Mack LB (IR) 19 Billy Williams WR (IR) 89 Alexander Wright Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 1	Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–16	1–0	Trans World Dome	62,659
2	September 8	at San Francisco 49ers	L 0–34	1–1	3Com Park	63,624
3	Bye
4	September 22	Washington Redskins	L 10–17	1–2	Trans World Dome	62,303
5	September 29	at Arizona Cardinals	L 28–31 (OT)	1–3	Sun Devil Stadium	33,116
6	October 6	San Francisco 49ers	L 11–28	1–4	Trans World Dome	61,260
7	October 13	at Carolina Panthers	L 13–45	1–5	Bank of America Stadium	70,535
8	October 20	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–14	2–5	Trans World Dome	60,066
9	October 27	at Baltimore Ravens	L 31–37 (OT)	2–6	Memorial Stadium	60,256
10	November 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–42	2–7	Three Rivers Stadium	58,148
11	November 10	Atlanta Falcons	W 59–16	3–7	Trans World Dome	58,776
12	November 17	Carolina Panthers	L 10–20	3–8	Trans World Dome	60,652
13	November 24	Green Bay Packers	L 9–24	3–9	Trans World Dome	61,499
14	December 1	at New Orleans Saints	W 26–10	4–9	Louisiana Superdome	26,310
15	December 8	at Chicago Bears	L 9–35	4–10	Soldier Field	45,075
16	December 15	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–27	5–10	Georgia Dome	26,519
17	December 21	New Orleans Saints	W 14–13	6–10	Trans World Dome	57,681
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) Carolina Panthers	12	4	0	.750	367	218	W7
(4) San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	398	257	W2
St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	303	409	W2
Atlanta Falcons	3	13	0	.188	309	461	L2
New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	229	339	L1

External links

• 1996 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com