1996 Dallas Cowboys Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Barry Switzer (10-6)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1996 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1996 Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Dallas racked up 286 points, while the solid defense allowed 250. Troy Aikman threw for 3,126 yards. Michael Irvin hauled in 64 passes for 962 yards. Eric Bjornson provided receiving help, too.

Emmitt Smith ran for a team-best 1,204 yards for the Cowboys.

Darren Woodson and Kevin Smith each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Tony Tolbert topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 37 sacks.

Barry Switzer coached the team. The 1996 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.

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Regular Season Points For: 286
Regular Season Points Against: 250

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 2, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 6 at Chicago Bears 22 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 8, 1996 New York Giants 0 at Dallas Cowboys 27 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
September 15, 1996 Indianapolis Colts 25 at Dallas Cowboys 24 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
September 22, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 7 at Buffalo Bills 10 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
September 30, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 19 W 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
October 13, 1996 Arizona Cardinals 3 at Dallas Cowboys 17 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
October 20, 1996 Atlanta Falcons 28 at Dallas Cowboys 32 W 3-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0
October 27, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 29 at Miami Dolphins 10 W 3-1-0 2-2-0 5-3-0
November 3, 1996 Philadelphia Eagles 31 at Dallas Cowboys 21 L 3-2-0 2-2-0 5-4-0
November 10, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 20 at San Francisco 49ers 17 W 3-2-0 3-2-0 6-4-0 OT
November 18, 1996 Green Bay Packers 6 at Dallas Cowboys 21 W 4-2-0 3-2-0 7-4-0
November 24, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 6 at New York Giants 20 L 4-2-0 3-3-0 7-5-0
November 28, 1996 Washington Redskins 10 at Dallas Cowboys 21 W 5-2-0 3-3-0 8-5-0
December 8, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 10 at Arizona Cardinals 6 W 5-2-0 4-3-0 9-5-0
December 15, 1996 New England Patriots 6 at Dallas Cowboys 12 W 6-2-0 4-3-0 10-5-0
December 22, 1996 Dallas Cowboys 10 at Washington Redskins 37 L 6-2-0 4-4-0 10-6-0
December 28, 1996 Minnesota Vikings 15 at Dallas Cowboys 40 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 NFC Wild Card Playoff
January 5, 1997 Dallas Cowboys 17 at Carolina Panthers 26 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 NFC Divisional Playoff


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