1996 Oakland Raiders season

1996 Oakland Raiders season
1996 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
Head coach	Mike White
General manager	Al Davis
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Tim Brown, WR; Steve Wisniewski, G; Chester McGlockton, DT; Terry McDaniel, CB
	← 1995; Raiders seasons; 1997 →;

The 1996 Oakland Raiders season was their 37th in the league. They were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning only seven games.^[1] This was the team's third consecutive season in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs. Afterwards head coach Mike White was fired in only his second season. He was 15-17 overall head coaching the Raiders.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1996 Oakland Raiders draft
1	9	Rickey Dudley	Tight end	Ohio State
2	57	Lance Johnstone	Defensive end	Temple
5	166	La'Roi Glover *	Defensive tackle	San Diego State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster[]

**1996 Oakland Raiders final roster**

	Quarterbacks 9 Billy Joe Hobert 15 Jeff Hostetler 11 David Klingler Running backs 35 Joe Aska 44 Derrick Fenner 45 Tim Hall 26 Napoleon Kaufman 24 Harvey Williams Wide receivers 81 Tim Brown 82 James Jett 84 Kenny Shedd 17 Olanda Truitt Tight ends 83 Rickey Dudley 87 Andrew Glover		Offensive linemen 68 Rick Cunningham 66 Kevin Gogan G 75 Pat Harlow T 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 63 Barret Robbins C 67 Dan Turk C 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen 93 Jerry Ball DT 74 Nolan Harrison DT 51 Lance Johnstone DE 97 Russell Maryland DT 91 Chester McGlockton DT 56 Pat Swilling DE		Linebackers 54 Greg Biekert 56 Aundray Bruce OLB 91 Sedric Clark OLB 55 James Folston 53 Rob Fredrickson 57 Rob Holmberg 52 Mike Jones OLB 50 Mike Morton 51 Aaron Wallace OLB Defensive backs 24 Larry Brown CB 20 Perry Carter CB 29 Albert Lewis CB 43 Lorenzo Lynch S 23 Lamar Lyons 36 Terry McDaniel CB 38 James Trapp SS Special teams 5 Cole Ford K 2 Leo Araguz P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	Kickoff	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	at Baltimore Ravens	L 14–19	NBC	10:00am	64,124
2	September 8, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–19	NBC	10:00am	79,281
3	September 15, 1996	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–3	NBC	1:00pm	46,291
4	September 22, 1996	San Diego Chargers	L 34–40	NBC	1:00pm	49,097
5	September 29, 1996	at Chicago Bears	L 17–19	NBC	10:00am	57,062
6	October 6, 1996	at New York Jets	W 34–13	NBC	10:00am	63,611
7	October 13, 1996	Detroit Lions	W 37–21	FOX	1:00pm	50,037
8	October 21, 1996	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–14	ABC	6:00pm	62,350
9	Bye
10	November 4, 1996	Denver Broncos	L 21–22	ABC	6:00pm	61,179
11	November 10, 1996	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–20	NBC	10:00am	45,392
12	November 17, 1996	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–16	ESPN	5:00pm	41,183
13	November 24, 1996	at Seattle Seahawks	W 27–21	NBC	1:00pm	47,506
14	December 1, 1996	Miami Dolphins	W 17–7	NBC	1:00pm	60,591
15	December 9, 1996	Kansas City Chiefs	W 26–7	ABC	6:00pm	57,082
16	December 15, 1996	at Denver Broncos	L 19–24	NBC	1:00pm	75,466
17	December 22, 1996	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–28	NBC	1:00pm	33,455

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

Season summary[]

Week 6 at Jets[]

Week Six: Oakland Raiders (1–4) at New York Jets (0–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	13	0	21	34
Jets	0	3	3	7	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 63,611
TV: NBC
Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

OAK – Cole Ford 26-yard field goal, 13:04. Raiders 3–0. Drive:
NYJ – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 11:23. Tie 3–3. Drive:
OAK – Rickey Dudley 23-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 6:43. Raiders 10–3. Drive:
OAK – Cole Ford 35-yard field goal, 0:21. Raiders 13–3. Drive:

Third quarter

NYJ – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 10:11. Raiders 13–6. Drive:

Fourth quarter

OAK – Daryl Hobbs 3-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 14:25. Raiders 20–6. Drive:
OAK – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 7:25. Raiders 27–6. Drive:
NYJ – Alex Van Dyke 3-yard pass from Frank Reich (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Raiders 27–13. Drive:
OAK – Joe Aska 30-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 3:20. Raiders 34–13. Drive:

Top passers

OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 17/28, 188 yards, 3 TD, INT
NYJ – Frank Reich – 15/31, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Joe Aska – 21 rushes, 136 yards, TD
NYJ – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Rickey Dudley – 4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
NYJ – Henry Bailey – 3 receptions, 42 yards

References[]

^ 1996 Oakland Raiders

[1] 1996 Oakland Raiders

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v t Las Vegas Raiders
Founded in 1960 Played in Oakland, California (1960–1981, 1995–2019) and Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Paradise, Nevada Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada
Franchise	History in Oakland in Los Angeles relocation to Las Vegas Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches
Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Allegiant Stadium
Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis President: General manager: Mike Mayock Head coach: Rich Bisaccia (interim)
Culture	Las Vegas Raiderettes Raider Nation "The Autumn Wind" Mount Davis Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill Straight Outta L.A. In the House
Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game
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League championships (4)	1967 1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII)
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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