1996 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1996 7–9 4th AFC West Al Davis Al Davis Mike White Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Did not qualify Tim Brown, WRSteve Wisniewski, GChester McGlockton, DTTerry McDaniel, CB Raiders seasons The 1996 Oakland Raiders season was their 37th in the league. They were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning only seven games.1996 Oakland Raiders This was the team's third consecutive season in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs. Afterwards head coach Mike White was fired in only his second season. White had a 15–17 overall head coaching the Raiders. Offseason NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Oakland Raiders 1 9 Rickey Dudley Tight end Ohio State yes 2 57 Lance Johnstone Defensive end Temple yes 5 166 La'Roi Glover Defensive tackle San Diego State yes yes 6 183 Tim Hall Running back Robert Morris yes 7 220 Sedric Clark Linebacker Tulsa no 7 224 Darius Smith Center Sam Houston State no 7 248 Joey Wylie Guard Stephen F. Austin no no Roster 1996 Oakland Raiders 53 5 5  9 Billy Joe Hobert 15 Jeff Hostetler 11 David Klingler 10 Alfred Montez y 35 Joe Aska 44 Derrick Fenner 45 Tim Hall American football y 26 Napoleon Kaufman 22 Harvey Williams American football 81 Tim Brown American football 80 Daryl Hobbs 82 James Jett 84 Kenny Shedd 88 Olanda Truitt 83 Rickey Dudley y 87 Andrew Glover 85 Marcus Hinton 68 Rick Cunningham American football G/T 66 Kevin Gogan G 75 Pat Harlow T 64 Robert Jenkins American football T 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 73 Charles McRae G/T 63 Barret Robbins C 67 Dan Turk C 76 Steve Wisniewski G 93 Jerry Ball DT 99 Aundray Bruce DE 92 La'Roi Glover y DT 74 Nolan Harrison DE/DT 51 Lance Johnstone y DE 97 Russell Maryland DT 91 Chester McGlockton DT 94 Anthony Smith defensive end DE 56 Pat Swilling DE 54 Greg Biekert MLB 96 Paul Butcher American football MLB 55 James Folston OLB 57 Rob Holmberg OLB 52 Mike Jones linebacker OLB 50 Mike Morton linebacker OLB 33 Eddie Anderson safety FS 24 Larry Brown cornerback CB 21 Darren Carrington FS 20 Perry Carter CB 46 Carl Kidd CB 25 Dan Land FS 29 Albert Lewis American football CB 43 Lorenzo Lynch SS 23 Lamar Lyons y SS 36 Terry McDaniel CB  2 Leo Araguz P  5 Cole Ford K 14 Kenyan Branscomb y WR 48 Jerone Davison RB 19 Sean Foster WR 13 Ken Grace WR 65 Joey Wylie y G 53 Rob Fredrickson LB IR  7 Jeff Gossett P IR 79 Jeff Kysar T IR 77 Rich Stephens G/T IR 37 James Trapp CB IR 53 5 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 at Baltimore Ravens L 14–19 0–1 Memorial Stadium 64,124 2 September 8 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–19 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 3 September 15 Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–3 1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 46,291 4 September 22 San Diego Chargers L 34–40 1–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 49,097 5 September 29 at Chicago Bears L 17–19 1–4 Soldier Field 57,062 6 October 6 at New York Jets W 34–13 2–4 Giants Stadium 63,611 7 October 13 Detroit Lions W 37–21 3–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,037 8 October 21, 1996 at San Diego Chargers W 23–14 4–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 62,350 9 Bye 10 November 4, 1996 Denver Broncos L 21–22 4–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 61,179 11 November 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 4–6 Houlihan's Stadium 45,392 12 November 17 Minnesota Vikings L 13–16 4–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 41,183 13 November 24 at Seattle Seahawks W 27–21 5–7 Kingdome 47,506 14 December 1 Miami Dolphins W 17–7 6–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 60,591 15 December 9, 1996 Kansas City Chiefs W 26–7 7–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 57,082 16 December 15 at Denver Broncos L 19–24 7–8 Mile High Stadium 75,466 17 December 22 Seattle Seahawks L 21–28 7–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 33,455 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens Oakland Raiders 1996 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens September 1, 1996 10:00 p.m. PST/1:00 p.m. EST Raiders 0 14 0 0 Ravens 7 0 6 6 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 64,124 Overcast, 71 F C NBC Tom Hammond, Bob Trumpy First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers OAK – Billy Joe Hobert – 17/26, 192 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT BAL – Vinny Testaverde – 19/33, 254 yards Top rushers OAK – Harvey Williams – 13 rushes, 39 yards BAL – Earnest Byner – 14 rushes, 43 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – James Jett – 4 receptions, 65 yards BAL – Michael Jackson – 3 receptions, 60 yards Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 8 12:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 0 0 0 3 Chiefs 0 7 7 5 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 79,281 Overcast, 73 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:09. