1996 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 5th place National Football Conference Central Division 5-11-0 .313 |
| Head Coach: Wayne Fontes |
| Paul Boudreau | Offensive Line |
| Don Clemons | Defensive Assistant-Linebackers |
| Jim Eddy | Defensive Coordinator |
| John Fontes | Defensive Backs |
| Mo Forte | Running Backs |
| Bert Hill | Defensive Assistant/Strength and Conditioning |
| Steve Kazor | Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant |
| Greg Landry | Quarterbacks |
| Dave Levy | Assistant Head Coach |
| Tom Moore | Offensive Coordinator |
| Frank Novak | Special Teams |
| Charlie Sanders | Receivers |
| Howard Tippett | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/2/1996 | H | New Orleans Saints | 22-23 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 35782 | |
| Fri | 8/9/1996 | H | Washington Redskins | 34-25 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 36606 | |
| Fri | 8/16/1996 | A | Houston Oilers | 34-23 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | ||
| Fri | 8/23/1996 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-17 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Cinergy Field | 44484 | |
| Sun | 9/1/1996 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-17 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 52972 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1996 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21-6 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54229 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1996 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 66007 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1996 | H | Chicago Bears | 35-16 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 70022 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1996 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Houlihan's Stadium | 34961 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1996 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 28-24 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 58666 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1996 | A | Oakland Raiders | 21-37 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50037 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1996 | H | New York Giants | 7-35 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 63501 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1996 | A | Green Bay Packers | 18-28 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 60695 | |
| Mon | 11/11/1996 | A | San Diego Chargers | 21-27 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 60425 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1996 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 17-16 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 51194 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1996 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-31 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55864 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1996 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-28 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 75079 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1996 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 22-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 46043 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1996 | H | Green Bay Packers | 3-31 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73214 | |
| Mon | 12/23/1996 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 14-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | 3Com Park | 61921 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 51 | Tom Beer | SLB | 6-1 | 237 | 27 | Saginaw Valley State; Wayne State (Michigan) | 16 | 1 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | SS-FS | 6-1 | 221 | 30 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 15 |
| 86 | Shane Bonham | UT | 6-2 | 283 | 26 | Air Force; Tennessee | 15 | 2 |
| 27 | Jocelyn Borgella | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Cincinnati | 11 | 0 |
| 47 | Stephen Boyd | WLB-MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 24 | Boston College | 8 | 5 |
| 50 | Mike Brooks | MLB-WLB | 6-1 | 235 | 32 | Louisiana State | 4 | 4 |
| 59 | Reggie Brown | WLB | 6-2 | 241 | 22 | Texas A&M | 10 | 10 |
| 77 | Mike Compton | LOG | 6-6 | 304 | 26 | West Virginia | 15 | 15 |
| 76 | Scott Conover | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 285 | 28 | Purdue | 10 | 7 |
| 92 | Shane Dronett | DE | 6-6 | 296 | 25 | Texas | 7 | 0 |
| 94 | Luther Elliss | UT | 6-5 | 311 | 23 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Brad Ford | CB | 5-9 | 170 | 22 | Fresno CC; Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C | 6-2 | 280 | 33 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | 5-11 | 186 | 26 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Chris Harrison | OT | 6-3 | 290 | 24 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | ROG | 6-3 | 292 | 24 | Penn State | 11 | 10 |
| 66 | Hessley Hempstead | C-OG | 6-1 | 295 | 24 | Kansas | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Greg Jeffries | RCB | 5-9 | 184 | 25 | Virginia | 16 | 4 |
| 99 | Pepper Johnson | MLB-SLB | 6-3 | 250 | 32 | Ohio State | 15 | 12 |
| 70 | Jeff Jones | OT | 6-6 | 310 | 24 | Texas A&M | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Scott Kowalkowski | WLB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Notre Dame | 16 | 1 |
| 55 | Antonio London | SLB | 6-2 | 236 | 25 | Alabama | 14 | 12 |
| 26 | Eric Lynch | RB | 5-10 | 224 | 26 | Grand Valley State | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Don Majkowski | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 32 | Virginia | 5 | 2 |
| 39 | Van Malone | FS | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Texas | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | WR | 5-7 | 165 | 34 | Gulf Coast JC; Delta State | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Kez McCorvey | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan McNeil | LCB | 6-2 | 197 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Pete Metzelaars | TE | 6-7 | 248 | 36 | Wabash | 15 | 11 |
| 33 | Glyn Milburn | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 25 | Oklahoma; Stanford | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Scott Mitchell | QB | 6-6 | 238 | 28 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | WR | 6-4 | 215 | 27 | Virginia | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Johnnie Morton | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 15 |
| 71 | Zefross Moss | ROT | 6-6 | 325 | 30 | Alabama State | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | Brett Perriman | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 31 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | LDE | 6-3 | 273 | 27 | Tennessee State; South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Derek Price | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Mesa CC; Iowa | 13 | 1 |
| 31 | Corey Raymond | RCB | 5-11 | 184 | 27 | Louisiana State | 13 | 13 |
| 28 | Ron Rice | SS | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 2 |
| 34 | Ron Rivers | RB | 5-8 | 207 | 25 | Fresno State | 15 | 0 |
| 72 | Ray Roberts | LOT | 6-6 | 311 | 27 | Virginia | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Mark Royals | P | 6-5 | 218 | 33 | Chowan JC; Appalachian State | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders | RB | 5-8 | 202 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | FB | 6-0 | 243 | 24 | Nebraska | 16 | 1 |
