1996 New Orleans Saints Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Rick Venturi (1-7)
Coach: Jim Mora (2-6)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1996 New Orleans Saints Statistics
1996 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints stumbled, scoring only 229 points, and the defense gave up 339. Jim Everett threw for 2,797 yards. Torrance Small grabbed 50 passes, while Michael Haynes added 786 receiving yards.

Mario Bates carried the ball for a team-leading 584 yards for New Orleans, while Ray Zellars also contributed to the rushing attack.

Greg Jackson and Anthony Newman each picked off 3 opponent throws. Wayne Martin topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 41 sacks.

Rick Venturi and Jim Mora coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
69Tom AckermanG-CSeptember 6, 19726'3"290East. WashingtonBellingham, WA USA20
21Eric AllenRCBNovember 22, 19655'10"184Arizona St.San Diego, CA USA1616
24Mario BatesRBJanuary 16, 19736'1"217Arizona St.Victoria, TX USA1410
10Doug BrienKNovember 24, 19706'0"180CaliforniaBloomfield, NJ USA160
99Willie BroughtonRDTSeptember 9, 19646'5"285Miami (FL)Fort Pierce, FL USA145
20Derek BrownRBApril 15, 19715'9"201NebraskaBanning, CA USA110
37Je'Rod CherryDBMay 30, 19736'1"210CaliforniaCharlotte, NC USA130
53Don DavisLBDecember 17, 19726'1"235KansasOlathe, KS USA110
87Lee DeRamusWRAugust 24, 19726'0"205WisconsinStratford, NJ USA154
56Ernest DixonLBOctober 17, 19716'1"243South CarolinaYork, SC USA160
72Jim DombrowskiLGOctober 19, 19636'5"300VirginiaWilliamsville, NY USA1010
17Jim EverettQBJanuary 3, 19636'5"212PurdueEmporia, KS USA1515
55Mark FieldsRLBNovember 9, 19726'2"244Washington St.Los Angeles, CA USA1615
62Kendall GammonC-TEOctober 23, 19686'4"255Pittsburg St.Wichita, KS USA160
85Paul GreenTEOctober 8, 19666'3"236USCCoalinga, CA USA145
18Terry GuessWRSeptember 22, 19746'0"200Gardner-WebbOrangeburg, SC USA32
52Richard HarveyLLBSeptember 11, 19666'1"235TulanePascagoula, MS USA147
89Mercury HayesWRJanuary 1, 19735'11"195MichiganHouston, TX USA70
81Michael HaynesWRDecember 24, 19656'0"184Northern ArizonaNew Orleans, LA USA1611
76Keno HillsG-TJune 13, 19736'6"305Kent St.Tampa, FL USA10
28Derrick HoskinsDBNovember 14, 19706'2"210Southern MissMeridian, MS USA10
33Tyrone HughesKRJanuary 14, 19705'9"175NebraskaNew Orleans, LA USA161
32Earnest HunterRBDecember 21, 19705'8"201SE Oklahoma St.Longview, TX USA60
47Greg JacksonFSAugust 20, 19666'1"217LSUHialeah, FL USA1615
80Haywood JeffiresWRDecember 12, 19646'2"201North Carolina St.Greensboro, NC USA91
94Joe JohnsonRDEJuly 11, 19726'4"275LouisvilleCleveland, OH USA1313
86Tony JohnsonTEFebruary 5, 19726'5"255AlabamaComo, MS USA97
58Brian JonesLBJanuary 22, 19686'1"250UCLAIowa City, IA USA161
74Clarence JonesRTMay 6, 19686'6"300MarylandBrooklyn, NY USA1616
61Ed KingRGDecember 3, 19696'4"300AuburnFort Benning, GA USA1616
46Sean LumpkinDBJanuary 4, 19706'0"206MinnesotaGolden Valley, MN USA71
88Henry LuskTEMay 8, 19726'2"245UtahSeaside, CA USA163
93Wayne MartinLDTOctober 26, 19656'5"275ArkansasForrest City, AR USA1616
44J.J. McCleskeyDBApril 10, 19705'8"180TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA50
67Andy McCollumCJune 2, 19706'4"300ToledoAkron, OH USA1616
29Mark McMillianLCBApril 29, 19705'7"154AlabamaLos Angeles, CA USA1616
92Darren MickellLDEAugust 3, 19706'4"285FloridaMiami, FL USA1212
25Alex MoldenDBAugust 4, 19735'10"190OregonDetroit, MI USA142
22Lorenzo NealFBDecember 27, 19705'11"255Fresno St.Hanford, CA USA1611
30Anthony NewmanSSNovember 25, 19656'0"203OregonBellingham, WA USA1616
60Craig NovitskyLGMay 12, 19716'5"295UCLAWashington, DC USA166
13Doug NussmeierQBDecember 11, 19706'3"211IdahoPortland, OR USA31
75Emile PalmerDTApril 5, 19736'3"320SyracuseLandover, MD USA10
59Rufus PorterLLBMay 18, 19656'1"228SouthernAmite, LA USA139
77Willie RoafLTApril 18, 19706'5"320Louisiana TechPine Bluff, AR USA1313
95Austin RobbinsRDTMarch 1, 19716'6"290North CarolinaWashington, DC USA157
83Torrance SmallWRSeptember 4, 19706'3"209Alcorn St.Tampa, FL USA1613
91Brady SmithDEJune 5, 19736'5"274Colorado St.Royal Oak, MI USA164
82Irv SmithTEOctober 13, 19716'3"249Notre DameTrenton, NJ USA77
71Fred StokesDEMarch 14, 19646'3"274Georgia SouthernVidalia, GA USA90
41William StrongDBNovember 3, 19715'10"191North Carolina St.Chester, SC USA90
54Winfred TubbsMLBSeptember 24, 19706'4"250TexasHollywood, FL USA1613
97Renaldo TurnbullRDEJanuary 5, 19666'4"250West VirginiaSt. Thomas, Virgin Islands127
66Mike VerstegenGOctober 24, 19716'6"311WisconsinAppleton, WI USA84
23Ricky WhittleRBDecember 21, 19715'9"200OregonFresno, CA USA100
63Donald WillisGJuly 15, 19736'3"325WashingtonGoleta, CA USA40
4Klaus WilmsmeyerPDecember 4, 19676'2"210LouisvilleMississauga, ON Canada160
34Ray ZellarsFBMarch 25, 19735'11"233Notre DamePittsburgh, PA USA96



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