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:22. Third quarter KC – James Hasty 80-yard interception return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:39. Chiefs 14–0. Fourth quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 23-yard field goal, 13:39. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:20. OAK – Cole Ford 38-yard field goal, 7:01. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:38. KC – Barret Robbins tackled in end zone by Dan Saleaumua for a Safety, 3:12. Chiefs 19–3. Top passers OAK – Billy Joe Hobert – 19/40, 181 yards, INT KC – Steve Bono – 11/19, 135 yards, TD Top rushers OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 8 rushes, 69 yards KC – Greg Hill – 7 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers OAK – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 96 yards KC – Danan Hughes – 3 receptions, 45 yards Week 3: vs Jacksonville Jaguars Oakland Raiders 1996 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at Oakland Raiders – Game summary September 15, 1996 4:00 p.m. EDT Jaguars 0 0 3 0 Raiders 0 10 0 7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 46,291 67 F C Red Cashion Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter OAK – Tim Brown 19-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 5:46. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:00. OAK – Cole Ford 32-yard field goal, 0:58. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 2:48. Third quarter JAX – Mike Hollis 33-yard field goal, 4:40. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:48. Fourth quarter OAK – Jerry Ball 66-yard interception return (Cole Ford kick), 2:15. Raiders 17–3. Top passers JAX – Mark Brunell – 18/37, 217 yards, 2 INT HOU – Jeff Hostetler – 18/27, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers JAX – James Stewart – 8 rushes, 52 yards HOU – Napoleon Kaufman – 7 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers JAX – Keenan McCardell – 4 receptions, 72 yards HOU – Tim Brown – 5 receptions, 60 yards, TD Week 4: vs San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary September 22 1:00 p.m. PDT Chargers 21 6 0 13 Raiders 0 14 7 13 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 49,097 62 °F 1, relative humidity 74%, wind 11 mph Bernie Kukar NBC Charlie Jones and Randy Cross Box score First quarter SDG – Terrell Fletcher 6-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 4:03. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:04. SDG – Tony Martin 7-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 3:05. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:40. SDG – Tony Martin 41-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 0:58. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:06. Second quarter OAK – Derrick Fenner 4-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 14:11. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:47. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 9:21. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:50. OAK – Rickey Dudley 6-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 7:11. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:10. SDG – John Carney 39-yard field goal, 1:04. Chargers 27–14. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:17. Third quarter OAK – Tim Brown 6-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 5:41. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 5:39. Fourth quarter SDG – Tony Martin 19-yard pass from Stan Humphries (run failed), 8:04. Chargers 33–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:56. SDG – Willie Clark 83-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 3:40. Chargers 40–21. OAK – Tim Brown 11-yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (passed failed), 1:29. Chargers 40–27. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:11. OAK – Kenny Shedd 28-yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Cole Ford kick), 0:12. Chargers 40–34. