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1996 Roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birthday | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Andy Stamp | K | 6'1" | 200 | 1/6/1977 | West Chester, OH | Lakota |
| 1 |  Gary Berry | DB, FS | 6'0" | 205 | 10/24/1977 | Columbus, OH | DeSales |
| 2 |  Ty Howard | CB, DB | 5'9" | 175 | 11/30/1973 | Columbus, OH | Briggs |
| 3 |  Dimitrious Stanley | FL, TB | 5'10" | 181 | 9/19/1974 | Worthington, OH | Thomas Worthington |
| 5 |  Michael Wiley | TB | 6'0" | 195 | 1/15/1978 | Spring Valley, CA | Monte Vista |
| 6 |  Jimmy Redmond | WR | 6'0" | 165 | 8/18/1977 | Lee's Summit, MO | Blue Springs South |
| 7 |  Joe Germaine | QB | 6'2" | 205 | 11/16/1975 | Mesa, AZ | Mountain View |
| 9 |  Josh Jackson | K | 5'11" | 162 | 6/6/1974 | Logan, OH | Logan |
| 9 | Garrett Shea | DB | 5'10" | 175 | 7/11/1977 | San Jose, CA | Bellarmine Prep |
| 10 |  Tom Hoying | QB, ST, TE | 6'4" | 221 | 2/9/1975 | St. Henry, OH | St. Henry |
| 11 |  Antoine Winfield | CB, ST | 5'9" | 180 | 6/24/1977 | Akron, OH | Garfield |
| 12 |  Buster Tillman | SE, WR | 6'1" | 185 | 9/16/1974 | Steubenville, OH | Steubenville |
| 13 |  Damon Moore | FS, S | 5'11" | 200 | 9/15/1976 | Fostoria, OH | Fostoria |
| 2 |  Rolland Steele | CB, DB | 5'11" | 160 | 8/18/1977 | Dublin, OH | Scioto |
| 15 |  Dee Miller | FL, WR | 6'1" | 200 | 12/4/1975 | Springfield, OH | South |
| 16 |  Mark Garcia | QB | 6'4" | 215 | 5/7/1976 | Modesto, CA | Grace Davis |
| 17 |  Percy King | DB, FS | 6'4" | 210 | 1/31/1977 | Columbus, OH | Marion-Franklin |
| 18 |  Che’ Bryant | DB | 6'1" | 180 | 1/8/1975 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 19 | Heath Knisley | ST, SS | 6'3" | 180 | - | New Philadelphia, OH | New Philadelphia |
| 19 |  Ahmed Plummer | CB | 6'0" | 193 | 3/26/1976 | Wyoming, OH | Wyoming |
| 20 |  Central McClellion | CB, ST, SS | 5'11" | 190 | 9/15/1975 | Delray, FL | Boca Raton Olympia |
| 21 |  Charlie Sanders | FB, TB | 5'9" | 215 | 9/22/1976 | Rochester Hills, MI | Adams |
| 23 |  Matt Keller | FB | 6'0" | 238 | 12/2/1976 | Mason, OH | Moeller |
| 24 | Carmie Elmore | FB, TB | 6'2" | 208 | - | Smithtown, OH | DeSales |
| 24 |  Shawn Springs | CB, ST | 5'11" | 180 | 3/11/1975 | Silver Spring, MD | Silverbrook |
| 25 |  Rob Kelly | CB, DB, FS, ST, SS | 6'2" | 200 | 6/21/1974 | Newark, OH | Newark Catholic |
| 25 |  Jermon Jackson | TB | 5'11" | 205 | 9/20/1975 | Ironton, OH | Ironton |
| 26 |  Anthony Gwinn | FS | 6'0" | 190 | 3/30/1975 | Columbus, OH | Brookhaven |
| 27 |  Jerry Westbrooks | DB, FB, OLB, ST, TB | 6'2" | 235 | 8/27/1977 | Boca Raton, FL | Pope John Paul II |
| 28 |  Mike Burden | DB, ST, SS | 6'1" | 205 | 9/21/1976 | Palatine, IL | Palatine |
| 29 |  Pepe Pearson | TB | 5'10" | 206 | 12/11/1975 | Euclid, OH | Euclid |
