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1996 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach Mike Holmgren
Home Field Lambeau Field
Results
Record 13–3
Place 1st NFC Central
Playoff Finish Won NFC Divisional
Won NFC Championship
Won Super Bowl XXXI
Timeline
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The 1996 Green Bay Packers season was the team's 76th in the National Football League, which culminated with the franchise winning its third Super Bowl and league-record 12th NFL World Championship . The Packers posted a league-best 13-3 regular season won-loss record, going 8-0 at home and 5-3 on the road. It was the first time since 1962 that the club went undefeated at home.[1] Additionally, the Packers had the NFL's highest-scoring offense and allowed the fewest points on defense. Green Bay was the first team to accomplish both feats in the same season since the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins. The Packers also allowed the fewest yards in the NFL and set a record for punt return yardage.

In the postseason, the Packers defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round and the Carolina Panthers in the NFC championship game. Green Bay beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI to win their third Super Bowl and twelfth NFL Championship.[2] Packers quarterback Brett Favre was named NFL MVP for the second season in a row.[3] It was Favre's only Super Bowl championship in his 20-year career.

In 2007, the 1996 Packers were ranked as the 16th greatest Super Bowl champions on the NFL Network's documentary series America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions. The 1996 Packers were ranked 6th-greatest Super Bowl team of all-time by a similar panel done by ESPN and released in 2007.

Offseason[]

1996 NFL Draft[]

1996 NFL Draft Selections[4]
Round Overall Player Position College
1 27 John Michels OT USC
2 56 Derrick Mayes WR Notre Dame
3 90 Mike Flanagan C UCLA
3 93 Tyrone Williams CB Nebraska
4 123 Chris Darkins RB Minnesota
6 208 Marco Rivera G Penn State
7 240 Kyle Wachholtz QB USC

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1996 Green Bay Packers staff

Front Office

  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Ted Thompson
  • Director of College Scouting – John Math
  • Pro Personnel Assistant – Reggie McKenzie

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis
  • Quarterbacks – Marty Mornhinweg
  • Running Backs – Harry Sydney
  • Wide Receivers – Gil Haskell
  • Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Reid
  • Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
 

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Fritz Shurmur
  • Defensive Line – Larry Brooks
  • Linebackers – Jim Lind
  • Defensive Backs – Bob Valesente
  • Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Johnny Holland

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – Nolan Cromwell

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston
  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Barry Rubin

[5]

Roster[]

1996 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 34 Edgar Bennett
  • 32 Travis Jervey
  • 27 Calvin Jones
  • 25 Dorsey Levens
  • 30 William Henderson
  • 38 Brian Satterfield
  • 49 Kevin Smith

Wide Receivers

  • 82 Don Beebe
  • 87 Robert Brooks
  • 86 Antonio Freeman
  • 80 Derrick Mayes
  • 85 Terry Mickens
  • 84 Anthony Morgan
  • 84 Andre Rison
  • 81 Desmond Howard

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen
  • 68 Gary Brown
  • 72 Earl Dotson
  • 77 John Michels
  • 75 Ken Ruettgers
  • 64 Bruce Wilkerson
  • 65 Lindsay Knapp
  • 73 Aaron Taylor
  • 63 Adam Timmerman
  • 50 Mike Arthur
  • 60 Gene McGuire
  • 67 Jeff Dellenbach
  • 52 Frank Winters

Defensive Linemen

  • 91 Shannon Clavelle
  • 96 Sean Jones
  • 92 Reggie White
  • 98 Gabe Wilkins
  • 93 Gilbert Brown
  • 71 Santana Dotson
  • 94 Bob Kuberski
  • 90 Darius Holland
Linebackers
  • 95 Keith McKenzie
  • 54 Ron Cox
  • 55 Bernardo Harris
  • 56 Lamont Hollinquest
  • 53 George Koonce
  • 59 Wayne Simmons
  • 51 Brian Williams

