1996 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Rams 1996 6–10 3rd NFC West Rich Brooks Jack Reilly Willie Shaw Steve Ortmayer Georgia Frontiere Trans World Dome Did not qualify 200px None Rams seasons 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 1996 NFL draft 1996 St. Louis Rams 1 6 Lawrence Phillips Running back Nebraska from Washington yes no 1 18 Eddie Kennison Wide receiver LSU from Chicago yes no 2 42 Tony Banks Quarterback Michigan State yes no 2 59 Ernie Conwell Tight end Washington from Pittsburgh yes no yes 3 83 Jerald Moore Running back Oklahoma from Chicagoyes 4 105 Percell Gaskins Linebacker Kansas Stateyes 5 141 Fred Miller Offensive tackle Bayloryes 6 175 Derrick Harris Running back Miami (FL)yes 6 201 Hayward Clay Tight end Texas A&M from Dallas via Chicagoyes 7 222 Chuck Osborne Defensive tackle Arizona no Personnel Staff 1996 St. Louis Rams 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 coach – Rich Brooks Assistant head coach/running backs – Johnny Roland Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Jack Reilly Wide receivers – Mike Martz Tight ends – John Ramsdell Offensive line – Steve Greatwood Offensive line – George Warhop Defensive coordinator – Willie Shaw Defensive line – Deek Pollard Linebackers – Dick Selcer Cornerbacks – Steve Brown Special teams – Nick Aliotti Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen Roster 1996 St. Louis Rams 12 Tony Banks American football y 10 Jamie Martin American football  4 Steve Walsh American football 30 Harold Green American football 34 Derrick Harris American football y 44 Jerald Moore y 21 Lawrence Phillips y 28 Greg Robinson running back 83 Donnell Baker y 80 Isaac Bruce 20 Keith Crawford 88 Eddie Kennison y KR/PR 82 Jermaine Ross 87 J. 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Thomas wide receiver KR 81 Hayward Clay y 45 Ernie Conwell y 86 Aaron Laing 71 Chuck Belin G 61 Bern Brostek C/G 70 Wayne Gandy T 79 Leo Goeas G 60 Mike Gruttadauria C 69 Jesse James center C 73 Fred Miller y American football, born 1973 T/LS 77 Billy Milner T 67 Dwayne White G 73 Zach Wiegert T 93 Kevin Carter American football DE 75 D'Marco Farr DT 99 James Harris defensive end DE 65 Jon Kirksey DT 91 Leslie O'Neal DE 97 Chuck Osborne y American football DT 96 Jay Williams American football DE 53 Cedric Figaro MLB 54 Percell Gaskins y OLB 51 Carlos Jenkins OLB 55 Robert Jones linebacker MLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 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 y CB 32 Toby Wright American football SS 52 Paschall Davis LS  6 Carlos Huerta y K  5 Sean Landeta P  8 Chip Lohmiller K 50 Antonio Goss LB IR 57 Thomas Homco LB (IR) 7px 98 Jimmie Jones DT IR -- Rico Mack LB IR 19 Billy Williams American football WR IR 89 Alexander Wright American football WR/Retired 53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad 36 Marcus Holliday y RB 18 A. 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Tellison WR 95 Tyrone Williams defensive tackle DT 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 3Bye 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 Ericsson 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 External links 1996 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com St. Louis Rams Category:St. Louis Rams seasons St Lou Category:Long stubs with short prose