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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
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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

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

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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

References[]

  1. 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide,2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide pp. 323–324. Retrieved on 2010-03-12. ISBN .