1996 St. Louis Rams season

1996 St. Louis Rams season
Head coach	Rich Brooks
General manager	Steve Ortmayer
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Home field	Trans World Dome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1996 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 59th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in St. Louis. It was marked by a 59–16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in week 11. The Rams' point tally in that game was the highest by an NFL team since 1989, when the Cincinnati Bengals scored 61 points. Safety Keith Lyle tied first for the league lead in interceptions, with 9.

Personnel

Staff

1996 St. Louis Rams staff

Front office

Chairman – Georgia Frontiere
Vice Chairman – Stan Kroenke
President – John Shaw
Senior Vice President – Jay Zygmunt
Vice President of Football Operations – Steve Ortmayer
Director of Player Personnel – John Becker

Head coaches

Head Coach – Rich Brooks

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jack Reilly
Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs – Johnny Roland
Wide Receivers – Mike Martz
Tight Ends – John Ramsdell
Offensive Line – Steve Greatwood
Offensive Line – George Warhop

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Willie Shaw
Defensive Line – Deek Pollard
Linebackers – Dick Selcer
Cornerbacks – Steve Brown

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Nick Aliotti

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Chris Clausen

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Time(CT)	TV
1	September 1, 1996	Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–16	62,659	12:00PM	NBC
2	September 8, 1996	at San Francisco 49ers	L 34–0	63,624	3:00PM	FOX
3	Bye
4	September 22, 1996	Washington Redskins	L 17–10	62,303	12:00PM	FOX
5	September 29, 1996	at Arizona Cardinals	L 31–28	33,116	3:00PM	FOX
6	October 6, 1996	San Francisco 49ers	L 28–11	61,260	3:00PM	FOX
7	October 13, 1996	at Carolina Panthers	L 45–13	70,535	12:00PM	FOX
8	October 20, 1996	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–14	60,066	3:00PM	NBC
9	October 27, 1996	at Baltimore Ravens	L 37–31	60,256	12:00PM	FOX
10	November 3, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 42–6	58,148	12:00PM	FOX
11	November 10, 1996	Atlanta Falcons	W 59–16	58,776	12:00PM	FOX
12	November 17, 1996	Carolina Panthers	L 20–10	60,652	12:00PM	FOX
13	November 24, 1996	Green Bay Packers	L 24–9	61,499	7:00PM	ESPN
14	December 1, 1996	at New Orleans Saints	W 26–10	26,310	12:00PM	FOX
15	December 8, 1996	at Chicago Bears	L 35–9	45,075	12:00PM	FOX
16	December 15, 1996	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–27	26,519	12:00PM	FOX
17	December 21, 1996	New Orleans Saints	W 14–13	57,681	11:30AM	FOX

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Carolina Panthers	12	4	0	.750	367	218	W7
⁽⁴⁾ San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	398	257	W2
St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	303	409	W2
Atlanta Falcons	3	13	0	.188	309	461	L2
New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	229	339	L1

External links

1996 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Los Angeles Rams

Founded in 1936 Played in Cleveland (1936–1945) and St. Louis (1995–2015) Based in Los Angeles, California Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California

Franchise	History in Cleveland in St. Louis Coaches Players First-round draft picks Seasons Statistics Starting quarterbacks Awards Broadcasters

Stadiums	Cleveland Municipal Stadium League Park Shaw Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Anaheim Stadium Busch Stadium Edward Jones Dome City of Champions Stadium (planned)

Culture	Cheerleaders Rampage Heaven Can Wait (film) Melonheads

Lore	The Greatest Show on Turf Bull Elephant backfield Fearsome Foursome

Rivalries	San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs

Retired numbers	7 28 29 74 75 78 80 85

Division championships (13)	1967 1969 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1985 1999 2001 2003

Conference championships (8)	1945 1949 1950 1951 1955 1979 1999 2001

League championships (3)	1945 1951 1999 (XXXIV)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1937–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1936)

Seasons (79)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams seasons

Cleveland 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Suspended operations 1943 1944 1945 Los Angeles 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 St. Louis 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Los Angeles 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) appearance

1996 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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