1996 San Diego Chargers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bobby Ross (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Jahine Arnold | WR | June 19, 1973 | 6’0′ | 187 | Fresno St. |
| Myron Bell | DB | September 15, 1971 | 5’11’ | 203 | Michigan St. |
| Jerome Bettis | RB | February 16, 1972 | 5’11’ | 252 | Notre Dame |
| Kirk Botkin | TE | March 19, 1971 | 6’3′ | 245 | Arkansas |
| Chad Brown | LB | July 12, 1970 | 6’2′ | 245 | Colorado |
| Mark Bruener | TE | September 16, 1972 | 6’4′ | 260 | Washington |
| Brentson Buckner | DT-DE-NT | September 30, 1971 | 6’2′ | 305 | Clemson |
| Steve Conley | LB | January 18, 1972 | 6’5′ | 235 | Arkansas |
| Bernard Dafney | G-T | November 1, 1968 | 6’5′ | 324 | Tennessee |
| Dermontti Dawson | C-G | June 17, 1965 | 6’2′ | 288 | Kentucky |
| Shayne Edge | P | August 21, 1971 | 5’11’ | 174 | Florida |
| Carlos Emmons | LB | September 3, 1973 | 6’5′ | 250 | Arkansas St. |
| John Farquhar | TE | March 22, 1972 | 6’6′ | 278 | Duke |
| Deon Figures | DB | January 20, 1970 | 6’0′ | 200 | Colorado |
| Lee Flowers | DB | January 14, 1973 | 6’0′ | 213 | Georgia Tech |
| Randy Fuller | DB | June 2, 1970 | 5’10’ | 180 | Tennessee St. |
| Oliver Gibson | DT-NT | March 15, 1972 | 6’2′ | 304 | Notre Dame |
| Jason Gildon | LB | July 31, 1972 | 6’4′ | 255 | Oklahoma St. |
| Andre Hastings | WR | November 7, 1971 | 6’1′ | 190 | Georgia |
| Jonathan Hayes | TE | August 11, 1962 | 6’5′ | 248 | Iowa |
| Kevin Henry | DE | October 23, 1968 | 6’4′ | 282 | Mississippi St. |
| Corey Holliday | WR | January 31, 1971 | 6’2′ | 208 | North Carolina |
| Earl Holmes | LB | April 28, 1973 | 6’2′ | 242 | Florida A&M |
| John Jackson | T | January 4, 1965 | 6’6′ | 297 | East. Kentucky |
| Charles Johnson | WR | January 3, 1972 | 6’0′ | 200 | Colorado |
| Norm Johnson | K | May 31, 1960 | 6’2′ | 202 | UCLA |
| Bill Johnson | DT-DE | December 9, 1968 | 6’4′ | 305 | Michigan St. |
| Donta Jones | LB | August 27, 1972 | 6’2′ | 235 | Nebraska |
| Levon Kirkland | LB | February 17, 1969 | 6’1′ | 270 | Clemson |
| Carnell Lake | DB | July 15, 1967 | 6’1′ | 210 | UCLA |
| Tim Lester | RB | June 15, 1968 | 5’10’ | 233 | East. Kentucky |
| Greg Lloyd | LB | May 26, 1965 | 6’2′ | 228 | Fort Valley St. |
| Fred McAfee | RB | June 20, 1968 | 5’10’ | 193 | Mississippi Col. |
| Jim Miller | QB | February 9, 1971 | 6’2′ | 226 | Michigan St. |
| Josh Miller | P | July 14, 1970 | 6’4′ | 225 | Arizona |
| Ernie Mills | WR | October 28, 1968 | 5’11’ | 192 | Florida |
| Tom Myslinski | G | December 7, 1968 | 6’3′ | 283 | Tennessee |
| Chris Oldham | DB | October 26, 1968 | 5’9′ | 200 | Oregon |
| Jerry Olsavsky | LB | March 29, 1967 | 6’1′ | 221 | Pittsburgh |
| Erric Pegram | RB | January 7, 1969 | 5’10’ | 195 | North Texas |
| Darren Perry | DB | December 29, 1968 | 5’11’ | 196 | Penn St. |
| Eric Ravotti | LB | March 16, 1971 | 6’3′ | 250 | Penn St. |
| Israel Raybon | DE | February 5, 1973 | 6’6′ | 300 | North Alabama |
| Terry Richardson | RB | October 8, 1971 | 6’0′ | 204 | Syracuse |
| Orpheus Roye | DT-DE | January 21, 1973 | 6’4′ | 320 | Florida St. |
| Brenden Stai | G | March 30, 1972 | 6’4′ | 312 | Nebraska |
| Joel Steed | NT | February 17, 1969 | 6’2′ | 300 | Colorado |
| Kordell Stewart | QB | October 16, 1972 | 6’1′ | 218 | Colorado |
| Justin Strzelczyk | T-G | August 18, 1968 | 6’6′ | 301 | Maine |
| Jim Sweeney | C-T-G | August 8, 1962 | 6’4′ | 297 | Pittsburgh |
| Yancey Thigpen | WR | August 15, 1969 | 6’1′ | 208 | Winston-Salem St. |
| Mike Tomczak | QB | October 23, 1962 | 6’1′ | 202 | Ohio St. |
| Willie Williams | DB | December 26, 1970 | 5’9′ | 194 | West. Carolina |
| Jon Witman | RB | June 1, 1972 | 6’2′ | 240 | Penn St. |
| Will Wolford | T-G | May 18, 1964 | 6’5′ | 294 | Vanderbilt |
| Rod Woodson | DB | March 10, 1965 | 5’11’ | 205 | Purdue |