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1996 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season

1996 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamNew Orleans Saints
year1996
record3–13
division_place5th NFC West
coachJim Mora (resigned October 21, 2-6 record)
Rick Venturi (interim; 1-7 record)
off_coachCarl Smith
def_coachJim Haslett
stadiumLouisiana Superdome
playoffs*Did not qualify*
pro_bowlersT Willie Roaf
shortnavlinkSaints seasons

Rick Venturi (interim; 1-7 record)

New Orleans Saints' Fleur-de-lis logo, (1967 - 1999)
New Orleans Saints' Fleur-de-lis logo, (1967 - 1999)

The 1996 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 30th as a member of the National Football League. They were unable to match their previous season's output of 7–9 and finished with the second-worst sixteen-game record in franchise history at 3–13. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

Jim Mora, who had been the team's head coach since 1986, resigned from his position after eight games with a 2–6 record to that point and was replaced by linebackers coach Rick Venturi, who went 1–7 to close the season. Mora's resignation came one day after the Saints lost to the Carolina Panthers, where he ripped into his team's performance during the game, calling it “horseshit” and “embarrassing” and saying the Saints could not do “diddley poo” offensively.

The week 14 game vs. the St. Louis Rams drew a minuscule 26,310, the lowest-attended home game in Saints history, and 3,335 fewer than a 1987 game vs. the Rams played with replacement players due to that season's strike by the National Football League Players Association. After the season, Jim Dombrowski, who had been with the team since 1986, retired.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1996 NFL draft

Personnel

  • Owner – Tom Benson

  • Executive vice-president/general manager – Bill Kuharich

  • Director of pro personnel – Chet Franklin

  • Director of college scouting – Bruce Lemmerman

  • Head coach – Jim E. Mora (resigned October 21)

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Carl Smith

  • Running backs – Dave Atkins

  • Wide receivers – Steve Walters

  • Tight ends – Bruce Arians

  • Offensive line – John Matsko

  • Offensive assistant – Jeff Davidson

  • Defensive coordinator – Jim Haslett

  • Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely

  • Linebackers – Rick Venturi (elevated to interim head coach October 21)

  • Defensive backs – Jim L. Mora

  • Defensive assistant – John Pagano

  • Special teams – Bobby April

  • Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro

  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Glenn Mayeaux

Roster

52 active, 9 inactive, 3 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

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September 1at **[San Francisco 49ers](1996-san-francisco-49ers-season)****L** 11–270–13Com Park63,970
September 8**[Carolina Panthers](1996-carolina-panthers-season)****L** 20–220–2Louisiana Superdome43,288
September 15at [Cincinnati Bengals](1996-cincinnati-bengals-season)**L** 15–300–3Cinergy Field45,412
September 22[Arizona Cardinals](1996-arizona-cardinals-season)**L** 14–280–4Louisiana Superdome34,316
September 29at [Baltimore Ravens](1996-baltimore-ravens-season)**L** 10–170–5Memorial Stadium61,063
October 6[Jacksonville Jaguars](1996-jacksonville-jaguars-season)**W** 17–131–5Louisiana Superdome34,231
October 13[Chicago Bears](1996-chicago-bears-season)**W** 27–242–5Louisiana Superdome43,512
October 20at **[Carolina Panthers](1996-carolina-panthers-season)****L** 7–192–6Ericsson Stadium70,888
*Bye*
November 3**[San Francisco 49ers](1996-san-francisco-49ers-season)****L** 17–242–7Louisiana Superdome53,297
November 10[Houston Oilers](1996-houston-oilers-season)**L** 14–312–8Louisiana Superdome34,121
November 17at **[Atlanta Falcons](1996-atlanta-falcons-season)****L** 15–172–9Georgia Dome43,119
November 24at [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](1996-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)**L** 7–132–10Houlihan's Stadium40,203
December 1**[St. Louis Rams](1996-st-louis-rams-season)****L** 10–262–11Louisiana Superdome26,310
December 8**[Atlanta Falcons](1996-atlanta-falcons-season)****L** 15–312–12Louisiana Superdome32,923
December 15at [New York Giants](1996-new-york-giants-season)**W** 17–33–12Giants Stadium52,530
at **[St. Louis Rams](1996-st-louis-rams-season)****L** 13–143–13Trans World Dome57,681
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

Standings

References

References

  1. "1996 New Orleans Saints Statistics & Players".
  2. Todd Williams. (22 March 2008). "Saints v Panthers hightlights Mora's rant (full version)".
  3. "1996 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com.
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