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

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]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1996 NFL Draft

1996 New York Giants Draft Selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
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

Head Coach – Dan Reeves

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – George Henshaw
Quarterbacks – Steve DeBerg
Running Backs – George Sefcik
Wide Receivers – Dick Rehbein
Tight Ends – James Daniel
Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Mike Nolan
Defensive Line – Earl Leggett
Linebackers – Don Blackmon
Defensive Backs – Zaven Yaralian

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Joe DeCamillis

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	STK
⁽³⁾ Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	286	250	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	363	341	W2
Washington Redskins	9	7	0	.563	364	312	W1
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	300	397	L1
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	242	297	L2

References

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

New York Giants

Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Coaches First-round draft picks Quarterbacks

History	1925–78 1979–93 1994–present Financial history

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture and Lore	Cleveland Bulldogs The Duke Sneakers Game The Greatest Game Ever Played The Fumble Crunch Bunch Gatorade shower Big Blue Wrecking Crew I'm going to Disney World! Wide Right Little Giants This team is going to the playoffs! One Wild Finish New York Groove We Fly High The Helmet Catch Bob Sheppard Jim Hall Yankee Stadium Legacy License Plate Guy The Comeback 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game Big Fan

Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets

Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General Manager: Jerry Reese Head Coach: Ben McAdoo

Division championships (16)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1941 1944 1946 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011

Conference championships (11)	1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011

League championships (8)	1927 1934 1938 1956 1986 (XXI) 1990 (XXV) 2007 (XLII) 2011 (XLVI)

Retired numbers	1 4 7 11 14 14 16 32 40 42 50 56

Ring of Honor	Jessie Armstead Carl Banks Tiki Barber Mark Bavaro Al Blozis Rosey Brown Harry Carson Charlie Conerly Frank Gifford Pete Gogolak Mel Hein Jim Lee Howell Sam Huff Dave Jennings Tuffy Leemans Dick Lynch Jack Mara Tim Mara Wellington Mara George Martin Joe Morrison Charlie Conerly Steve Owen Bill Parcells Andy Robustelli Phil Simms Michael Strahan Ken Strong Lawrence Taylor Bob Tisch Y. A. Tittle Amani Toomer Emlen Tunnell Brad Van Pelt Alex Webster George Young

Media	Radio network Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (91)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1941 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

New York Giants seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1996 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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