1996 Kansas City Chiefs season

1996 Kansas City Chiefs season
1996 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
General manager	Carl Peterson
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FB Kimble Anders; G Will Shields; LB Derrick Thomas; CB Dale Carter
	← 1995; Chiefs seasons; 1997 →;

The 1996 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League, and the 37th overall. Following the Chiefs' devastating loss to the Colts in the playoffs the year before, the Chiefs failed to improve their 13–3 record from 1995 and finishing 9–7 record and second-place finish in the AFC West. Despite being predicted as one of the eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated,^[1] the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1996 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	28	Jerome Woods *	Defensive back	Memphis
2	58	Reggie Tongue	Defensive back	Oregon State
3	68	John Browning	Defensive tackle	West Virginia
4	98	Donnie Edwards *	Linebacker	UCLA
5	135	Joe Horn *	Wide receiver	Itawamba CC
6	176	Dietrich Jells	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh
7	211	Ben Lynch	Center	California
7	241	Jeff Smith	Center	Tennessee
7	245	Darrell Williams	Defensive back	Tennessee State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1996 Kansas City Chiefs staff**

	Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Vice President of Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles Director of Pro Personnel – Mark Hatley Director of College Scouting – Terry Bradway Head coaches Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Al Saunders Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy Running Backs – Jimmy Raye Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Offensive Line – Art Shell			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Gunther Cunningham Defensive Line – Carl Hairston Linebackers – John Bunting Defensive Backs – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive Assistant/Special Teams – Woodrow Lowe Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Russ Ball

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Roster[]

**1996 Kansas City Chiefs final roster**

	Quarterbacks 13 Steve Bono 12 Rich Gannon 15 Steve Matthews Running backs 32 Marcus Allen 38 Kimble Anders 30 Donnell Bennett FB 29 Greg Hill 48 Todd McNair FB 49 Tony Richardson FB Wide receivers 84 Joe Horn 83 Danan Hughes 18 Sean LaChapelle 81 Chris Penn 87 Tamarick Vanover Tight ends 89 Keith Cash 85 Reggie Johnson 82 Derrick Walker		Offensive linemen 76 John Alt T 69 Jeff Criswell T 61 Tim Grunhard C 74 Trezelle Jenkins T 68 Will Shields G 66 Ricky Siglar T 65 Jeff Smith C 79 Dave Szott G 72 Danny Villa G Defensive linemen 71 Tom Barndt DT 99 Vaughn Booker DE 77 Pellom McDaniels DE 75 Joe Phillips DT 97 Dan Saleaumua DT 90 Neil Smith DE 94 Keith Traylor DT		Linebackers 50 Anthony Davis 59 Donnie Edwards 58 Derrick Thomas 57 George Jamison 51 Greg Manusky 54 Tracy Simien Defensive backs 44 Darren Anderson 34 Dale Carter CB 25 Mark Collins CB 40 James Hasty CB 41 Reggie Tongue SS 29 Brian Washington SS 21 Jerome Woods FS Special teams 5 Louie Aguiar P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K		Reserve lists 80 Lake Dawson WR (IR) 22 RB (IR) Practice squad 62 DT 14 Terence Davis WR 2 WR 46 TE 47 CB/WR Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 1	at Houston Oilers	W 20–19	1–0	Houston Astrodome	Recap
2	September 8	Oakland Raiders	W 19–3	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
3	September 15	at Seattle Seahawks	W 35–17	3–0	Kingdome	Recap
4	September 22	Denver Broncos	W 17–14	4–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	September 29	at San Diego Chargers	L 19–22	4–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
6	October 7	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–17	4–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 17	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–16	5–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	October 27	at Denver Broncos	L 7–34	5–3	Mile High Stadium	Recap
10	November 3	at Minnesota Vikings	W 21–6	6–3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
11	November 10	Green Bay Packers	W 27–20	7–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
12	November 17	Chicago Bears	W 14–10	8–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	November 24	San Diego Chargers	L 14–28	8–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
14	November 28	at Detroit Lions	W 28–24	9–4	Pontiac Silverdome	Recap
15	December 9	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–26	9–5	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
16	December 15	Indianapolis Colts	L 19–24	9–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
17	December 22	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–20	9–7	Rich Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFC West
view talk	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

References[]

^ Sports Illustrated, September 1996
^ "1996 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ Kansas City Chiefs 1996 Media Guide. pp. 4–23.

[1] Sports Illustrated, September 1996

[2] "1996 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[3] Kansas City Chiefs 1996 Media Guide. pp. 4–23.

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Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium
Personnel	Owner: Hunt family Chairman & CEO: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General manager: Brett Veach Head coach: Andy Reid Offensive coordinator: Eric Bieniemy Defensive coordinator: Steve Spagnuolo Special teams coach: Dave Toub
Culture	Chiefs name controversy Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle George Toma Warpaint K. C. Wolf Cheerleaders Tomahawk chop Tube Tops 2000 (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
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Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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