1996 New England Patriots Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Parcells (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1996 New England Patriots Statistics
1996 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Patriots piled up points with 418 points, and the defense surrendered 313. Drew Bledsoe led the charge, throwing for 4,086 yards. Terry Glenn caught 90 passes for 1,132 yards.

Curtis Martin rushed for a team-best 1,152 yards for New England.

Willie Clay picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Willie McGinest sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.

Bill Parcells coached the team. The 1996 New England Patriots lost in the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
78Bruce ArmstrongLTSeptember 7, 19656'4"295LouisvilleMiami, FL USA1616
98Troy BarnettDE-DTMay 24, 19716'5"293North CarolinaJacksonville, NC USA10
86Mike BartrumTE-CJune 23, 19706'4"245MarshallGallipolis, OH USA160
11Drew BledsoeQBFebruary 14, 19726'5"238Washington St.Ellensburg, WA USA1616
82Vincent BrisbyWRJanuary 25, 19716'3"190La-MonroeHouston, TX USA30
30Corwin BrownDBApril 25, 19706'1"200MichiganChicago, IL USA140
93Monty BrownLLBApril 13, 19706'0"238Ferris St.Bridgeport, MI USA117
80Troy BrownWRJuly 2, 19715'10"196MarshallBarnwell, SC USA160
54Tedy BruschiLBJune 9, 19736'1"247ArizonaSan Francisco, CA USA160
85John BurkeTESeptember 7, 19716'3"248Virginia TechElizabeth, NJ USA112
41Keith ByarsTEOctober 14, 19636'1"245Ohio St.Dayton, OH USA106
32Willie ClayFSSeptember 5, 19705'10"193Georgia TechPittsburgh, PA USA1615
87Ben CoatesTEAugust 16, 19696'5"245LivingstoneGreenwood, SC USA1615
59Todd CollinsLLBMay 27, 19706'2"248GeorgiaNew Market, TN USA169
92Ferric CollonsLDEDecember 4, 19696'7"290CaliforniaBelleville, IL USA155
66Jeff DellenbachC-T-GFebruary 14, 19636'6"290WisconsinWausau, WI USA20
90Chad EatonDT-NTApril 6, 19726'5"303Washington St.Exeter, NH USA40
33Sam GashFBMarch 7, 19696'0"242Penn St.Hendersonville, NC USA149
67Mike GislerC-GAugust 26, 19696'4"295HoustonRunge, TX USA140
88Terry GlennWRJuly 23, 19745'11"195Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA1515
81Hason GrahamWRMarch 21, 19715'10"176GeorgiaDecatur, GA USA90
35Marrio GrierRBDecember 5, 19715'10"229ClemsonCharlotte, NC USA160
26Jerome HendersonDBAugust 8, 19695'10"193ClemsonStatesville, NC USA70
31Jimmy HitchcockRCBNovember 9, 19705'10"190North CarolinaConcord, NC USA135
84Shawn JeffersonWRFebruary 22, 19695'11"185Central FloridaJacksonville, FL USA1515
83Dietrich JellsWRApril 11, 19725'10"186PittsburghErie, PA USA71
52Ted JohnsonMLBDecember 4, 19726'4"253ColoradoAlameda, CA USA1616
96Mike JonesLDEAugust 25, 19696'4"290North Carolina St.Columbia, SC USA1612
61Bob KratchGJanuary 6, 19666'3"288IowaBrooklyn, NY USA84
68Max LaneRTFebruary 22, 19716'6"315NavyNorbone, MO USA1616
24Ty LawLCBFebruary 10, 19745'11"200MichiganAliquippa, PA USA1312
43Vernon LewisDBOctober 27, 19705'10"192PittsburghHouston, TX USA70
15Ray LucasQBAugust 6, 19726'3"214RutgersHarrison, NJ USA20
28Curtis MartinRBMay 1, 19735'11"210PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA1615
55Willie McGinestRDEDecember 11, 19716'5"270USCLong Beach, CA USA1616
27Mike McGruderDBMay 6, 19645'11"185Kent St.Cleveland Heights, OH USA140
22Dave MeggettKRApril 30, 19665'7"190Morgan St.Charleston, SC USA161
36Lawyer MilloySSNovember 14, 19736'0"210WashingtonSt. Louis, MO USA1610
58Marty MooreLBMarch 19, 19716'1"244KentuckyPhoenix, AZ USA160
83Will MooreWRFebruary 21, 19706'1"184Texas SouthernDallas, TX USA21
48Lovett PurnellTEApril 7, 19726'3"245West VirginiaSeaford, DE USA20
23Terry RaySSOctober 12, 19696'1"205OklahomaShape, Belgium167
21Ricky ReynoldsRCBJanuary 19, 19655'11"190Washington St.Sacramento, CA USA129
62David RichardsG-TApril 11, 19666'5"315SMUStaten Island, NY USA50
76William RobertsLGAugust 5, 19626'5"291Ohio St.Miami, FL USA1616
71Todd RucciRGJuly 14, 19706'5"296Penn St.Upper Darby, PA USA1612
95Dwayne SabbRLBOctober 9, 19696'4"248New HampshireUnion City, NJ USA167
75Pio SagapoluteleRDTNovember 28, 19696'6"297San Diego St., American Samoa1510
94Walter ScottDEMay 18, 19736'3"285East CarolinaAugusta, GA USA10
53Chris SladeLLBJanuary 30, 19716'5"245VirginiaNewport News, VA USA169
45Otis SmithRCBOctober 22, 19655'11"198SouthernNew Orleans, LA USA116
74Chris SullivanDEMarch 14, 19736'4"279Boston Col.North Attleboro, MA USA160
19Tom TupaPFebruary 6, 19666'4"225Ohio St.Cleveland, OH USA160
4Adam VinatieriKDecember 28, 19726'0"202South Dakota St.Yankton, SD USA160
97Mark WheelerLDTApril 1, 19706'3"285Texas A&MSan Marcos, TX USA1615
25Larry WhighamDBJune 23, 19726'2"205La-MonroeHattiesburg, MS USA161
64Dave WohlabaughCApril 13, 19726'3"296SyracuseHamburg, NY USA1616
72Devin WymanDTAugust 29, 19736'7"290Kentucky St.East Palo Alto, CA USA94
16Scott ZolakQBDecember 13, 19676'5"230MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA30



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