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:17. Top passers SDG – Stan Humphries – 18/25, 226 yards, 4 TD OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 26/44, 293 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – Leonard Russell – 19 rushes, 63 yards OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 7 rushes, 116 yards Top receivers SDG – Tony Martin – 10 receptions, 138 yards, 3 TD OAK – Tim Brown – 11 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD Week 6 at New York Jets Oakland Raiders 1996 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Six: Oakland Raiders (1–4) at New York Jets (0–5) October 6 1:00 p.m. EST Raiders 0 13 0 21 Jets 0 3 3 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 63,611 53 F C NBC Box Score, Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter OAK – Cole Ford 26-yard field goal, 13:04. Raiders 3–0. Drive: NYJ – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 11:23. Tie 3–3. Drive: OAK – Rickey Dudley 23-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 6:43. Raiders 10–3. Drive: OAK – Cole Ford 35-yard field goal, 0:21. Raiders 13–3. Drive: Third quarter NYJ – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 10:11. Raiders 13–6. Drive: Fourth quarter OAK – Daryl Hobbs 3-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 14:25. Raiders 20–6. Drive: OAK – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 7:25. Raiders 27–6. Drive: NYJ – Alex Van Dyke 3-yard pass from Frank Reich (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Raiders 27–13. Drive: OAK – Joe Aska 30-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 3:20. Raiders 34–13. Drive: Top passers OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 17/28, 188 yards, 3 TD, INT NYJ – Frank Reich – 15/31, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Joe Aska – 21 rushes, 136 yards, TD NYJ – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 102 yards Top receivers OAK – Rickey Dudley – 4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD NYJ – Henry Bailey – 3 receptions, 42 yards Week 8: at San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 21 6:00 p.m. PDT Raiders 7 3 10 3 Chargers 7 0 0 7 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 62,350 66 °F 1, relative humidity 54%, wind 7 mph Ron Blum ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Box score First quarter OAK – Napoleon Kaufman 12 yard-run (Cole Ford kick), 11:59. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:26. SDG – Tony Martin 11-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (John Carney kick), 0:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:30. Second quarter OAK – Cole Ford 36-yard field goal, 11:27. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:36. Third quarter OAK – Derrick Fenner 17-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 8:02. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 5:01. OAK – Cole Ford 32-yard field goal, 3:12. Raiders 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 3:52. Fourth quarter SDG – Tony Martin 12-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (John Carney kick), 13:05. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:07. OAK – Cole Ford 34-yard field goal, 2:11. Raiders 23–14. Drive: 5 plays, 3 yards, 1:42. Top passers OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 20/33, 191 yards, TD, INT SDG – Sean Salisbury – 22/35, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 3 rushes, 56 yards, TD SDG – Leonard Russell – 13 rushes, 19 yards Top receivers OAK – Tim Brown – 5 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD SDG – Tony Martin – 5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD Week 15: vs Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 9, 1996 8:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 0 0 7 Raiders 10 0 16 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 57,082 Overcast, rainy skies, 57 F C Red Cashion ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann Recap, Game Book First quarter OAK – Andrew Glover 1-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 6:59. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:35. OAK – Cole Ford 43-yard field goal, 3:47. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:57. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter OAK – Penalty on Rich Gannon enforced in end zone for a Safety, 14:33. Raiders 12–0. OAK – Derrick Fenner 23-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 4:31. Raiders 19–0. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 3:42. OAK – Tim Brown 34-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 0:52. Raiders 26–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:27. Fourth quarter KC – Sean LaChapelle 12-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 14:23. Raiders 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:29. Top passers KC – Rich Gannon – 12/33, 88 yards, TD, INT OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 13/27, 150 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Marcus Allen – 14 rushes, 64 yards OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 8 rushes, 109 yards Top receivers KC – Sean LaChapelle – 2 receptions, 31 yards, TD OAK – Tim Brown – 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD Standings References Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Raiders Oakland Category:Long stubs with short prose