1996 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team season

1996 St. Louis Rams season

Owner| Georgia Frontiere
General manager| Steve Ortmayer
Head coach| Rich Brooks
Home stadium| Trans World Dome
Results
Record| 6–10
Division place| 3rd NFC West
Playoffs| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers| None
Uniform

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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

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1996 NFL draft

1996 St. Louis Rams draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 6  | Lawrence Phillips  | Running back | Nebraska | from Washington
1  | 18  | Eddie Kennison  | Wide receiver | LSU | from Chicago
2  | 42  | Tony Banks  | Quarterback | Michigan State |
2  | 59  | Ernie Conwell  | Tight end | Washington | from Pittsburgh
3  | 83  | Jerald Moore  | Running back | Oklahoma | from Chicago
4  | 105  | Percell Gaskins  | Linebacker | Kansas State |
5  | 141  | Fred Miller  | Offensive tackle | Baylor |
6  | 175  | Derrick Harris  | Running back | Miami (FL) |
6  | 201  | Hayward Clay  | Tight end | Texas A&M | from Dallas via Chicago
7  | 222  | Chuck Osborne  | Defensive tackle | Arizona |
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

## Personnel

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### Staff

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1996 St. Louis Rams staff |

Front office

* 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 coaches

* Head coach – Rich Brooks
* Assistant head coach/running backs – Johnny Roland

Offensive coaches

* Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Jack Reilly
* Wide receivers – Mike Martz
* Tight ends – John Ramsdell
* Offensive line – Steve Greatwood
* Offensive line – George Warhop

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* Defensive coordinator – Willie Shaw
* Defensive line – Deek Pollard
* Linebackers – Dick Selcer
* Cornerbacks – Steve Brown

Special teams coaches

* Special teams – Nick Aliotti

Strength and conditioning

* Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen

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### Roster

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1996 St. Louis Rams roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 12 Tony Banks
* 10 Jamie Martin
*  4 Steve Walsh

Running backs (RB)

* 30 Harold Green
* 34 Derrick Harris
* 44 Jerald Moore
* 21 Lawrence Phillips
* 28 Greg Robinson

Wide receivers (WR)

* 83 Donnell Baker
* 80 Isaac Bruce
* 20 Keith Crawford
* 88 Eddie Kennison
* 82 Jermaine Ross
* 87 J. T. Thomas KR

Tight ends (TE)

* 81 Hayward Clay
* 45 Ernie Conwell
* 86 Aaron Laing

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 71 Chuck Belin G
* 61 Bern Brostek C/G
* 70 Wayne Gandy T
* 79 Leo Goeas G
* 60 Mike Gruttadauria C
* 69 Jesse James C
* 73 Fred Miller
* 77 Billy Milner T
* 67 Dwayne White G
* 73 Zach Wiegert T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 93 Kevin Carter DE
* 75 D'Marco Farr DT
* 99 James Harris DE
* 65 Jon Kirksey DT
* 91 Leslie O'Neal DE
* 97 Chuck Osborne DT
* 96 Jay Williams DE

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 53 Cedric Figaro MLB
* 54 Percell Gaskins OLB
* 51 Carlos Jenkins OLB
* 55 Robert Jones MLB
* 58 Roman Phifer OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 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 CB
* 32 Toby Wright SS

Special teams (ST)

* 52 Paschall Davis LS
*  6 Carlos Huerta K
*  5 Sean Landeta P
*  8 Chip Lohmiller K

|  | Practice squad

* 36 Marcus Holliday RB
* 18 A. C. Tellison WR
* 95 Tyrone Williams DT

53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve

* 50 Antonio Goss LB (IR)
*   * 57 Thomas Homco LB (IR)
* 98 Jimmie Jones DT (IR)
* \-- Rico Mack LB (IR)
* 19 Billy Williams WR (IR)
* 89 Alexander Wright

Rookies in italics

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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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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
3  | Bye
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

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NFC West

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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK
(2) Carolina Panthers | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 367  | 218  | W7
(4) San Francisco 49ers | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 398  | 257  | W2
St. Louis Rams | 6  | 10  | 0  | .375  | 303  | 409  | W2
Atlanta Falcons | 3  | 13  | 0  | .188  | 309  | 461  | L2
New Orleans Saints | 3  | 13  | 0  | .188  | 229  | 339  | L1

## External links

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* 1996 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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Los Angeles Rams

* Founded in 1936
* Played in Cleveland, Ohio (1936–1945) and St. Louis, Missouri (1995–2015)
* Based in Inglewood, California
* Headquartered at the Rams Village at Warner Center in Woodland Hills, California

Franchise|

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Culture|

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* 1945
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* 1999 (XXXIV)
* 2021 (LVI)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1937–present)
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: West Division

Former league affiliation|

* League: American Football League (1936)

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Buffalo | Baltimore| Denver| Arizona| Chicago| Atlanta
Indianapolis | Cincinnati| Kansas City| Dallas| Detroit| Carolina
Miami | Houston| Oakland| NY Giants| Green Bay| New Orleans
New England | Jacksonville| San Diego| Philadelphia| Minnesota| St. Louis
NY Jets | Pittsburgh| Seattle| Washington| Tampa Bay| San Francisco

* 1996 NFL draft
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