1996 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachMike White
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTim Brown, WR
Steve Wisniewski, G
Chester McGlockton, DT
Terry McDaniel, CB

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.[1] 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. He was 15-17 overall head coaching the Raiders.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1996 NFL draft
1996 Oakland Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Rickey Dudley  Tight end Ohio State
2 57 Lance Johnstone  Defensive end Temple
5 166 La'Roi Glover *  Defensive tackle San Diego State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1996 Oakland Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 14 Kenyan Branscomb WR
  • 48 Jerone Davison RB
  • 19 Sean Foster WR
  • 13 Ken Grace WR
  • 65 Joey Wylie G

53 active, 5 inactive, 5 practice squad
Rookies in italics

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 at San Diego Chargers W 23–14 4–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 62,350
9 Bye
10 November 4 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 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.

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Denver Broncos 13 3 0 .813 391 275 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 297 300 L3
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 310 376 W1
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 340 293 L2
Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 317 376 W1

Season summary

Week 6 at Jets

See also: 1996 New York Jets season
Week Six: Oakland Raiders (1–4) at New York Jets (0–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 13 02134
Jets 0 3 3713

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,611
  • TV: NBC
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information

References

  1. ^ 1996 Oakland Raiders
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