1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bill Cowher (10-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1996 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bill Cowher (10-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Pittsburgh chalked up 344 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 257. Jerome Bettis carried the ball for a team-best 1,431 yards for the Steelers.
Mike Tomczak threw for 2,767 yards. Andre Hastings paced the receiving corps, grabbing 72 passes, while Charles Johnson accumulated 1,008 receiving yards.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 40 turnovers. Rod Woodson picked off 6 opponent throws. Chad Brown topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks.
Bill Cowher coached the team. The 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Jahine Arnold | KR | June 19, 1973 | 6'0" | 187 | Fresno St. | Rockville, CT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | Myron Bell | DB | September 15, 1971 | 5'11" | 203 | Michigan St. | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | RB | February 16, 1972 | 5'11" | 252 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 12 |
| 84 | Kirk Botkin | TE | March 19, 1971 | 6'3" | 245 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 94 | Chad Brown | ROLB | July 12, 1970 | 6'2" | 245 | Colorado | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | TE | September 16, 1972 | 6'4" | 260 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 96 | Brentson Buckner | LDE | September 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 305 | Clemson | Columbus, GA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 53 | Steve Conley | LB | January 18, 1972 | 6'5" | 235 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Bernard Dafney | G | November 1, 1968 | 6'5" | 324 | Tennessee | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | C | June 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 288 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Shayne Edge | P | August 21, 1971 | 5'11" | 174 | Florida | Lake City, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Carlos Emmons | LB | September 3, 1973 | 6'5" | 250 | Arkansas St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 86 | John Farquhar | TE | March 22, 1972 | 6'6" | 278 | Duke | Stanford, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Deon Figures | DB | January 20, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | Bellflower, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | DB | January 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 213 | Georgia Tech | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Randy Fuller | DB | June 2, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 98 | Oliver Gibson | DT-NT | March 15, 1972 | 6'2" | 304 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | LOLB | July 31, 1972 | 6'4" | 255 | Oklahoma St. | Altus, OK USA | 14 | 13 |
| 88 | Andre Hastings | PR | November 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 85 | Jonathan Hayes | TE | August 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa | South Fayette, PA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 76 | Kevin Henry | RDE | October 23, 1968 | 6'4" | 282 | Mississippi St. | Mound Bayou, MS USA | 12 | 10 |
| 83 | Corey Holliday | WR | January 31, 1971 | 6'2" | 208 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | LB | April 28, 1973 | 6'2" | 242 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | John Jackson | LT | January 4, 1965 | 6'6" | 297 | East. Kentucky | Camp Kwe, Okinawa | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Charles Johnson | WR | January 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | San Bernardino, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 9 | Norm Johnson | K | May 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 202 | UCLA | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Bill Johnson | LDE | December 9, 1968 | 6'4" | 305 | Michigan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 8 |
| 54 | Donta Jones | LB | August 27, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 2 |
| 99 | Levon Kirkland | LILB | February 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 270 | Clemson | Lamar, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | SS | July 15, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | UCLA | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 13 | 13 |
| 34 | Tim Lester | FB | June 15, 1968 | 5'10" | 233 | East. Kentucky | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd | LB | May 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 228 | Fort Valley St. | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | RB | June 20, 1968 | 5'10" | 193 | Mississippi Col. | Philadelphia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Miller | QB | February 9, 1971 | 6'2" | 226 | Michigan St. | Grosse Pointe, MI USA | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | P | July 14, 1970 | 6'4" | 225 | Arizona | Queens, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Ernie Mills | WR | October 28, 1968 | 5'11" | 192 | Florida | Dunnellon, FL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 62 | Tom Myslinski | RG | December 7, 1968 | 6'3" | 283 | Tennessee | Rome, NY USA | 8 | 6 |
| 24 | Chris Oldham | DB | October 26, 1968 | 5'9" | 200 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Jerry Olsavsky | RILB | March 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 221 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | Erric Pegram | RB | January 7, 1969 | 5'10" | 195 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 4 |
| 39 | Darren Perry | FS | December 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Penn St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Eric Ravotti | LB | March 16, 1971 | 6'3" | 250 | Penn St. | Freeport, PA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 91 | Israel Raybon | DE | February 5, 1973 | 6'6" | 300 | North Alabama | Huntsville, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Terry Richardson | RB | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 204 | Syracuse | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Orpheus Roye | DT | January 21, 1973 | 6'4" | 320 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 1 |
| 68 | Brenden Stai | RG | March 30, 1972 | 6'4" | 312 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 93 | Joel Steed | NT | February 17, 1969 | 6'2" | 300 | Colorado | Frankfurt, Germany | 16 | 14 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | QB | October 16, 1972 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 73 | Justin Strzelczyk | RT | August 18, 1968 | 6'6" | 301 | Maine | Seneca, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Jim Sweeney | C-T-G | August 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 297 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Yancey Thigpen | WR | August 15, 1969 | 6'1" | 208 | Winston-Salem St. | Tarboro, NC USA | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | QB | October 23, 1962 | 6'1" | 202 | Ohio St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 27 | Willie Williams | RCB | December 26, 1970 | 5'9" | 194 | West. Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 15 | 14 |
| 38 | Jon Witman | RB | June 1, 1972 | 6'2" | 240 | Penn St. | Wrightsville, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 77 | Will Wolford | LG | May 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 294 | Vanderbilt | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | LCB | March 10, 1965 | 5'11" | 205 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
