1996 San Jose SaberCats Roster
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference
Coach: Todd Shell (6-8)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 106,275, Avg. 15,182 in 7 home dates
1996 San Jose SaberCats StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference
Coach: Todd Shell (6-8)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 106,275, Avg. 15,182 in 7 home dates
1996 San Jose SaberCats Results
The San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference.
The SaberCats racked up 536 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 540. Tony Kimbrough passed for 2,273 yards. Titus Dixon grabbed 86 passes for 1,012 yards, while Jerry Reese contributed to the receiving game, too.
Tom Petithomme carried the ball for a team-best 214 yards for San Jose.
Pat McGuirk picked off 7 opponent throws. Charles Miller and Al Noga each topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 19 sacks.
Todd Shell coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Adams | OL/DL | April 24, 1966 | 6'4" | 300 | Hawaii | San Francisco, CA USA | 5 |
| Brian Allred | WR/DB | March 16, 1969 | 5'10" | 175 | Sacramento St. | Washington, DC USA | 13 |
| Mike Babb | WR/LB | May 22, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | Weber State | Fullerton, CA | 3 |
| Chris Barber | DS | January 15, 1964 | 6'0" | 187 | North Carolina A&T | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 4 |
| Chris Baus | OL/DL | July 28, 1970 | 6'2" | 275 | Pacific | Menomanie, VA | 14 |
| Ben Bennett | QB | May 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Duke | Greensboro, NC USA | 7 |
| Marlin Brown | OL/DL | June 9, 1967 | 6'3" | 265 | Washington State | San Mateo, CA | 9 |
| Vaughn Bryant | WR/DB | March 20, 1972 | 6'0" | 180 | Stanford | Detroit, MI | 8 |
| Howard Butler | OL/DL | July 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 270 | San Jose State | San Jose, CA | 12 |
| Derrick Chachere | FB/LB | August 17, 1967 | 6'3" | 260 | Nevada-Reno | Houston, TX | 11 |
| Rodney Dickerson | FB/LB | July 18, 1971 | 6'3" | 235 | Humboldt State (CA) | 3 | |
| Titus Dixon | WR/DB | June 15, 1966 | 5'6" | 152 | Troy | Clewiston, FL USA | 12 |
| Steven Domingos | K | April 15, 1967 | 6'3" | 190 | San Francisco State | 1 | |
| Amod Field | WR/DB | October 11, 1967 | 5'11" | 186 | Montclair St. | Passaic, NJ | 2 |
| Bobby Fresques | QB | 6'1" | 190 | Sacramento State | 8 | ||
| Anthony Howard | WR/LB | February 1, 1967 | 6'3" | 190 | Garden City JC (KS) | 1 | |
| Roy Hurd | WR/LB | March 8, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | 2 |
| Larry Jones | OL/DL | March 3, 1967 | 6'5" | 330 | Hawaii | Los Angeles, CA | 9 |
| Tony Kimbrough | QB | January 20, 1964 | 6'1" | 195 | Western Michigan | Detroit, MI | 10 |
| Pat McGuirk | WR/DB | July 22, 1967 | 5'11" | 190 | California Polytechnic State | San Francisco, CA | 14 |
| Charles Miller | OL/DL | 6'2" | 270 | Pacific | 8 | ||
| Aaron Mills | K | 5'11" | 180 | Stanford | 5 | ||
| Leonard Nelson | FB/LB | November 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 220 | Sacramento State | Sacremento, CA | 8 |
| Al Noga | OL/DL | September 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 265 | Hawaii | , American Samoa | 14 |
| Joe O'Brien | OL/DL | November 6, 1972 | 6'2" | 275 | Boise State | Pittsburgh, CA | 2 |
| Luis Perez | K | April 11, 1971 | 5'10" | 195 | UCLA | Carson, CA | 5 |
| Tom Petithomme | FB/LB | October 17, 1972 | 6'1" | 240 | San Jose State | Modesto, CA | 12 |
| Rob Presbury | OL/DL | July 18, 1965 | 6'3" | 285 | Delaware State | Aberdeen, MD | 7 |
| Jerry Reese | WR/DB | March 18, 1973 | 5'11" | 190 | San Jose St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 12 |
| Ira Richards | OL/DL | 6'2" | 280 | Central Oklahoma State | Broken Bow, OK | 5 | |
| Daryl Rogers | WR/LB | August 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 220 | Pacific | San Jose, CA | 11 |
| Roger Ruzek | K | December 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Weber St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 3 |
| Ricky Shaw | OL/DL | July 28, 1965 | 6'4" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Mount Vernon, NY USA | 6 |
| Jim Spencer | OL/DL | January 9, 1970 | 6'8" | 295 | Syracuse | Copiague, NY | 3 |
| Kip Texada | WR/DB | January 15, 1968 | 5'9" | 180 | McNeese State | Port Arthur, TX | 11 |
| Brent White | OL/DL,DE | February 28, 1967 | 6'5" | 280 | Michigan | Dayton, OH | 3 |
| Scott Wood | QB | December 31, 1968 | 6'3" | 215 | Saint Mary's (CA) | Anaheim, CA | 3 |
| Spencer Wray | WR/DB | October 26, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Arizona | 14 |
