1996 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head Coach | Wayne Fontes |
General Manager | Chuck Schmidt |
Home Field | Pontiac Silverdome |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Place | 5th NFC Central |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
1995 | 1997 |
The 1996 Detroit Lions season was their 67th in the National Football League (NFL). The team declined severely from their previous season's output of 10–6. Following a 4-2 start, the Lions would proceed to lose nine of their final ten games to finish 5-11, missing the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.[1]
Following the season, longtime head coach Wayne Fontes was fired and Bobby Ross was hired to be the team's head coach the following season.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
1996 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | Reggie Brown | Linebacker | Texas A&M | |
1 | 23 | Jeff Hartings * | Center | Penn State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
1996 Detroit Lions staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
1996 Detroit Lions roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
1996 was the first time since 1984 that the Lions played the San Diego Chargers,[2] and the first time they had met the Philadelphia Eagles in the regular season since 1986.[3] The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.[4]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 1, 1996 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–13 | |
2 | September 8, 1996 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–6 | |
3 | September 15, 1996 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–17 | |
4 | September 22, 1996 | Chicago Bears | W 35–16 | |
5 | September 29, 1996 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–0 | |
6 | October 6, 1996 | Atlanta Falcons | W 28–24 | |
7 | October 13, 1996 | at Oakland Raiders | L 37–21 | |
8 | Bye | |||
9 | October 27, 1996 | New York Giants | L 35–7 | |
10 | November 3, 1996 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28–18 | |
11 | November 11, 1996 | at San Diego Chargers | L 27–21 | |
12 | November 17, 1996 | Seattle Seahawks | W 17–16 | |
13 | November 24, 1996 | at Chicago Bears | L 31–14 | |
14 | November 28, 1996 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 28–24 | |
15 | December 8, 1996 | Minnesota Vikings | L 24–22 | |
16 | December 15, 1996 | Green Bay Packers | L 31–3 | |
17 | December 23, 1996 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–14 |
Standings[]
NFC Central | ||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
Green Bay Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 456 | 210 |
Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 298 | 315 |
Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 283 | 305 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 221 | 293 |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 302 | 368 |
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