1996 Denver Broncos season

1996 Denver Broncos season
Head Coach	Mike Shanahan
General Manager	John Beake
Home Field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	13–3
Place	1st AFC West
Playoff Finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoff
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

The 1996 Denver Broncos season was the team's 37th year in professional football and its 27th with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

(1)-15 John Mobley OLB Kutztown

(2)-44 Tory James DB Louisiana State

(3)-65 Detron Smith RB Texas A&M

(3)-78 Mark Campbell DT Florida

(4)-100 Jeff Lewis QB Northern Arizona

(4)-122 Darrius Johnson DB Oklahoma

(5)-159 Patrick Jeffers WR Virginia

(6)-181 Tony Veland DB Nebraska

(7)-213 Leslie Ratliffe—Tennessee

(7)-226 Chris Banks G Kansas

(7)-235 L.T. Levine—Kansas

(7)-236 Brian Gragert—Wyoming

Personnel

Staff

1996 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen General Manager – John Beake Director of Player Personnel – Neal Dahlen Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running Backs – Bobby Turner Wide Receivers – Mike Heimerdinger Tight Ends – Brian Pariani Assistant Offensive Line – Barney Chavous Offensive Assistant – Rick Dennison			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive Line – George Dyer Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive Backs – Ed Donatell Defensive Assistant – Rick Smith Special teams coaches Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Barney Chavous Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta

Roster

1996 Denver Broncos roster
	Quarterbacks  7 John Elway  8 Jeff Lewis 11 T. J. Rubley Running backs 29 Aaron Craver FB 30 Terrell Davis 22 Vaughn Hebron 38 Reggie Rivers 42 Detron Smith FB Wide receivers 82 Patrick Jeffers 81 Todd Kinchen 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Anthony Miller 88 Mike Sherrard 80 Rod Smith Tight ends 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Byron Chamberlain 84 Shannon Sharpe		Offensive linemen 70 Jamie Brown T 63 David Diaz-Infante G/C 75 Brian Habib G 68 Reggie McElroy T 66 Tom Nalen C 69 Mark Schlereth G 64 Ralph Tamm G/C 76 Broderick Thompson T 65 Gary Zimmerman T Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs 27 Steve Atwater S 34 Tyrone Braxton S 39 Ray Crockett CB 37 Tim Hauck S 21 Randy Hilliard CB 20 Tory James CB 25 Darius Johnson CB 31 Rondell Jones S 48 Lionel Washington CB Special teams  1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P		Reserve lists 14 Bill Musgrave QB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	New York Jets	W 31–6	NBC 2:05pm	70,595
2	September 8, 1996	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–20	NBC 2:15pm	43,671
3	September 15, 1996	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–23	TNT 6:15pm	71,535
4	September 22, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–14	NBC 11:00am	79,439
5	September 29, 1996	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 14–10	NBC 11:00am	51,798
6	October 6, 1996	San Diego Chargers	W 28–17	NBC 2:05pm	75,058
7	Bye
8	October 20, 1996	Baltimore Ravens	W 45–34	NBC 2:05pm	70,453
9	October 27, 1996	Kansas City Chiefs	W 34–7	NBC 2:05pm	75,652
10	November 4, 1996	at Oakland Raiders	W 22–21	ABC 7:00pm	61,179
11	November 10, 1996	Chicago Bears	W 17–12	FOX 2:05pm	75,555
12	November 17, 1996	at New England Patriots	W 34–8	NBC 11:00am	59,457
13	November 24, 1996	at Minnesota Vikings	W 21–17	NBC 11:00am	59,142
14	December 1, 1996	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–7	NBC 2:05pm	74,982
15	December 8, 1996	at Green Bay Packers	L 41–6	NBC 11:00am	60,712
16	December 15, 1996	Oakland Raiders	W 24–19	NBC 2:05pm	75,466
17	December 22, 1996	at San Diego Chargers	L 16–10	ESPN 6:15pm	46,801

Standings

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

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Division	January 4, 1997	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 30–27	75,678

Awards and records

Pro Bowl

QB John Elway

RB Terrell Davis

TE Shannon Sharpe

T Gary Zimmerman

DE Alfred Williams

DT Michael Perry

LB Bill Romanowski

S Steve Atwater

S Tyrone Braxton

AP Offensive Player of the Year – Terrell Davis

UPI AFL-AFC Offensive MVP – Terrell Davis (1996 was the last year this award was given out)

Terrell Davis sets Franchise rushing record For Carries (345) in a season and touchdown's rushing (13) in a season

Milestones

Terrell Davis reaches 1,000yds faster than any Denver Bronco running back in Franchise history

External links

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com