1996 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1996 3–13 4th NFC West Rankin Smith June Jones Georgia Dome Did not qualify None Falcons seasons The 1996 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 31st season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons were unable to match their previous season’s output of 9–7 and failed to reach the playoffs. Atlanta started the season 0–8, going winless until November.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1996.htm 1996 Atlanta Falcons statistics and players Teams Pro Football Reference July 23, 2011 Two of the team’s three wins were over the equally inept New Orleans Saints, who also finished 3–13. The Falcons allowed 461 points in 1996, the most in team history.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/football/team-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by=points_opp&team_id=atl Sports Reference In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Atlanta Falcons, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Allowed Football Outsiders calculates that the 1996 Falcons had the third-worst pass defense they had ever tracked.https://web.archive.org/web/20191209143820/https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/dvoa-70-worst-teams-ever December 9, 2019 http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/dvoa-70-worst-teams-ever Football Outsiders DVOA 7.0 Worst Teams Ever from 1991–2011 The season was notable when Jeff George was engaged in a shouting match with June Jones in a nationally televised game against Philadelphia. The next day, George was suspended for his act and was eventually released by the team. As for coach Jones, he was fired at the conclusion of the season. This was also the final season Bobby Hebert would play in the NFL. Offseason NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Atlanta Falcons 3 84 Shannon Brown Defensive tackle Alabama 4 117 Richard Huntley Running back Winston-Salem State yes 4 127 Juran Bolden Cornerback Mississippi Delta yes 5 164 Gary Bandy Defensive end Baylor 6 188 Craig Sauer Linebacker Minnesota yes 7 229 Ethan Brooks Offensive tackle Williams yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1996_draft.htm 1996 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2013 Personnel 1996 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice President of Player Personnel – Ken Herock Director of Pro Personnel – Chuck Connor Head Coach – June Jones Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson Quarterbacks – Mouse Davis Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Offensive Line – Bob Palcic Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Rod Rust Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – Joe Haering Secondary – Keith Armstrong Defensive Assistant – Will Lewis Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen Roster 1996 Atlanta Falcons  3 Bobby Hebert  7 Browning Nagle 11 Billy Joe Tolliver 32 Jamal Anderson 34 Craig Heyward 33 Richard Huntley y 80 Tyrone Brown gridiron football 87 Bert Emanuel 81 Terance Mathis 21 Eric Metcalf 85 Roell Preston 84 Freddie Scott American football, born 1974 y 88 Harper LeBel LS 86 Mitch Lyons 76 Antone Davis T 65 Roman Fortin C 63 Keith Loneker G 55 Nate Miller offensive lineman G 64 Jeff Pahukoa G 61 Robbie Tobeck G 70 Bob Whitfield T 69 Gene Williams American football G 77 Matt Willig T 72 Mike Zandofsky G 92 Lester Archambeau DE 73 Ethan Brooks y DT 91 John Burrough American football DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 98 Travis Hall American football DT 96 Todd Kelly American football DE 93 Dan Owens DT 90 Chuck Smith defensive end DE 74 Jeff Zgonina DT 97 Cornelius Bennett OLB 51 David Brandon American football OLB 56 Scott Fields American football y OLB 50 Ron George American football OLB 57 Clay Matthews Jr. OLB 52 Craig Sauer y OLB 59 Lorenzo Styles MLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB 24 Patrick Bates FS 42 Sean Boyd American football y CB 25 Devin Bush Sr. SS 27 Brad Edwards American football FS 28 Lenny McGill CB 38 Nate Odomes CB 26 Anthony Phillips defensive back CB 29 Louis Riddick SS 37 Elbert Shelley CB/S 45 Darnell Walker CB  5 Morten Andersen K  4 Dan Stryzinski P 89 J. J. Birden WR IR 43 Juran Bolden y CB IR 75 Shannon Brown American football y DE IR 22 Tim McKyer CB IR 40 James Williams linebacker, born 1968 LB IR 53 active, 5 inactive, 2 practice squad 30 Robert Baldwin running back y RB 78 Clay Williams American football y T https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1996_roster.htm 1996 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 6, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 1 at Carolina Panthers L 6–29 0–1 Ericsson Stadium Recap 2 September 8 Minnesota Vikings L 17–23 0–2 Georgia Dome Recap 3 Bye 4 September 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 18–33 0–3 Georgia Dome Recap 5 September 29 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–39 0–4 3Com Park Recap 6 October 6 at Detroit Lions L 24–28 0–5 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 7 October 13 Houston Oilers L 13–23 0–6 Georgia Dome Recap 8 October 20 at Dallas Cowboys L 28–32 0–7 Texas Stadium Recap 9 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 0–8 Georgia Dome Recap 10 November 3 Carolina Panthers W 20–17 1–8 Georgia Dome Recap 11 November 10 at St. Louis Rams L 16–59 1–9 Trans World Dome Recap 12 November 17 New Orleans Saints W 17–15 2–9 Georgia Dome Recap 13 November 24 at Cincinnati Bengals L 31–41 2–10 Cinergy Field Recap 14 December 2, 1996 San Francisco 49ers L 10–34 2–11 Georgia Dome Recap 15 December 8 at New Orleans Saints W 31–15 3–11 Louisiana Superdome Recap 16 December 15 St. Louis Rams L 27–34 3–12 Georgia Dome Recap 17 December 22 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 17–19 3–13 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1996 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose