1996 New York Giants season

1996 New York Giants season
Head coach Dan Reeves
Home field Giants Stadium
Results
Record 6–10
Division Place 5th NFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1996 New York Giants season was the 72nd season for the club in the National Football League. With a 6–10 record, the Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division.[1]

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1996 NFL Draft
1996 New York Giants Draft Selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 5 Cedric Jones DE Oklahoma
2 34 Amani Toomer WR Michigan
3 66 Roman Oben T Louisville
4 130 Danny Kanell QB Florida State
6 171 Doug Colman LB Nebraska
6 182 Scott Galyon LB Tennessee
7 214 Conrad Hamilton CB Eastern New Mexico

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Personnel

Staff

1996 New York Giants staff

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 1, 1996 Buffalo Bills L 23–20
74,218
2 September 8, 1996 at Dallas Cowboys L 27–0
63,069
3 September 15, 1996 Washington Redskins L 31–10
71,693
4 September 22, 1996 at New York Jets W 13–6
58,339
5 September 29, 1996 Minnesota Vikings W 15–10
70,970
6 Bye
7 October 13, 1996 Philadelphia Eagles L 19–10
72,729
8 October 20, 1996 at Washington Redskins L 31–21
52,684
9 October 27, 1996 at Detroit Lions W 35–7
63,501
10 November 3, 1996 Arizona Cardinals W 16–8
68,262
11 November 10, 1996 at Carolina Panthers L 27–17
70,298
12 November 17, 1996 at Arizona Cardinals L 31–23
34,924
13 November 24, 1996 Dallas Cowboys W 20–6
77,081
14 December 1, 1996 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–0
51,468
15 December 8, 1996 at Miami Dolphins W 17–7
63,889
16 December 15, 1996 New Orleans Saints L 17–3
52,530
17 December 21, 1996 New England Patriots L 23–22
65,387

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "1996 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1996.htm. Retrieved May 15, 2009. 
  2. ^ "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=3410&type=team. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
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