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1996 Buffalo Bills Season
The 1996 NFL season, 1996 season was the Buffalo Bills' 27th in the National Football League (NFL), their 37th overall (all of those under the ownership of Ralph Wilson) and their 10th full season under List of Buffalo Bills head coaches, head coach Marv Levy. It was also the final season for long-time Bills quarterback Jim Kelly. The team matched their 1995 Buffalo Bills season, previous season's record of 10–6 and qualified for the playoffs, for the second consecutive season and eighth time in nine seasons. The Bills were upset at home in the wild card playoffs by the 9–7 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Jacksonville Jaguars, 27–30 by a 45-yard field goal from future Bills kicker Mike Hollis, sealing the agonizing defeat. Preseason Draft Mississippi State Bulldogs football, Mississippi State wide receiver Eric Moulds went on to be the second-leading receiver in Bills history (behind only Andre Reed), with 675 catches for 9,096 yards. He was elected to ...
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AFC East
The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is one of the four Division (sport), divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). There are currently four teams that reside in the division: the Buffalo Bills (based in Orchard Park (town), New York, Orchard Park, New York); the Miami Dolphins (based in Miami Gardens, Florida); the New England Patriots (based in Foxborough, Massachusetts); and the New York Jets (based in East Rutherford, New Jersey). All four members of the AFC East were previously members of the Eastern Division of the American Football League (AFL). Both perfect regular seasons in professional football since the adoption of a 14-game schedule 1960 American Football League season, in the inaugural AFL season and 1961 NFL season, by the NFL in 1961 have been achieved by teams in this division – 1972 Miami Dolphins season, the 1972 Dolphins, who completed the only perfect season in professional footba ...
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Mike Hollis
Michael Shane Hollis (born May 22, 1972) is most recently an American football placekicker for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League. He formerly played in the National Football League from 1994-2003, leading the NFL in scoring (1997 season) and becoming the Most Accurate Kicker in NFL History during that time. He signed with the Sharks in 2022 after almost 20 years of retirement. He spent most of his nine-year NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, kicking for the team from and setting several team records. He then played for the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants before initially retiring after an injury in 2003. Early years Born in Kellogg, Idaho, Hollis grew up in eastern Washington in the Spokane area and graduated from Central Valley High School in 1990. He kicked for the University of Idaho in 1992 and 1993, after two seasons at Wenatchee Valley College. NFL Hollis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in the team's ...
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Defensive Back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the defensive linemen who play directly on the line of scrimmage, and the linebackers, who play in the middle of the defense, between the defensive line and the defensive backs. Among the defensive backs, there are two main types, cornerbacks, which play nearer the line of scrimmage and the sideline, whose main role is to cover the opposing team's wide receivers, and the Safety (gridiron football position), safeties, who play further back near the center of the field, and who act as the last line of defense. American defensive formations usually includes two of each, a left and right cornerback, as well as a strong safety and a free safety, with the free safety tending to play further back than the strong safety. In Canadian football, which ha ...
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Raymond Jackson (American Football)
Raymond DeWayne Jackson (born February 17, 1973) is an American football executive who is the Vice President of Player Development for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).. Jackson is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State. Ray Jackson was inducted into the Colorado State Rams Hall of Fame in 2011. Ray Jackson also played for the Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Raymond 1973 births Living people American football cornerbacks American football safeties Colorado State Rams football players Buffalo Bills players Cleveland Bro ...
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1995 Colorado State Rams Football Team
The 1995 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rams were led by third-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. They competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing in a four-way tie for first with Air Force, BYU, and Utah. It was Colorado State's second consecutive conference title. The Rams were invited to the 1995 Holiday Bowl, where they were defeated by Kansas State. Schedule References {{Western Athletic Conference football champions Colorado State Colorado State Rams football seasons Colorado State Rams football The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. Since joining the Mountain West, the Rams have be ...
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Sean Moran
Sean Farrell Moran (born June 5, 1973 in Aurora, Colorado) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Colorado State University. Moran attended Overland High School. {{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Sean 1973 births Living people People from Aurora, Colorado American football defensive ends Buffalo Bills players St. Louis Rams players San Francisco 49ers players Colorado State Rams football players Ed Block Courage Award recipients ...
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1995 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Team
The 1995 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 12–1, with a conference mark of 8–0, and finished as SoCon champion. Appalachian State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated James Madison in the first round and were upset by in the quarterfinals. Schedule References Appalachian State Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons Southern Conference football champion seasons Appalachian State Mountaineers football The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team is the intercollegiate American football team representing Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers have competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision ...
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Strong Safety
Safety is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position: the free safety and the strong safety. Their duties depend on the defensive scheme. The defensive responsibilities of the safety and cornerback usually involve pass coverage towards the middle and sidelines of the field. While American (11-player) formations generally use two safeties, Canadian (12-player) formations generally have one safety and two defensive halfbacks, a position not used in the American game. As professional and college football have become more focused on the passing game, safeties have become more involved in covering the eligible pass receivers. Safeties are the last line of defense; they are expected to be reliable tacklers, and many safeties rank among the hardest hitters in football. Safety positions can also be converted cornerbacks, either by design ( Byro ...
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Matt Stevens (safety)
Matthew Brian Stevens (born June 14, 1973) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL), who played for five different teams. He played college football at Appalachian State University. He was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Stevens was paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident in 2007; however, by 2011 he had regained the ability to move through the use of special leg brace support. Stevens was born in Northville, Michigan, but his family moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...) when he was a child. He attended Chapel Hill High School, graduating in 1991. References External links New England Patriots bio 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Chapel Hill ...
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1995 LSU Tigers Football Team
The 1995 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of American football for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team won seven games, lost four, and had one tie. It concluded the season with a 45–26 win over Michigan State in the 1995 Independence Bowl. The 45 points scored by LSU in their bowl win over the Spartans was the second-most points (behind Drew Brees and Purdue's 52 points in 1999) allowed by a Nick Saban coached team until the 2019 LSU Tigers put up 46 against Saban's Alabama squad (which was also the most points surrendered by any Alabama team at home in regulation). Schedule Roster References {{LSU Tigers football navbox LSU LSU Tigers football seasons Independence Bowl champion seasons LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tiger ...
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Defensive End
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played. History Early formations, with six- and seven-man line defense, seven-man lines, used the end as a containment player, whose job was first to prevent an "end run" around his position, then secondarily to force plays inside. When most teams adopted a five-man line, two different styles of end play developed: "crashing" ends, who rushed into the backfield to disrupt plays, and "stand-up" or "waiting" ends, who played the more traditional containment style. Some teams would use both styles of end play, depending on game situations. Traditionally, defensive ends are in a three-point stance, with their free hand cocked back ready to "punch" an offensive lineman, or in a two-point stance like a strong safety ...
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Gabe Northern
Gabriel O'Kara Northern (born June 8, 1974) is a former American football linebacker and defensive end who played for five seasons with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi .... He served as defensive line coach at Prairie View A&M from 2011 to 2012 and 2014, and in the same position at Grambling State from 2001 to 2003. Northern was drafted in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. As a rookie in 1996, he finished the year with 5.0 Sacks and 19 Tackles. In his second season, he started one game and recorded 24 tackles. He made the switch to outside linebacker in 1998 and started 16 games, finishing with 2.0 Sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, and 32 Tackles. In 1999, he again started 16 games and finished with 3.5 sac ...
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