1996 Philadelphia Eagles season

1996 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head Coach	Ray Rhodes
Home Field
Results
Record	10–6
Place	2nd NFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Wild Card
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

The 1996 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 64th in the league. The team matched their previous output of 10–6, again winning ten games and qualifying for the playoffs.

Off Season

The Eagles hold training camp for the 1st year at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, home of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. This is one of the home of THE RIVALRY, the oldest, continuous, meeting between 2 colleges in football.

The Eagles signed college free agent Hollis Thomas a Defensive Tackle out of Northern Illinois

NFL Draft

The 1996 NFL Draft was held April 20–21, 1996. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

With a 10–6 record in 1995, and tying with 2 other teams, the Eagles would rotate picking between the 23rd pick to the 25th pick in the 7 rounds. They would choose 8 players in the 6 rounds they had picks. The Eagles would take with their 1st pick in the draft, Jermane Mayberry a Tackle out of Texas A&M-Kingsville

Overall 1st pick of the draft was Keyshawn Johnson, a Wide Receiver out of USC taken by the New York Jets

Player Selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1	25	Jermane Mayberry	Tackle	Texas A&M-Kingsville
2	54	Jason Dunn	Tight End	Eastern Kentucky
2	61	Brian Dawkins Compensation Draft Pick	Free Safety	Clemson
3	85	Bobby Hoying	Quarterback	Ohio State
4	121	Ray Farmer	Defensive back	Duke
5	147	Whit Marshall	Linebacker	Georgia
6	194	Steve White	Defensive end	Tennessee
6	197	Tony Johnson	Tight end	Alabama
7	233	Pick Traded

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	at Washington Redskins	W 17–14	53,415
2	September 9, 1996	at Green Bay Packers	L 39–13	60,666
3	September 15, 1996	Detroit Lions	W 24–17	66,007
4	September 22, 1996	at Atlanta Falcons	W 33–18	40,107
5	September 30, 1996	Dallas Cowboys	L 23–19	67,201
6	Bye
7	October 13, 1996	at New York Giants	W 19–10	72,729
8	October 20, 1996	Miami Dolphins	W 35–28	66,240
9	October 27, 1996	Carolina Panthers	W 20–9	65,982
10	November 3, 1996	at Dallas Cowboys	W 31–21	64,952
11	November 10, 1996	Buffalo Bills	L 24–17	66,613
12	November 17, 1996	Washington Redskins	L 26–21	66,834
13	November 24, 1996	at Arizona Cardinals	L 36–30	36,175
14	December 1, 1996	New York Giants	W 24–0	51,468
15	December 5, 1996	at Indianapolis Colts	L 37–10	52,689
16	December 14, 1996	at New York Jets	W 21–20	29,176
17	December 22, 1996	Arizona Cardinals	W 29–19	63,658

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	286	250
Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	363	341
Washington Redskins	9	7	0	.563	364	312
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	300	397
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	242	297

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 29, 1996	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–0	56,460