Defensive Backs

  • 22 Bucky Brooks
  • 42 Corey Dowden
  • 33 Doug Evans
  • 21 Craig Newsome
  • 46 Michael Robinson
  • 37 Tyrone Williams
  • 36 LeRoy Butler
  • 28 Roderick Mullen
  • 40 Chris Hayes
  • 39 Mike Prior
  • 41 Eugene Robinson

Special Teams

  • 13 Chris Jacke
  • 17 Craig Hentrich

Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Att.
1 September 1 at Tampa Bay W 34-3 Houlihan's 1-0
54,102
2 September 9 Philadelphia W 39-13 Lambeau Field 2-0
60,666
3 September 15 San Diego W 42-10 Lambeau Field 3-0
60,584
4 September 22 at Minnesota L 21-30 Metrodome 3-1
64,168
5 September 29 at Seattle W 31-10 Kingdome 4-1
59,973
6 October 6 at Chicago W 37-6 Soldier Field 5-1
65,480
7 October 14 San Francisco W 23-20 (OT) Lambeau Field 6-1
60,716
8 Bye Week
9 October 27 Tampa Bay W 13-7 Lambeau Field 7-1
60,627
10 November 3 Detroit W 28-18 Lambeau Field 8-1
60,695
11 November 10 at Kansas City L 20-27 Arrowhead Stadium 8-2
79,281
12 November 18 at Dallas L 6-21 Texas Stadium 8-3
65,032
13 November 24 at St. Louis W 24-9 Trans World Dome 9-3
61,499
14 December 1 Chicago W 28-17 Lambeau Field 10-3
59,682
15 December 8 Denver W 41-6 Lambeau Field 11-3
60,712
16 December 15 at Detroit W 31-3 Silverdome 12-3
73,214
17 December 22 Minnesota W 38-10 Lambeau Field 13-3
59,306

Post season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Att.
NFC Divisional January 4 San Francisco W 35-14 Lambeau Field 14-3
60,787
NFC Championship January 12 Carolina W 30-13 Lambeau Field 15-3
60,216
Super Bowl XXXI January 26 New England W 35-21 Superdome 16-3
72,031

Standings[]

Template:1996 NFC Central standings

Season statistical leaders[]

Brett Favre broke the Packers single-season record for touchdown passes by throwing 39.[6]

  • Passing Yards: Brett Favre 3,899 Yards
  • Passing Touchdowns: Brett Favre 39 TD
  • Rushing Yards: Edgar Bennett, 899 Yards
  • Rushing Touchdowns: Dorsey Levens, 5 TD
  • Receiving Yards: Antonio Freeman, 933 Yards
  • Receiving Touchdowns: Keith Jackson, 10 TD
  • Points: Chris Jacke, 114 points
  • Kickoff Return Yards: Desmond Howard, 460 Yards
  • Punt Return Yards: Desmond Howard, 875 Yards
  • Tackles: George Koonce, 97 Tackles
  • Sacks: Reggie White, 8.5 Sacks
  • Interceptions: Eugene Robinson, 6 Interceptions

Awards and records[]

  • Brett Favre, Club Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 39
  • Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Touchdown Passes (39)
  • Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Passing Yardage (3,899)
  • Brett Favre, NFL MVP
  • Brett Favre, Bert Bell Award[7]
  • Brett Favre, Offense, UPI NFC Player of the Year
  • Brett Favre, NFC Pro Bowl Selection
  • Brett Favre, All-Pro Selection
  • Brett Favre, Best NFL Player ESPY Award
  • Desmond Howard, Super Bowl XXXI MVP
  • Reggie White, NFC Pro Bowl Selection

References[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 266
  2. 1996 Season in Review.
  3. NFL MVP Award History. CBS Sportsline.
  4. 1996 NFL Draft.
  5. All Time Coaches Database. Packers.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-02.
  6. Green Bay Packers 1996 Statistics. ESPN.
  7. http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm

External links[]


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