1996 Denver Broncos season

Denver Broncos
1996 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
General manager	John Beake
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoff (Jaguars) 27–30
Uniform

The 1996 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League, and the 37th overall. The Broncos finished the season with 13 wins and 3 losses, winning the AFC West and earning the top seed in the AFC Playoffs. They were defeated, however, by a score of 30–27 by the 9–7 Jacksonville Jaguars in the Divisional round. John Elway says that the Jaguars loss was probably the most embarrassing loss of his career up to that point, because they were the top seeded team in the NFL and were favored to win the Super Bowl by many.

Denver vs. Tampa Bay at Mile High Stadium, September 15, 1996

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1996 Denver Broncos draft
1	15	John Mobley	Linebacker	Kutztown
2	44	Tory James *	Defensive back	LSU
3	65	Detron Smith	Running back	Texas A&M
3	78	Mark Campbell	Defensive tackle	Florida
4	100	Jeff Lewis	Quarterback	Northern Arizona
4	122	Darrius Johnson	Defensive back	Oklahoma
5	159	Patrick Jeffers	Wide receiver	Virginia
6	181	Tony Veland	Defensive back	Nebraska
7	213	Leslie Ratliffe	Offensive tackle	Tennessee
7	226	Chris Banks	Guard	Kansas
7	235	L. T. Levine	Running back	Kansas
7	236	Brian Gragert	Punter	Wyoming
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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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 Director of Pro Scouting – Jack Elway Director of College Scouting – Ted Sundquist College Scouting Consultant – Jerry Frei Administrative Assistant/Player Personnel – Harold Richardson Administrative Assistant/Defense – J. D. Brookhart College Scout – Dave Gettleman 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/Secondary – 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 – Greg Saporta Strength Assistant – Barney Chavous

Roster

**1996 Denver Broncos roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 John Elway 8 Jeff Lewis 14 Bill Musgrave 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 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 79 Jumpy Geathers DT 96 Harald Hasselbach DE 72 Ernest Jones DE 97 Mike Lodish DT 95 Michael Dean Perry DT 94 Jeff Robinson DT 98 Maa Tanuvasa DT 91 Alfred Williams DE 90 Dan Williams DE		Linebackers 57 Allen Aldridge MLB 56 Keith Burns MLB 59 Glenn Cadrez OLB 54 Britt Hager OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB Defensive backs 27 Steve Atwater FS 34 Tyrone Braxton SS 39 Ray Crockett CB 37 Tim Hauck FS 21 Randy Hilliard CB 20 Tory James CB 25 Darrius Johnson CB 31 Rondell Jones SS 48 Lionel Washington CB Special teams 1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Attendance	NFL.com recap
1	September 1	New York Jets	W 31–6	1–0	Mile High Stadium	70,595	Recap
2	September 8	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–20	2–0	Kingdome	43,671	Recap
3	September 15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–23	3–0	Mile High Stadium	71,535	Recap
4	September 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–17	3–1	Arrowhead Stadium	79,439	Recap
5	September 29	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 14–10	4–1	Cinergy Field	51,798	Recap
6	October 6	San Diego Chargers	W 28–17	5–1	Mile High Stadium	75,058	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 20	Baltimore Ravens	W 45–34	6–1	Mile High Stadium	70,453	Recap
9	October 27	Kansas City Chiefs	W 34–7	7–1	Mile High Stadium	75,652	Recap
10	November 4	at Oakland Raiders	W 22–21	8–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	61,179	Recap
11	November 10	Chicago Bears	W 17–12	9–1	Mile High Stadium	75,555	Recap
12	November 17	at New England Patriots	W 34–8	10–1	Foxboro Stadium	59,457	Recap
13	November 24	at Minnesota Vikings	W 21–17	11–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	59,142	Recap
14	December 1	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–7	12–1	Mile High Stadium	74,982	Recap
15	December 8	at Green Bay Packers	L 6–41	12–2	Lambeau Field	60,712	Recap
16	December 15	Oakland Raiders	W 24–19	13–2	Mile High Stadium	75,466	Recap
17	December 22	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–16	13–3	Jack Murphy Stadium	46,801	Recap

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
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	340	293	L2
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	317	376	W1

Playoffs

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

AFC Divisional Game vs Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC Divisional Game: Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	13	7	10	30
Broncos	12	0	0	15	27

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO

Date: January 4, 1997
Game time: 2:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)

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

References

"1996 Denver Broncos Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
"1996 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

External links

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[1] "1996 Denver Broncos Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

[2] "1996 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

Denver Broncos
Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado
Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Empower Field at Mile High
Key personnel	Owner Estate of Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Vic Fangio
Culture	A Few Seconds of Panic Barrel Man South Park ("Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut", "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut", "City on the Edge of Forever", "Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants", "Sarcastaball") Cheerleaders "Hold That Mork" (Mork & Mindy episode) "Joy to the World" Miles No Fly Zone Orange Crush Defense "Rocky Mountain Way" Thunder "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode)
Lore	Mile High Miracle Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter
Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers New England Patriots Brady–Manning rivalry
Retired numbers	7 18 44
Division championships (15)	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Conference championships (8)	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015
League championships (3)	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)
Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Seasons (58)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Championship seasons in bold