1996 Washington Redskins season

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 #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
30	Washington Redskins	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	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17-14	53,415
2	September 8, 1996	Chicago Bears	W 10-3	52,711
3	September 15, 1996	at New York Giants	W 31-10	71,693
4	September 22, 1996	at St. Louis Rams	W 17-10	62,303
5	September 29, 1996	New York Jets	W 31-16	52,068
6	Bye
7	October 13, 1996	at New England Patriots	W 27-22	59,638
8	October 20, 1996	New York Giants	W 31-21	52,684
9	October 27, 1996	Indianapolis Colts	W 31-16	54,254
10	November 3, 1996	at Buffalo Bills	L 38-13	78,002
11	November 10, 1996	Arizona Cardinals	L 37-34	51,929
12	November 17, 1996	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26-21	66,834
13	November 24, 1996	San Francisco 49ers	L 19-16	54,235
14	November 28, 1996	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21-10	64,955
15	December 8, 1996	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24-10	44,733
16	December 15, 1996	at Arizona Cardinals	L 27-26	34,260
17	December 22, 1996	Dallas Cowboys	W 37-10	56,454

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

Awards and records

• Darrell Green, Walter Payton Man of the Year Award