| 30 |  Greg Bellisari | MLB, ST | 6'1" | 230 | 6/21/1975 | Boca Raton, FL | Boca Raton Community |
| 32 |  Na’il Diggs | OLB | 6'4" | 235 | 7/8/1978 | Los Angeles, CA | Dorsey |
| 33 |  Joe Montgomery | TB | 5'11" | 216 | 6/8/1976 | Robbins, IL | Oak Lawn Richards |
| 35 |  Jerry Rudzinski | ILB, OLB | 6'1" | 220 | 7/16/1975 | Centerville, OH | Kettering Alter |
| 93 |  Randy Homa | DT, ILB, NG | 6'2" | 285 | 12/24/1975 | Pottsvile, PA | Pottsville Area |
| 37 |  Nick Goings | RB | 6'0" | 205 | 1/26/1978 | Dublin, OH | Scioto |
| 37 |  Nicky Sualua | FB | 5'11" | 251 | 4/16/1975 | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei |
| 38 |  Dan Colson | DB, ST, SS | 6'0" | 185 | 9/25/1973 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 38 |  Mike Malfatt | K, P | 6'3" | 212 | 5/18/1975 | Dublin, OH | Dublin |
| 39 |  Matt Calhoun | FB | 6'0" | 237 | 3/24/1974 | Heath, OH | Heath |
| 41 |  Brent Bartholomew | P | 6'2" | 210 | 10/22/1976 | Apopka, FL | Apopka |
| 42 |  Kevin Griffin | CB, SE, ST, TB | 5'10" | 183 | 2/8/1976 | Redmond, WA | Kirkland Juanita |
| 43 |  Ryan Miller | ILB, OLB, ST | 6'2" | 220 | 9/14/1974 | Allen Park, MI | Allen Park |
| 44 |  Chris Kirk | ILB | 6'3" | 235 | 11/9/1976 | Westerville, OH | South |
| 45 |  Andy Katzenmoyer | ILB | 6'4" | 255 | 12/2/1977 | Westerville, OH | Westerville South |
| 46 |  Marcel Willis | OLB, ST | 6'3" | 235 | 5/12/1975 | Phoenix, AZ | South Mountain |
| 47 |  Dan Stultz | K, P | 6'0" | 205 | 6/16/1978 | Orrville, OH | Orrville |
| 48 |  Matt LaVrar | DE, OLB | 6'3" | 270 | 10/4/1976 | Maumee, OH | Maumee |
| 9 |  David Boston | WR | 6'3" | 215 | 8/19/1978 | Humble, TX | Humble |
| 50 |  Eric Gohlstin | OG, OT | 6'4" | 305 | 10/29/1975 | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 51 |  Roedell Dupree | ILB, OLB | 6'3" | 225 | 3/25/1975 | Jersey City, NJ | Ferris |
| 52 |  Kevin N. Johnson | OLB | 6'2" | 220 | 12/27/1973 | Athens, GA | Clark Central |
| 57 |  LeShun Daniels | NG, OG | 6'4" | 275 | 5/30/1974 | Warren, OH | Harding |
| 59 |  Paris Long | DT, OG | 6'5" | 320 | 8/27/1978 | Columbus, OH | Beechcroft |
| 60 |  Brent Johnson | DE | 6'4" | 265 | 12/7/1976 | Kingston, Ontario | Holy Cross |
| 61 |  Kevin Loadman | LS, OG | 6'1" | 245 | 10/13/1976 | Worthington, OH | Bishop Watterson |
| 62 | Jason Kozar | C | 6'0" | 270 | - | Amherst, OH | Steele |
| 62 |  Shane Clark | NG | 6'2" | 268 | 10/20/1973 | Chillicothe, OH | Chillicothe |
| 63 |  Kurt Murphy | C | 6'4" | 290 | 4/27/1978 | Columbus, OH | DeSales |
| 64 |  Ben Gilbert | OG | 6'5" | 295 | 6/5/1978 | Lancaster, OH | Lancaster |
| 65 |  Juan Porter | C, OG, OT | 6'4" | 290 | 11/26/1973 | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 66 |  Dan Gibbons | DT, OG | 6'4" | 300 | 10/13/1975 | Farmington, MI | Birmingham Brother Rice |
