1996 New York Giants season

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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[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

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

[2]

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

1996 New York Giants staff

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1996 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009. 
  2. ^ "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
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