1996 Washington Redskins

1996 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Norv Turner
Home Field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1995	1997

The 1996 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1995. This was the Redskins' last season playing at RFK Stadium, where they had played since 1961.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	Player	Position	College
30	Andre Johnson	Tackle	Penn State

Personnel

Staff

1996 Washington Redskins staff
Front Office Chairman of the Board/CEO – Jack Kent Cooke Executive Vice President – John Kent Cooke General Manager – Charley Casserly Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Director of College Scouting – George Saimes Head Coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Cam Cameron Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Russ Grimm Offensive Line – Jim Hanifan			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes Assistant Secondary – Ray Horton Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and Conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 1	Philadelphia	L 17-14	0-1	53,415
2	September 8	Chicago	W 10-3	1-1	52,711
3	September 15	@ NY Giants	W 31-10	2-1	71,693
4	September 22	@ St. Louis	W 17-10	3-1	62,303
5	September 29	NY Jets	W 31-16	4-1	52,068
6	Bye week
7	October 13	@ New England	W 27-22	5-1	59,638
8	October 20	NY Giants	W 31-21	6-1	52,684
9	October 27	Indianapolis	W 31-16	7-1	54,254
10	November 3	@ Buffalo	L 38-13	7-2	78,002
11	November 10	Arizona	L 37-34	7-3	51,929
12	November 17	@ Philadelphia	W 26-21	8-3	66,834
13	November 24	San Francisco	L 19-16	8-4	54,235
14	November 28	@ Dallas	L 21-10	8-5	64,955
15	December 8	@ Tampa Bay	L 24-10	8-6	44,733
16	December 15	@ Arizona	L 27-26	8-7	34,260
17	December 22	Dallas	W 37-10	9-7	56,454

Standings

Template:1996 NFC East standings

Awards and records

• Darrell Green, Walter Payton Man of the Year Award