1996 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
Head Coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
General Manager | Carl Peterson |
Home Field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1995 | 1997 |
The 1996 Kansas City Chiefs season resulted in a 9–7 record and second place finish in the AFC West. Following the Chiefs' painful loss in the playoffs the year before, the Chiefs could not match their might from 1995. Despite having the team being predicted as eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated,[1] the team barely missed the playoffs.
Personnel[]
Staff / Coaches[]
1996 Kansas City Chiefs final staff | |||||||||||||||||||
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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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Roster[]
1996 Kansas City Chiefs final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 1, 1996 | at Houston Oilers | W 20–19 | |
2 | September 8, 1996 | Oakland Raiders | W 19–3 | |
3 | September 15, 1996 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 35–17 | |
4 | September 22, 1996 | Denver Broncos | W 17–14 | |
5 | September 29, 1996 | at San Diego Chargers | L 22–19 | |
6 | October 7, 1996 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–7 | |
7 | Bye | |||
8 | October 17, 1996 | Seattle Seahawks | W 34–16 | |
9 | October 27, 1996 | at Denver Broncos | L 34–7 | |
10 | November 3, 1996 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 21–6 | |
11 | November 10, 1996 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–20 | |
12 | November 17, 1996 | Chicago Bears | W 14–10 | |
13 | November 24, 1996 | San Diego Chargers | L 28–14 | |
14 | November 28, 1996 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–24 | |
15 | December 9, 1996 | at Oakland Raiders | L 26–7 | |
16 | December 15, 1996 | Indianapolis Colts | L 24–19 | |
17 | December 22, 1996 | at Buffalo Bills | L 20–9 |
Standings[]
Template:1996 AFC West standings
References[]
- ↑ Sports Illustrated, September 1996
External links[]
- 1996 Kansas City Chiefs season article at Wikipedia