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- The 1996 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise'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. The Chargers fell back by one game and missed the playoffs by that margin. It was Bobby Ross's final season as the team's head coach, as he left due to "philosophical differences" with general manager Bobby Beathard. He had posted a 47–33 record over five seasons, going 3–3 in the playoffs. Natrone Means had been let go following his injury the previous season. In his place, San Diego tried a running-back-by-committee approach featuring Leonard Russell, Aaron Hayden and Terrell Fletcher. This yielded 186 rushing yards in week one, but only four further 100-yard games throughout the season. Hayden was seldom used as the year went on - Russell managed 713 yards and 7 touchdowns, but the Chargers' average of 3.2 yards per rush was the league's worst. Changes on the offensive line may have contributed: veteran tackle Stan Brock retired during the offseason, and center Courtney Hall suffered a career- ending injury mid-season. Tony Martin continued to be the star receiver, catching 85 passes for 1171 yards. He managed 14 touchdowns, joint-most in the NFL, and tying Lance Alworth's club record. Ronnie Harmon was replaced as a pass-catching back by Terrell Fletcher, who caught only two fewer passes (61), but for 197 fewer yards (476). Stan Humphries was again the starting quarterback, but continued to sustain frequent injuries and missed three games. With six time Pro Bowl defensive end Leslie O'Neal having left after a decade with the club, Junior Seau stepped up to be the club leader in both sacks and tackles (7.0 and 138 respectively). He also contributed two interceptions, forced one fumble and recovered three. Rodney Harrison continued to improve, leading the team with five interceptions and coming second to Seau with 125 tackles. Darren Bennett averaged 45.6 yards per punt, third best in the league. For the second consecutive year, the Chargers suffered an offseason tragedy. Running back Rodney Culver was among the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592. (en)
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- * Defensive coordinator – Dave Adolph
* Defensive line – Brian Baker
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* Secondary – Greg Brown
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- * 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 (en)
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- * Head coach – Bobby Ross (en)
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- * 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 (en)
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- * Special teams – Chuck Priefer (en)
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- * Strength and conditioning – John Dunn
* Strength and conditioning assistant – John Hastings (en)
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- Week Eight: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
- Week Four: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary (en)
- Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
- Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary (en)
- Week Six: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary (en)
- Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary (en)
- Week Two: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
- Week Seventeen: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
- Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
- Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
- Week Ten: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary (en)
- Week Three: San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary (en)
- Week Fifteen: San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary (en)
- Week Fourteen: New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
- Week Twelve: Tampa Bay Buccanneers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
- Week Eleven: Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers – Game summary (en)
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- Don Criqui and Beasley Reece (en)
- Charlie Jones and Randy Cross (en)
- Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire and Phil Simms (en)
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- The 1996 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise'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. The Chargers fell back by one game and missed the playoffs by that margin. It was Bobby Ross's final season as the team's head coach, as he left due to "philosophical differences" with general manager Bobby Beathard. He had posted a 47–33 record over five seasons, going 3–3 in the playoffs. (en)
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