| 67 |  Brooks Burris | OG, OT | 6'7" | 286 | 10/31/1975 | Logan, OH | Logan |
| 68 |  Winfield Garnett | DT | 6'6" | 305 | 7/24/1976 | Riverdale, IL | Thornton Township |
| 72 |  Marcus Perez | DE | 6'3" | 250 | 12/8/1977 | Medina, OH | Medina |
| 73 |  Joe Brown | DE, DT | 6'7" | 285 | 3/5/1977 | Tucson, AZ | Catalina Foothills |
| 75 |  Orlando Pace | DT, OT, ST | 6'6" | 320 | 11/4/1975 | Sandusky, OH | Sandusky |
| 76 |  Jefferson Kelley | OT | 6'6" | 305 | 9/18/1977 | Cincinnati, OH | Colerain |
| 77 |  Tyson Walter | OT | 6'5" | 300 | 3/17/1978 | Chagrin Falls, OH | Kenston |
| 78 |  Drew Elford | C, OG, OT | 6'5" | 300 | 4/2/1977 | Garfield, NJ | St. Mary's |
| 79 |  Larry Waldon | OT | 6'6" | 340 | 2/4/1975 | Detroit, MI | MacKenzie |
| 65 |  Mike Gurr | OG, TE | 6'7" | 290 | 8/1/1977 | Hamilton, OH | Hamilton |
| 81 |  Darik Warnke | DB, ST, WR | 6'1" | 196 | 9/12/1977 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Walsh Jesuit |
| 82 |  Mike Furrey | SE, ST | 6'0" | 170 | 5/12/1977 | Hilliard, OH | Hilliard |
| 83 |  Vanness Provitt | WR | 6'3" | 200 | 1/20/1977 | Warren, OH | Warren G. Harding |
| 84 |  Steve Wisniewski | TE | 6'6" | 265 | 7/16/1977 | Timberlake, OH | Eastlake North |
| 85 |  John Lumpkin | TE | 6'8" | 260 | 12/31/1975 | Dayton, OH | Trotwood-Madison |
| 87 |  Kevin Houser | DE, LS, TE | 6'4" | 250 | 8/23/1977 | Westlake, OH | Westlake |
| 88 |  Bob Houser | ST, TE | 6'4" | 230 | 8/3/1975 | Westlake, OH | Westlake |
| 89 |  D.J. Jones | TE | 6'4" | 260 | 8/15/1974 | Lebanon, OH | Lebanon |
| 90 |  Clinton Wayne | DE, DT, NG, OLB | 6'4" | 275 | 5/17/1977 | Brampton, Ontario | Centennial |
| 91 |  Jeff Wilson | DE | 6'3" | 255 | 1/14/1975 | Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach |
| 92 |  Matt Finkes | DE, NG | 6'2" | 258 | 2/12/1975 | Piqua, OH | Piqua |
| 94 |  Mike Vrabel | DE | 6'4" | 260 | 8/14/1975 | Stow, OH | Walsh Jesuit |
| 95 |  Jim Bell | DE, DT, NG, OLB | 6'5" | 251 | 11/20/1973 | Liberty, OH | Ursuline |
| 96 |  Tony Eisenhard | DE, ST, TE | 6'7" | 265 | 10/28/1976 | Tiffin, OH | Columbian |
| 97 |  John Day | DE, DT | 6'3" | 265 | 5/20/1975 | Independence, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 98 |  Kevin Johnson | DE | 6'7" | 240 | 6/1/1977 | Washington, DC | Dunbar |
| 99 |  Luke Fickell | DE, NG | 6'4" | 260 | 8/18/1973 | Westerville, OH | Westerville |
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: John Cooper
Offensive Coordinator: Joe Hollis
Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers: Freg Pagac
Defensive Ends & Recruiting Coordinator: Bill Conley
Quarterbacks: Walt Harris
Defensive Line: Jim Heacock
Offensive Line: Mike Jacobs
Running Backs: Tim Spencer
Wide Receivers: Chuck Stobart
Defensive Backs: Jon Tenuta