1996 New England Patriots

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1996 American Football Conference Champions!

1996 Record: 11-5 (Regular Season), 2-1 (Playoffs)

Head Coach: Bill Parcells

Points Scored: 418 (2nd out of 30 NFL teams)

Points Allowed: 313 (14th out of 30 NFL teams)

Home Stadium: Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, MA

 

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                            1996 Results

                                                      Regular Season

                  Date     Opponent                    Result

              9/  1/96    at Miami                     L  10-24

              9/  8/96    at Buffalo                   L  10-17

              9/15/96    Arizona                      W 31-  0

              9/22/96    Jacksonville                W 28-25

              9/29/96     Bye Week

           10/  6/96      at Baltimore              W 46-38

           10/13/96      Washington                L  22-27

           10/20/96      at Indianapolis           W 27-  9

           10/27/96      Buffalo                      W 28-25

           11/  3/96      Miami                        W 42-23

           11/10/96      at N.Y. Jets               W 31-27            

           11/17/96      Denver                       L   8-34

           11/24/96      Indianapolis               W 27-13

           12/  1/96      at San Diego              W 45-  7

           12/  8/96      N.Y. Jets                   W 34-10

           12/15/96      at Dallas                     L   6-12

           12/22/96      at N.Y. Giants            W 23-22

                                     Playoffs

    Round                      Opponent                Result

    AFC Div. Playoff       Pittsburgh               W 28-  3

    AFC Championship   Jacksonville            W 20-  6

    Super Bowl XXXI       vs. Green Bay          L 21-35

 

Note: Super Bowl XXXI played at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA

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Tight End Ben Coates (pictured below) hauls in one of his 9 touchdown receptions in 1996 against the Colts.  He caught 62 passes for 682 yards on the season and earned his third consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl.

Halfback Curtis Martin made the Pro Bowl for the second time in his second season in the NFL after he rushed for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns and caught 46 passes for 333 yards and 3 additional TD's in 1996. 

1996 New England Patriots Depth Chart / Roster:

      # Player                         Ht   Wt Age Exp College                       Face Shape Hair         Equipment

Quarterbacks

1. 11 Drew Bledsoe             6-5   233 24   3 Wash. St.                           5   6 brn crop           3 bar qb, eye paint, wt wristbands, tc sleeves

2. 16 Scott Zolak                 6-5   235 29   6 Maryland                         45 15 l. brn crop        style 3 helmet, 3 bar qb, wt wristbands

3. 15 Ray Lucas                  6-3   201 24   R Rutgers       med skin       32   4 blk bald            3 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, tc gloves (turf)

Halfbacks

1. 28 Curtis Martin               6-1   203 23   1 Pittsburgh                     165   2 blk crop             3 bar, wt nasal strip, wt mouthpiece, wt tc elbowpads, bk gloves, tc sleeves

2. 22 David Meggett           5-7   195 30   7 Towson State                182   3 blk bald             3 bar rb, eye paint, wt nasal strip, wt wristbands

3. 35 Marrio Grier               5-10 225 25   1 Tenn-Chat     dk skin      203   3 blk fade             3 bar rb, left wt elbowband, wt wristbands, tc gloves

Fullbacks

1. 33 Sam Gash                   5-11 224 27   3 Penn State                     30   9 blk buzz           half cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to TE)

Wide Receivers

1. 84 Shawn Jefferson         5-11 172 27   6 N/A                                  72 14 blk fade (2)      2 bar, wt wristbands, tc gloves (grass), wt rb gloves (turf)

2. 88 Terry Glenn                5-10 184 22   R Ohio State   med skin      29   1 blk crop           2 bar, eye paint, tc gloves, tc sleeves

3. 82 Vincent Brisby            6-2   188 25   3 N/A                                145   4 blk fade (2)      2 bar, eye paint, wt nasal strip, wt wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves, fingers taped (turf)

4. 80 Troy Brown                 5-9   190 25   3 Marshall                          31   3 blk buzz           2 bar, tc gloves, tc sleeves, wt gloves (turf)

5. 83 Dietrich Jells               5-10 186 24   1 Pittsburgh     dk skin      183   9 blk rows            3 bar, wt wrist double

Tight Ends

1. 87 Ben Coates    (lefty)    6-5   245 27   5 N/A                               151   5 blk fade (2)       style 3 helmet, 3 bar qb, right rubber pad, wt wristbands, tc gloves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to MLB)

#  41 Keith Byars    (lefty)     6-1   255 33 11 Ohio State                   190   9 blk buzz            3 bar, wt tc elbowpads, qb wristbands

#  85 John Burke                  6-2   258 25   2 Virginia Tech   lt skin     63   2 brn crop            3 bar qb, wt wristbands, fingers taped, tc gloves (turf)

