1996 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head Coach Ray Rhodes
Home Field
Results
Record 10–6
Place 2nd NFC East
Playoff Finish Lost Wild Card
Timeline
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The 1996 Philadelphia Eagles seasonleague . The team matched their previous output of 10–6, again winning ten games[1]
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.
Regular season
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
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Wild Card
December 29, 1996
at San Francisco 49ers
L 14–0
56,460
References
↑ 1996 Philadelphia Eagles ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
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