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1996 Detroit Lions
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 302 points (18.9/g), 21st of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 368 points (23.0/g), 22nd.
Differential of -66 points (-4.1/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.9, Offense: -0.4, Defense: -2.5, SoS: 1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Wayne Fontes(5-11-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Tom Moore
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Eddy
Training Camp: Silverdome (Pontiac, Michigan)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- Tom Beer
lb · #51 · Saginaw Valley State; Wayne State (MI)
- Bennie Blades
SS · #36 · Miami (FL)
- Shane Bonham
dt · #96 · Air Force; Tennessee
- Jocelyn Borgella
db · #27 · Cincinnati
- Stephen Boyd
rlb · #57 · Boston College
- Michael Brooks
lb · #50 · LSU
- Steve Brooks
te · #48 · Occidental
- Reggie D. Brown
RLB · #59 · Texas A&M
- Mike Compton
LG · #77 · West Virginia
- Scott Conover
rg · #76 · Purdue
- Shane Dronett
dt · #92 · Texas
- Luther Elliss
RDT · #94 · Utah
- Brad Ford
db · #44 · Fresno City J.C.; Alabama
- Kevin Glover
C · #53 · Maryland
- Jason Hanson
K · #4 · Washington State
- Chris Harrison
g · #74 · Virginia
- Jeff Hartings
RG · #64 · Penn State
- Hessley Hempstead
g · #66 · Kansas
- Greg Jeffries
db · #25 · Virginia
- Pepper Johnson
MLB · #99 · Ohio State
- Jeff Jones
t · #70 · Texas A&M
- Scott Kowalkowski
lb · #52 · Notre Dame
- Antonio London
LLB · #55 · Alabama
- Eric Lynch
rb · #26 · Grand Valley State
- Don Majkowski
qb · #1 · Virginia
- Van Malone
FS · #39 · Texas
- Aubrey Matthews
wr · #83 · Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Delta State
- Kez McCorvey
wr · #10 · Florida State
- Ryan McNeil
LCB · #47 · Miami (FL)
- Pete Metzelaars
TE · #89 · Wabash
- Glyn Milburn
PR/KR · #33 · Oklahoma; Stanford
- Scott Mitchell
QB · #19 · Utah
- Herman Moore
WR · #84 · Virginia
- Johnnie Morton
WR · #87 · USC
- Zefross Moss
RT · #71 · Alabama State
- Brett Perriman
WR · #80 · Miami (FL)
- Robert Porcher
LDE · #91 · South Carolina State
- Derek Price
te · #82 · Mesa CC (AZ); Iowa
- Corey Raymond
RCB · #31 · LSU
- Ron Rice
ss · #28 · Eastern Michigan
- Ron Rivers
rb · #34 · Fresno State
- Ray Roberts
LT · #72 · Virginia
- Mark Royals
P · #3 · Appalachian State
- Barry Sanders
RB · #20 · Oklahoma State
- Cory Schlesinger
fb · #30 · Nebraska
- Tracy Scroggins
rde · #97 · Los Angeles S.W. J.C.; Tulsa
- Tony Semple
g · #62 · Memphis
- David Sloan
te · #86 · Fresno City J.C.; New Mexico
- Ryan Stewart
db · #38 · Georgia Tech
- Eric Stocz
te · #49 · Westminster (PA)
- Henry Thomas
LDT · #98 · LSU
- Kerwin Waldroup
RDE · #93 · Michigan; Central State (OH)
- Keith Washington
de · #90 · UNLV
- Mike Wells
dt · #95 · Iowa
- Richard Woodley
db · #24 · TCU
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