1996 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1996 9–7 3rd NFC East Jack Kent Cooke John Kent Cooke Norv Turner Charley Casserly Norv Turner Ron Lynn RFK Stadium Did not qualify QB Gus FrerotteCB Darrell Green LB Ken HarveyRB Terry AllenP Matt Turk Redskins seasons The 1996 season was the Washington Redskins' 65th in the National Football League, and their 61st since the franchise moved to Washington, D.C. It was their last season playing at RFK Stadium, where they had played since 1961. They began the season aiming to improve on their 6–10 record from the year before, but after winning seven of their first eight games, they managed just two victories in the second half of the season and finished with a 9–7 record. By virtue of their inferior intra-conference record (6–6) compared to the Minnesota Vikings (8–4), the Redskins became the first team since the 1988 New Orleans Saints to start the season 7–1 and not make the playoffs. Although the Redskins' offense was eighth in the league in scoring, their defense surrendered 2,275 rushing yards (142.2 yards per game), the most in the NFL that year.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/opp.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1996 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics March 29, 2018 July 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180716111902/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/opp.htm live Statistics site Football Outsiders calculated that the team had the worst run defense they had ever tracked.Football Outsiders – DVOA 7.0: Worst Teams Ever https://web.archive.org/web/20130406071823/http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/dvoa-70-worst-teams-ever April 6, 2013 , 1991–2011. At the end of the season, in a 37–10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, past and present Redskins greats were honored at halftime.1996 FOX broadcast of Dallas at Washington Offseason NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Washington Redskins 1 30 Andre Johnson Offensive tackle Penn State yes 4 102 Stephen Davis Running back Auburn yes yes 5 138 Leomont Evans Safety Clemson yes 6 174 Kelvin Kinney Defensive end Virginia State yes 7 215 Jeremy Asher Linebacker Oregon 7 250 DeAndre Maxwell Wide receiver San Diego State no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1996_draft.htm 1996 Washington Redskins Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014 March 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140317204632/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1996_draft.htm live Personnel Staff 1996 Washington Redskins Chairman of the Board/COO – 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 Coach – Norv Turner Quarterbacks – Cam Cameron Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Russ Grimm Offensive Line – Jim Hanifan Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes Assistant Secondary – Ray Horton Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff Roster 1996 Washington Redskins 12 Gus Frerotte 10 Trent Green  5 Heath Shuler 21 Terry Allen running back 35 William Bell American football 47 Larry Bowie running back y FB 48 Stephen Davis American football y 20 Marc Logan FB 30 Brian Mitchell running back KR/PR 83 Flipper Anderson 80 Bill Brooks wide receiver 85 Henry Ellard 86 Leslie Shepherd American football 82 Michael Westbrook 84 Jamie Asher 87 Harold Bishop American football 89 Scott Galbraith 88 James Jenkins American football 73 Darryl Ashmore T 75 Bob Dahl G 69 Andre Johnson offensive lineman y T 77 Tre' Johnson G 68 Joe Patton American football T 67 Shar Pourdanesh T 59 Chris Sedoris y C 76 Ed Simmons T 55 Jeff Uhlenhake C 72 Romeo Bandison DT 90 Troy Barnett DE 95 William Gaines American football DT 94 Sean Gilbert DT 78 Ryan Kuehl DT 92 Dexter Nottage DE 96 Rich Owens DE 98 Tony Woods American football DE 58 Patrise Alexander MLB 50 Darrick Brownlow MLB 54 Al Catanho OLB 57 Ken Harvey American football OLB 53 Marvcus Patton OLB 99 Rod Stephens MLB 23 Tomur Barnes CB 25 Tom Carter American football CB 35 Leomont Evans y FS 28 Darrell Green CB 31 Darryl Pounds CB 24 Stanley Richard FS 27 Keith Taylor safety SS 29 Scott Turner politician CB 45 Brian Walker American football SS 16 Scott Blanton K 64 Trevor Matich LS  1 Matt Turk P 93 Marc Boutte DT IR 92 Brannon Kennedy y WR IR 70 Kelvin Kinney y DE IR 38 Darryl Morrison S IR 26 Muhammad Oliver CB IR 97 Sterling Palmer DE IR 52 Cory Raymer C NF-Inj. 71 Matt Reem y T IR 74 Brian Thure T IR 91 Matt Vanderbeek LB IR 53 active, 11 inactive, 4 practice squad 56 Jeremy Asher linebacker y LB 62 Mark Lee defensive end y DE PS/I 13 Deandre Maxwell y WR 46 Ed Smith tight end y TE 22 Eric Sutton CB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 0–1 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 53,415 2 September 8 Chicago Bears W 10–3 1–1 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 52,711 3 September 15 at New York Giants W 31–10 2–1 Giants Stadium 71,693 4 September 22 at St. Louis Rams W 17–10 3–1 Trans World Dome 62,303 5 September 29 New York Jets W 31–16 4–1 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 52,068 6 Bye 7 October 13 at New England Patriots W 27–22 5–1 Foxboro Stadium 59,638 8 October 20 New York Giants W 31–21 6–1 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 52,684 9 October 27 Indianapolis Colts W 31–16 7–1 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 54,254 10 November 3 at Buffalo Bills L 38–13 7–2 Rich Stadium 78,002 11 November 10 Arizona Cardinals L 37–34 (OT) 7–3 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 51,929 12 November 17 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–21 8–3 Veterans Stadium 66,834 13 November 24 San Francisco 49ers L 19–16 8–4 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 54,235 14 November 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 21–10 8–5 Texas Stadium 64,955 15 December 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–10 8–6 Houlihan's Stadium 44,733 16 December 15 at Arizona Cardinals L 27–26 8–7 Sun Devil Stadium 34,260 17 December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 37–10 9–7 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 56,454 Standings Awards and records Darrell Green, Walter Payton Man of the Year Award References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Red Category:Long stubs with short prose