#  86 Mike Bartrum               6-4   245 26   3 Marshall                        50   7 brn crop            3 bar qb, tc gloves, wt sleeves, wt half sleeves (turf), fingers taped (turf)

Left Tackles

1. 78 Bruce Armstrong         6-4   295 31   9 Louisville                      169 14 blk fade            style 3 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves

2. 62 Dave Richards            6-5   315 30   8 UCLA                               55 17 brn crop           full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Left Guards

1. 76 William Roberts          6-5   298 34 12 Ohio State                    205 15 blk buzz           half cage, bk extended, wt wrist double, bk gloves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to LE)

Centers

1. 64 Dave Wohlabaugh      6-3   304 24   1 Syracuse                         57 15 brn crop           half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves (turf)

2. 67 Mike Gisler                  6-4   300 27   3 Houston                        103   6 brn crop           half cage, wt gloves, tc sleeves

Right Guards

1. 71 Todd Rucci                 6-5  291 26   4 Penn State                      31 18 brn buzz           style 3 helmet, half cage, neck roll, right wt elbowpad, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 61 Bob Kratch                 6-3   288 30  7 Iowa                                 57 16 l. brn crop        half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt gloves

Right Tackles

1. 68 Max Lane                   6-6   295 25   2 Navy                                15 14 l. brn crop        half cage, neck roll, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to RE)

Left Defensive Ends

1. 96 Mike Jones                  6-4   295 27   5 N. C. State                    216 17 blk bald           half cage, wt nasal strip, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves, tc sleeves

2. n/a (switch position to TE)

#  92 Ferric Collons             6-6   295 27   2 California        dk skin    203 18 blk buzz            half cage, wt nasal strip, wt wristbands, tc gloves, bk tc elbowpads (turf)

Right Defensive Ends

1. 55 Willie McGinest          6-5   255 25   2 USC                              171 10 blk crop            full cage, wt nasal strip, neck roll, wtr wristbands, tc rb gloves, bk tc elbowpads (turf), wt gloves (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to TE)

#  74 Chris Sullivan             6-4   279 22   R Boston Coll.                    59 12 brn crop           full cage, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves, rubber pads (turf), bk gloves (turf)

Defensive Tackles

1. 97 Mark Wheeler              6-2   285 26   4 Texas A&M                   141 14 blk bald (2)      half cage, wt wristbands, bk gloves, tc sleeves

2. 75 Pio Sagapolutele       6-6   297 27   5 S. D. State                       37 16 blk crop           half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, left wt elbowpad (turf)

3. 72 Devin Wyman             6-7   307 23   1 N/A                                244 19 blk buzz           full cage, bk tc elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk gloves

4. 90 Chad Eaton                6-5   292 24   R Wash. St.                         96 11 blo crop           full cage, eye paint, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, bk rb gloves, bk tc elbowpads (turf)

Left Outside Linebackers

1. 59 Todd Collins                6-2   242 26   4 N/A                                 66 11 brn crop           full cage, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeeves, bk gloves (turf)

2. 93 Monty Brown                6-0   233 26   3 NA            dk skin          135 17 blk flat top       full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk gloves

Middle Linebackers

1. 52 Ted Johnson               6-3   240 24   1 Colorado                       100 12 brn crop           full cage, eye paint, neck roll, wt tc elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves

2. 54 Tedy Bruschi               6-1   245 23   R Arizona                           81 10 brn crop           full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves

#  58 Marty Moore               6-1   242 25   2 Kentucky                          85 12 brn crop           full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, bk gloves, tc sleeves

Right Outside Linebackers

1. 53 Chris Slade                 6-5   242 25   3 Virginia                         130   4 blk fade (2)       style 3 helmet, full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves, tc sleeves

2. 95 Dwayne Sabb             6-4   248 27   4 New Hampshire              255   4 blk buzz (2)      full cage, bk extended, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves, rubber pads (turf)

Cornerbacks

1. 45 Otis Smith                   5-11 190 31   6 Missouri                         210   3 blk fade           2 bar, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves

2. 24 Ty Law                        5-11 196 22   1 Michigan                       156   2 blk fade           2 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt elbowbands (turf)

3. 21 Ricky Reynolds            5-11 190 31   8 Wash. St.                       203   3 blk crop           style 3 helmet, 3 bar, wt wristbands, tc gloves (grass), bk gloves (turf)

4. 31 Jimmy Hitchcock         5-10 188 25   1 N. Carolina                      74   3 blk buzz           2 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves, turf tape (turf)

5. 27 Michael McGruder      5-11 190 32   9 Kent State                       39   3 blk fade           3 bar, eye paint, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, bk gloves, tc sleeves, tc gloves (turf)

Free Safeties

1. 32 Willie Clay                   5-10 198 26   4 Georgia Tech                 52   4 blk fade           rb bull, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc half sleeves (grass)

