| Team: | Houston Thunderbears |
| Teamdisplay: | Texas Terror |
| Shortnavlink: | Texas Terror |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Record: | 1–13 |
| Division Place: | 4th, Southern |
| Coach: | John Paul Young |
| Stadium: | Compaq Center |
| Playoffs: | Did not make playoffs |
| No Prevseason: | yes |
| Next: | 1997 |
The 1996 Texas Terror season was the first season for the Texas Terror. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 1–13 and were one of four teams in the National Conference to miss the playoffs.[1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | April 27 | Minnesota Fighting Pike | L 24–36 | 0–1 | Compaq Center (11,501) | |||
| 2 | May 3 | at Orlando Predators | L 36–52 | 0–2 | Orlando Arena (14,678) | |||
| 3 | May 11 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 27–62 | 0–3 | ThunderDome (14,178) | |||
| 4 | May 17 | Anaheim Piranhas | L 20–49 | 0–4 | Compaq Center (10,135) | |||
| 5 | May 24 | at Milwaukee Mustangs | L 22–62 | 0–5 | Bradley Center (16,471) | |||
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | June 8 | San Jose SaberCats | L 24–42 | 0–6 | Compaq Center (9,132) | |||
| 8 | June 15 | at Charlotte Rage | L 15–31 | 0–7 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,359) | |||
| 9 | June 22 | at Florida Bobcats | L 26–50 | 0–8 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,970) | |||
| 10 | June 29 | Orlando Predators | L 37–45 | 0–9 | Compaq Center (8,064) | |||
| 11 | July 3 | Arizona Rattlers | L 48–74 | 0–10 | Compaq Center (6,851) | |||
| 12 | July 13 | Florida Bobcats | L 34–49 | 0–11 | Compaq Center (7,607) | |||
| 13 | July 19 | at Minnesota Fighting Pike | W 54–51 | 1–11 | Target Center (7,380) | |||
| 14 | July 27 | at Albany Firebirds | L 24–86 | 1–12 | Knickerbocker Arena (12,345) | |||
| 15 | August 2 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 30–42 | 1–13 | Compaq Center (9,750) | |||