| 1996 Houston Oilers season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Jeff Fisher |
| Home Field | Astrodome |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Place | 4th AFC Central |
| Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1995 | 1997 |
The 1996 Houston Oilers season was the 37th season overall and 27th with the league and their final season in Houston. The team bested their previous season's output of 7–9,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Houston had already established itself as a lame duck franchise; the league had approved the team's relocation to Nashville, Tennessee, although it was not originally scheduled to take place until 1998.[2] With the team having given up on Houston, the city responded in kind: fan support and attendance dropped to negligible levels for the 1996 season, the team's radio network was all but disbanded, and the local broadcasts were being cut off in favor of preseason NBA basketball.[3] The Oilers, unwilling to continue in Houston after such a debacle, quickly moved to Memphis, Tennessee's Liberty Bowl in 1997, becoming the Tennessee Oilers (Memphis, too, would reject the "temporary" housing of the Oilers, forcing the team to move to tiny Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville until the new Nashville stadium was finished).
Personnel
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StaffEdit
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular seasonEdit
ScheduleEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–19 | |
| 2 | September 8 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 34–27 | |
| 3 | September 15 | Baltimore Ravens | W 29–13 | |
| 4 | Bye week | |||
| 5 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 30–16 | |
| 6 | October 6 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 30–27 | |
| 7 | October 13 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 23–13 | |
| 8 | October 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–13 | |
| 9 | October 27 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–9 | |
| 10 | November 3 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 23–16 | |
| 11 | November 10 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–14 | |
| 12 | November 17 | Miami Dolphins | L 23–20 | |
| 13 | November 24 | Carolina Panthers | L 31–6 | |
| 14 | December 1 | at New York Jets | W 35–10 | |
| 15 | December 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 23–17 | |
| 16 | December 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–13 | |
| 17 | December 22 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 24–21 | |
StandingsEdit
Template:1996 AFC Central standings
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1996 Houston Oilers
- ↑ PRO FOOTBALL;N.F.L. Owners Approve Move To Nashville By the Oilers. The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ↑ Oilers hope to prove lame ducks can soar. The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
