1996 San Diego Chargers season

1996 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Bobby Ross
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Owner	Alex Spanos
Home field	Jack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1996 San Diego Chargers season was the team's 37th, its 27th in the National Football League (NFL), and its 34th in San Diego.

The season began with the team trying to improve on their 9–7 record in 1995. It was Bobby Ross's final season as the team's head coach, as he would take the Detroit Lions' head coaching job the following year. They missed making the playoffs by one game.

Personnel

Staff

1996 San Diego Chargers staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Alex Spanos President and Vice Chairman – Dean Spanos General Manager – Bobby Beathard Director of Player Personnel – Billy Devaney Director of Pro Personnel – Rudy Feldman Coordinator of Football Operations – Marty Hurney Head coaches Head Coach – Bobby Ross Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ralph Friedgen Quarterbacks – Dwain Painter Offensive Backs – Sylvester Croom Wide Receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight Ends/H-Backs – Frank Falks Offensive Line – Jack Henry Offense Assistant – Stan Kwan Quality Control – John Misciagna			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dave Adolph Defensive Line – Brian Baker Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Secondary – Greg Brown Defense and Special Teams Assistant – Dennis Murphy Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Priefer Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn Strength and Conditioning Assistant – John Hastings

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	Seattle Seahawks	W 29–7	58,780
2	September 8, 1996	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–14	55,880
3	September 15, 1996	at Green Bay Packers	L 42–10	60,584
4	September 22, 1996	at Oakland Raiders	W 40–34	49,097
5	September 29, 1996	Kansas City Chiefs	W 22–19	59,384
6	October 6, 1996	at Denver Broncos	L 28–17	75,058
7	Bye
8	October 21, 1996	Oakland Raiders	L 23–14	62,530
9	October 27, 1996	at Seattle Seahawks	L 32–13	38,143
10	November 4, 1996	at Indianapolis Colts	W 26–19	58,484
11	November 11, 1996	Detroit Lions	W 27–21	60,425
12	November 17, 1996	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 25–17	57,526
13	November 24, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–14	69,472
14	December 1, 1996	New England Patriots	L 45–7	59,209
15	December 8, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–3	56,368
16	December 14, 1996	at Chicago Bears	L 27–14	49,763
17	December 22, 1996	Denver Broncos	W 16–10	46,801

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.813	391	275	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.563	297	300	L3
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	310	376	W1
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	317	376	W1
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	340	293	L2

External links

• 1996 San Diego Chargers at Pro-Football-Reference.com