2. 25 Larry Whigham            6-2   202 24   2 N/A                               140   9 blk fade (2)      2 bar rb, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt half sleeves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

Strong Safeties

1. 36 Lawyer Milloy              6-0   208 23   R Washington                  176   3 blk fade            style 3 helmet, 3 bar rb, eye paint, wt wristbands, tc gloves

2. 23 Terry Ray                    6-1   205 27   4 Oklahoma                      221   4 blk bald           3 bar rb, wt gloves, tc sleeves

3. 30 Corwin Brown              6-1   200 26   2 Michigan                       226   9 blk fade (2)      3 bar rb, wt half sleeves (grass), tc rb gloves, wt elbowpads (turf), wt wristbands (turf)

Kicker

1.   4 Adam Vinatieri            6-2   200 24   R S. Dakota St.                105   2 brn crop           2 bar, tc sleeves

Punter

1. 19 Tom Tupa                   6-4   220 30   8 Ohio State                      18   1 brn crop           2 bar (thin), tc sleeves

Players Not Included

#  98 Troy Barnett     DT      6-4   280 25   2 N. Carolina   dk skin                                          half cage, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves

#  81 Hason Graham WR     5-10 176 25   1 Georgia        dk skin                                           3 bar, wt wristbands, wt gloves

#  26 Jerome Henderson FS 5-10 188 27   5 Clemson      dk skin          46   4 blk crop           3 bar rb, tc sleeves, bk gloves

#  43 Vernon Lewis CB         5-10 192 26   2 Pittsburgh    dk skin                                           3 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves

#  48 Lovett Purnell TE        6-2   250 24   1 West Virginia dk skin                                         3 bar qb, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands

#  94 Walter Scott LE           6-3   285 23   R E. Carolina   dk skin

#  77 Larry Tharpe RT          6-4   299 26   3 Tennessee St. dk skin      67 14 blk fade (2)     half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

 

Player Ratings       spd-str-awr-agi-acc-cth-car-jmp-btk-tck-tpr-tac-pbk-rbk-kpw-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh

Bledsoe                45-68-82-47-45-19-44-48-40-29-98-93-14-29-28-24-0-92-83-70

Zolak                     56-61-72-62-61-24-41-47-42-23-84-81-27-27-26-22-0-77-82-67

R. Lucas                71-56-51-77-72-26-55-55-54-15-82-74-36-30-22-26-0-85-78-77

C. Martin               91-70-74-92-94-76-90-71-86-25-36-34-31-31-36-14-10-86-85-95

Meggett                93-59-76-95-87-84-85-64-72-18-37-30-34-33-23-17-94-85-84-73

M. Grier                80-72-53-85-86-49-76-53-74-57-47-42-45-42-34-22-8-78-85-76

S. Gash                 59-79-77-46-64-59-65-46-65-27-24-24-59-82-10-10-0-84-76-96

S. Jefferson           92-56-73-93-92-88-65-87-76-29-16-24-31-39-16-18-10-85-81-80

T. Glenn               92-49-64-91-91-94-50-86-55-10-19-30-21-35-23-28-30-87-63-68

Brisby                    88-58-71-90-90-84-79-81-65-19-24-23-25-28-29-26-10-78-73-62

T. Brown                91-44-66-93-93-87-62-79-49-13-19-18-26-28-24-24-85-95-81-87

Jells                       90-45-52-93-88-74-67-83-48-17-23-22-23-25-26-22-10-78-78-63

B. Coates              73-74-85-69-79-91-77-66-76-21-21-17-64-62-17-24-8-78-85-84

Byars                     73-76-91-80-79-79-76-51-62-27-72-68-47-42-29-24-16-78-77-81

J. Burke                 73-71-66-72-71-75-67-58-62-28-34-23-56-52-31-22-8-77-81-74

Bartrum                 60-67-57-62-64-65-51-62-55-20-16-14-64-65-13-10-0-90-75-81

B. Armstrong         69-95-92-63-82-23-22-51-28-23-33-25-98-98-28-23-0-67-90-86

D. Richards           49-88-84-47-66-19-22-44-28-24-25-23-74-76-26-19-0-67-73-75

W. Roberts            52-91-95-54-60-27-20-45-30-29-28-21-89-82-28-20-0-63-90-79

Wohlabaugh         55-86-65-54-69-16-32-45-27-23-18-19-93-88-25-20-0-65-77-87

Gisler                    58-86-69-58-66-37-36-51-28-24-28-23-78-75-24-22-0-66-79-73

Rucci                    58-90-72-67-72-57-72-21-20-54-28-22-85-91-27-22-0-75-77-77

Kratch                   47-82-77-52-57-21-22-35-32-28-29-21-77-81-26-15-0-65-67-72

