1996 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1996 8–8 3rd AFC Central Dave Shula (fired October 21, 1-6 record)Bruce Coslet (interim; 7-2 record) Cinergy Field Did not qualify WR Carl PickensCB Ashley Ambrose Bengals seasons The 1996 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 29th in professional football and its 27th with the National Football League. The Dave Shula era came to a sudden end when he was fired after a 1–6 start, as Jeff Blake struggled with turnovers. Former Bengals tight end Bruce Coslet, the team's offensive coordinator and a former New York Jets head coach, would replace Shula as head coach. The move paid off right away as the Bengals won the first three games under Coslet. After losing two of their next three games, the Bengals closed the year with three straight wins to finish with an 8–8 record.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html Season summary and statistics Sports E Cylclopedia April 10, 2012 May 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527121139/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html dead One bright spot was that wide receiver Carl Pickens became the first member of the Bengals to have 100 receptions in a season. Offseason NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Cincinnati Bengals 1 10 Willie Anderson Offensive tackle Auburn yes yes 2 39 Marco Battaglia Tight end Rutgers yes 3 69 Ken Blackman Guard Illinois yes 4 108 Jevon Langford Defensive end Oklahoma State yes 5 144 Greg Myers Defensive back Colorado State yes 6 178 Tom Tumulty Linebacker Pittsburgh yes 7 219 Rod Jones Offensive tackle Kansas yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1996_draft.htm 1996 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1996 Undrafted free agents of note Player Position CollegeNick FergusonSafetyGeorgia TechChris HetheringtonFullbackYaleDamon HuardQuarterbackWashingtonTim MorabitoDefensive tackleBoston College Personnel Staff 1996 Cincinnati Bengals President – Mike Brown Head Coach – Dave Shula Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – John Garrett Tight Ends – Gary Moeller Offensive Line – Paul Alexander Defensive Coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks Staff Assistant – Bobby DePaul Special Teams – Joe Wessel Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood Roster 1996 Cincinnati Bengals  8 Jeff Blake 12 Kerry Joseph y  4 Erik Wilhelm 21 Eric Bieniemy 32 Ki-Jana Carter 46 Jeff Cothran FB 20 Garrison Hearst 44 Brian Milne y FB 80 David Dunn American football KR/PR 84 Jeff Hill KR 85 James Hundon y KR 81 Carl Pickens 86 Darnay Scott 89 Marco Battaglia y 82 Tony McGee tight end 87 Troy Sadowski 71 Willie Anderson offensive tackle y T 66 Ken Blackman y G 74 Rich Braham G/C 65 Darrick Brilz C 75 Anthony Brown offensive lineman T 62 Brock Gutierrez y C 60 Rod Jones offensive lineman y G 76 Trent Pollard G 61 Melvin Tuten T 63 Joe Walter American football T 92 John Copeland DE 90 Tim Johnson defensive lineman DT 94 Jevon Langford y DE 93 Tim Morabito y DT 70 Artie Smith DE 79 Ramondo Stallings DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DT 99 Dan Wilkinson DT 55 Andre Collins OLB 51 Gerald Dixon OLB 50 James Francis American football OLB 56 Ricardo McDonald OLB 52 Randy Neal OLB 53 Tom Tumulty y MLB 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 25 Rod Jones cornerback CB 24 Roger Jones American football CB 31 Greg Myers American football y FS PR 26 Bo Orlando FS 23 Corey Sawyer CB/KR/PR 35 Sam Shade SS 22 Jimmy Spencer American football CB 27 Bracy Walker SS 37 Leonard Wheeler CB 11 Lee Johnson punter P  9 Doug Pelfrey K 59 Greg Truitt LS 72 Scott Brumfield G IR 68 Joel Davis offensive lineman y G Military 40 Deland McCullough y RB IR 77 Kevin Sargent American football T IR 51 Steve Tovar LB IR 91 Brett Wallerstedt LB IR 53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad 83 Kevin Jordan American football y WR -- Stephen Pitts y RB 17 Gunnard Twyner y WR 98 Thomas Meyer American football y DE KR PR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1996_roster.htm 1996 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players Pro-Football-Reference.com October 17, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1, 1996 at St. Louis Rams L 26–16 0-1 Trans World Dome 62,659 2 September 8, 1996 at San Diego Chargers L 27–14 0-2 Jack Murphy Stadium 55,880 3 September 15, 1996 New Orleans Saints W 30–15 1-2 Cinergy Field 45,412 4 Bye 5 September 29, 1996 Denver Broncos L 14–10 1-3 Cinergy Field 51,798 6 October 6, 1996 Houston Oilers L 30–27 (OT) 1-4 Cinergy Field 44,680 7 October 13, 1996 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–10 1-5 Three Rivers Stadium 58,875 8 October 20, 1996 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–21 1-6 3Com Park 63,218 9 October 27, 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–21 2-6 Cinergy Field 45,890 10 November 3, 1996 at Baltimore Ravens W 24–21 3-6 Memorial Stadium 60,743 11 November 10, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–24 4-6 Cinergy Field 57,265 12 November 17, 1996 at Buffalo Bills L 31–17 4-7 Rich Stadium 75,549 13 November 24, 1996 Atlanta Falcons W 41–31 5-7 Cinergy Field 44,868 14 December 1, 1996 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 30–27 5-8 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 57,408 15 December 8, 1996 Baltimore Ravens W 21–14 6-8 Cinergy Field 43,022 16 December 15, 1996 at Houston Oilers W 21–13 7-8 Houston Astrodome 15,131 17 December 22, 1996 Indianapolis Colts W 31–24 8-8 Cinergy Field 49,389 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Jeff Blake 549 308 3624 24 14 80.3 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Garrison Hearst 225 847 3.8 24 0 Ki-Jana Carter 91 264 2.9 31 8 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Carl Pickens 100 1180 11.8 61 12 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Steve Tovar 104 3.0 4 0 0 Dan Wilkinson 44 6.5 1 0 1 Ashley Ambrose 50 2.0 8 1 0 Kicking and punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Doug Pelfrey 28 23 82.1% 41 41 100.0% 110 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Lee Johnson 80 3630 67 1 45.4 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD David Dunn 35 782 22.3 90 1 7 54 7.7 20 0 Corey Sawyer 12 241 20.1 33 0 15 117 7.8 62 0 Awards and records Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 100 ReceptionsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co New York 0-7611-2480-2 37 Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions, 100 ReceptionsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book 451 Milestones Carl Pickens, 3rd 1000 Yard Receiving Season, 1,180 yardsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book 440 References External links http://www.bengals.com/team/history/bengalshistory1996.html 1996 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincin Category:Long stubs with short prose