Hugo Sánchez en el Dallas Burn de la MLS 1996.

Tras un corto periodo en el fútbol austríaco, Hugo vuelve al contiente americano para enrrolarse en el Dallas Burn de la MLS, allí disputaría 25 partidos con 11 dianas. El Dallas Burn clasificaría segundo clasificado de la conferencia oeste, disputando así la semifinal de conferencia ante Kansas City Wizardz, siendo eliminados en tanda de penaltis.

Resultados temporada regular.
April 14, 1996 1     San Jose Clash     0–1 (SO)     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
April 18, 1996 2     Kansas City Wiz     0–3     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
April 21, 1996 3     Dallas Burn     1–3     Colorado Rapids    
Denver, Colorado

April 28, 1996 4     Dallas Burn     2–1     Tampa Bay Mutiny    
Tampa, Florida
May 1, 1996 5     Dallas Burn     1–3     D.C. United    
Washington, D.C.
May 5, 1996 6     Columbus Crew     0–1 (SO)     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
May 11, 1996 7     Dallas Burn     3–2     Kansas City Wiz    
Kansas City, Missouri
May 18, 1996 8     D.C. United     2–3     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
May 23, 1996 9     Tampa Bay Mutiny     1–0     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
May 29, 1996 10     Dallas Burn     0–2     Colorado Rapids    
Denver, Colorado
June 2, 1996 11     New York/New Jersey Metrostars     1–0     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
June 8, 1996 12     San Jose Clash     1–4     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
June 15, 1996 13     Colorado Rapids     1–2 (SO)     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
June 19, 1996 14     Dallas Burn     0–1 (SO)     New York/New Jersey Metrostars    
East Rutherford, New Jersey
June 23, 1996 15     Dallas Burn     4–1     New England Revolution    
Foxborough, Massachusetts
June 29, 1996 16     Kansas City Wiz     1–0     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
July 4, 1996 17     D.C. United     1–2 (SO)     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
July 7, 1996 18     Dallas Burn     1–6     D.C. United    
Washington, D.C.
July 10, 1996 19     Dallas Burn     2–3     New York/New Jersey Metrostars    
East Rutherford, New Jersey
July 17, 1996 20     Los Angeles Galaxy     2–5     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
July 20, 1996 21     Dallas Burn     2–1     Kansas City Wiz    
Kansas City, Missouri
July 27, 1996 22     Colorado Rapids     0–3     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
July 31, 1996 23     Dallas Burn     2–1     Columbus Crew    
Columbus, Ohio
August 10, 1996 24     Tampa Bay Mutiny     1–2     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
August 14, 1996 25     Columbus Crew     3–2 (SO)     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
August 22, 1996 26     Dallas Burn     0–1 (SO)     San Jose Clash    
San Jose, California
August 25, 1996 27     Dallas Burn     3–2     Los Angeles Galaxy    
Pasadena, California
September 4, 1996 28     Dallas Burn     1–2     New England Revolution    
Foxborough, Massachusetts
September 7, 1996 29     New England Revolution     2–0     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
September 11, 1996 30     Dallas Burn     3–2 (SO)     San Jose Clash    
San Jose, California
September 19, 1996 31     Los Angeles Galaxy     2–1     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
September 22, 1996 32     Dallas Burn     1–2     Los Angeles Galaxy    
Pasadena, California.

MLS Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals
September 26, 1996 Game 1     Dallas Burn     2–3     Kansas City Wiz    
Kansas City, Missouri
September 29, 1996 Game 2     Kansas City Wiz     1–2     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas
October 2, 1996 Game 3     Kansas City Wiz     3–2 (SO)     Dallas Burn    
Dallas, Texas.