| 97 | Tracy Scroggins | RDE | 6-2 | 262 | 27 | Coffeyville CC; Tulsa | 6 | 6 |
| 62 | Tony Semple | ROG | 6-5 | 303 | 26 | Memphis | 15 | 1 |
| 86 | David Sloan | TE | 6-6 | 258 | 24 | Fresno CC; New Mexico | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | Ryan Stewart | S | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 2 |
| 49 | Eric Stocz | TE | 6-4 | 265 | 22 | Westminster (Pennsylvania) | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Henry Thomas | NT | 6-2 | 277 | 31 | Louisiana State | 15 | 15 |
| 93 | Kerwin Waldroup | RDE | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Michigan; Central State (Ohio) | 16 | 10 |
| 90 | Keith Washington | DE | 6-4 | 277 | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 12 | 0 |
| 95 | Mike Wells | NT | 6-3 | 313 | 25 | Iowa | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | Richard Woodley | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Texas Christian | 11 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Reggie Brown | LB | Texas A&M |
| 1 | 23 | Jeff Hartings | G | Penn State |
| 3 | 76 | Ryan Stewart | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 4 | 129 | Brad Ford | DB | Alabama |
| 5 | 158 | Kerwin Waldroup | DT | Central State (Ohio) |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 52 | 124 | 69 | 57 | |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 130 | 79 | 78 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:06 | 317 | 105 | 180 | 32 | 73/190 38.4% | 9/20 45.0% | 108 | 863 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 32:54 | 324 | 126 | 172 | 26 | 95/220 43.2% | 8/15 53.3% | 114 | 938 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hanson | 0 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 72 |
| Barry Sanders | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Herman Moore | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | ||
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Brett Perriman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Scott Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bennie Blades | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Corey Raymond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 302 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 1 | 368 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hanson | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 6/7 | 5/9 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sanders | 307 | 1553 | 5.1 | 54t | 11 | 79 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Ron Rivers | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 37 | 83 | 2.2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Majkowski | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnnie Morton | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Lynch | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 389 | 1810 | 4.7 | 54t | 15 | 105 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 510 | 2007 | 3.9 | 52 | 12 | 126 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mitchell | 437 | 253 | 57.9 | 167 | 2917 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 62t | 17 | 3.9 | 17 | 3.9 | 36 | 199 | 2718 | 151 | 36 | 3 | 74.9 |
| Don Majkowski | 102 | 55 | 53.9 | 44 | 554 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 27 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 10 | 61 | 493 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 67.2 |
| Mark Royals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 541 | 309 | 57.1 | 211 | 3463 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 62t | 20 | 3.7 | 21 | 3.9 | 46 | 260 | 3203 | 180 | 38 | 3 | 72.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 502 | 311 | 62.0 | 180 | 3577 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 73 | 28 | 5.6 | 11 | 2.2 | 32 | 233 | 3344 | 172 | 36 | 10 | 92.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Moore | 106 | 1296 | 12.2 | 50t | 9 | 71 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 94 | 1021 | 10.9 | 44 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 55 | 714 | 13.0 | 62t | 6 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Sanders | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Price | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Roberts | 0 | 5 | 5L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 309 | 3463 | 11.2 | 62t | 20 | 180 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 311 | 3577 | 11.5 | 73 | 28 | 172 | 36 | 10 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McNeil | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Bennie Blades | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 98t | 1 |
| Corey Raymond | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Ryan Stewart | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Van Malone | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Jeffries | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 169 | 15.4 | 98t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 313 | 14.9 | 37 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Royals | 69 | 3020 | 43.8 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 519 | 2341 | 33.4 |
| Jason Hanson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| Team Totals | 71 | 3044 | 42.9 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 519 | 2365 | 33.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 2927 | 41.2 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 284 | 2503 | 35.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 34 | 19 | 284 | 8.4 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 19 | 284 | 8.4 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 12 | 519 | 12.4 | 92t | 1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hanson | 66 | 4356 | 66.0 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 1283 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Royals | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 4416 | 65.9 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 1298 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 1675 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 64 | 0 | 1627 | 25.4 | 65 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
| Eric Lynch | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 0 | 1675 | 24.3 | 65 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1298 | 25.0 | 88 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Porcher | 10.0 | |
| Luther Elliss | 6.5 | |
| Henry Thomas | 6.0 | |
| Antonio London | 3.0 | |
| Kerwin Waldroup | 2.5 | |
| Shane Bonham | 2.0 | |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 233.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46.0 | 260.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Compton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Glover | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Hartings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Majkowski | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |
| Ryan McNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Porcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Roberts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tracy Scroggins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
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