M. Lane                56-88-68-59-68-27-21-47-29-27-32-18-84-90-28-23-0-73-83-75

M. Jones               62-86-84-59-62-24-28-54-28-93-23-21-20-35-26-16-0-76-80-83

Collons                 70-81-62-72-66-25-24-59-28-78-24-22-23-28-25-23-0-77-77-78

McGinest              80-75-81-80-86-50-27-63-26-86-19-20-30-44-16-19-0-81-80-92

C. Sullivan           65-83-55-66-68-23-22-54-28-79-26-24-27-32-26-21-0-77-76-73

M. Wheeler          65-86-78-62-67-24-23-60-28-81-25-22-27-37-26-23-0-78-84-83

Sagapolutele       66-84-74-71-65-17-20-49-28-74-28-25-26-29-26-17-0-75-73-78

D. Wyman            70-85-55-69-66-23-22-52-28-82-26-23-24-32-26-24-0-75-70-77

C. Eaton               61-85-54-58-68-24-22-42-36-86-23-25-35-29-22-29-0-76-77-85

T. Collins              76-75-75-75-74-48-45-57-33-90-34-35-25-46-19-14-0-84-69-87

M. Brown              74-80-68-68-80-40-41-53-28-86-31-19-26-49-27-23-0-75-73-79

T. Johnson           73-81-73-70-74-48-35-60-37-92-32-31-28-42-36-21-0-78-76-91

Bruschi                 78-77-60-75-79-52-37-65-34-87-15-30-30-55-20-30-0-80-79-97

M. Moore              71-77-65-69-75-47-37-52-28-84-28-23-28-52-33-22-0-73-85-83

Slade                    80-76-82-81-83-44-41-64-28-86-28-25-26-46-29-25-0-86-89-84

Sabb                     74-76-76-67-69-47-41-60-28-87-28-24-29-49-29-20-0-76-84-82

O. Smith                88-51-75-86-85-65-45-80-28-64-32-22-22-43-32-19-25-80-84-84

T. Law                   95-58-71-93-95-79-50-89-34-68-15-28-15-35-24-22-10-98-93-85

R. Reynolds           85-52-85-84-83-57-45-72-28-69-24-23-17-20-23-21-10-75-76-74

J. Hitchcock           91-49-64-89-89-64-47-88-29-65-30-17-19-27-32-24-20-83-77-76

McGruder              85-52-76-84-85-59-45-72-24-62-23-22-18-23-21-21-10-77-74-70

W. Clay                 87-54-84-86-87-66-43-72-28-85-27-23-22-28-26-23-57-85-93-83

Whigham              82-56-57-84-79-57-49-78-28-81-19-21-20-30-29-24-12-81-79-81

L. Milloy               85-71-60-82-89-65-43-72-39-88-19-19-27-43-24-19-10-99-88-91

T. Ray                   82-57-74-85-83-54-32-68-28-83-23-22-22-27-26-24-10-78-84-76

C. Brown               83-59-65-85-83-58-45-63-28-82-24-23-22-25-25-22-10-77-79-72

Vinatieri                49-40-64-52-50-29-21-29-20-19-29-15-22-18-94-90-0-92-88-43

Tupa                     53-49-82-43-57-24-50-45-25-24-77-69-28-18-92-88-0-90-67-50

 

 

Quarterback Drew Bledsoe was one of the NFL's top gunslingers in 1996 as he led the NFL with 373 completions, 623 passes, and finished third with 4,086 passing yards.  He made his second trip to Hawaii to participate in the Pro Bowl following the 1996 season.

Rookie Wide Receiver Terry Glenn escaped Bill Parcells' doghouse to lead the Patriots with 90 receptions for 1,132 yards and 6 TD's.  His 1996 season is still his best season statistically.

1996 New England Patriots Individual Leaders

Passing: Drew Bledsoe, 4086 yds., 59.9 comp. pct, 27 TDs, 83.7 rating

Rushing: Curtis Martin, 1152 yds., 14 TDs, 3.6 yds./carry

Receiving: Terry Glenn, 90 rec., 1132 yds., 6 TDs

Touchdowns: Curtis Martin, 17 (14 rush., 3 rec.)

QB Sacks: Willie McGinest, 9.5

Interceptions: Willie Clay, 4 int., 50 yds., 0 TDs

Scoring: Adam Vinatieri, 120 pts. (27 FG’s, 39 PAT’s)

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1996 AFC EAST STANDINGS

1st Place – New England (12-4)

2nd Place – Buffalo (10-6)

3rd Place – Indianapolis (9-7)

4th Place – Miami (8-8)

5th Place – N.Y. Jets (1-15)

Willie McGinest began to show why the Patriots made him the #4 overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft. He led the team with 9.5 en route to his first Pro Bowl appearance.

 

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