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1976 Washington Redskins

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 291 points (20.8/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 217 points (15.5/g), 9th.
 Differential of 74 points (5.3/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-4.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 11th.

Coached by George Allen (10-4-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box W 1-0 New York Giants 19 17 17 322 233 89 3 14 317 221 96 4
2 Sun September 19 box W 2-0 Seattle Seahawks 31 7 28 428 155 273 3 11 205 103 102 3
3 Mon September 27 box W 3-0 @ Philadelphia Eagles 20 17 11 230 90 140 4 19 418 166 252 6
4 Sun October 3 box L 3-1 @ Chicago Bears 7 33 10 119 48 71 5 25 392 132 260
5 Sun October 10 box L 3-2 Kansas City Chiefs 30 33 26 438 264 174 4 20 443 324 119
6 Sun October 17 box W 4-2 Detroit Lions 20 7 14 207 98 109 2 13 247 144 103 3
7 Mon October 25 box W 5-2 St. Louis Cardinals 20 10 15 140 23 117 3 15 306 206 100 10
8 Sun October 31 box L 5-3 Dallas Cowboys 7 20 10 146 58 88 3 18 253 118 135
9 Sun November 7 box W 6-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 24 21 23 403 283 120 2 19 385 112 273 2
10 Sun November 14 box L 6-4 @ New York Giants 9 12 20 315 141 174 4 10 168 24 144 3
11 Sun November 21 box W 7-4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 16 10 20 357 110 247 3 16 307 155 152 4
12 Sun November 28 box W 8-4 Philadelphia Eagles 24 0 8 206 119 87 13 194 106 88 4
13 Sun December 5 box W 9-4 @ New York Jets 37 16 29 426 188 238 3 12 284 52 232 4
14 Sun December 12 box W 10-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 27 14 24 359 175 184 4 10 203 54 149 4
Playoffs
Division Sat December 18 box L 10-5 @ Minnesota Vikings 20 35

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 291 4096 956 4.3 255 187 370 1985 20 20 4.9 122 548 2111 10 3.9 114 43 23 19
Team Defense 217 4122 953 4.3 321 146 354 1917 11 26 4.8 91 555 2205 12 4.0 215 47 21 15
Lg Rank Offense 11 17 14 13 16 5 19 17 9 14 21 20 24 24
Lg Rank Defense 9 13 4 10 9 4 2 10 22 19 8 14 3 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Billy Kilmer 37 QB 10 9 7-2-0 108 206 52.4 1252 12 5.8 10 4.9 53 6.1 4.5 11.6 125.2 70.3 15 125 5.1 3.6 6.8
Joe Theismann 27 qb 14 5 3-2-0 79 163 48.5 1036 8 4.9 10 6.1 44 6.4 4.1 13.1 74.0 59.8 22 172 4.7 2.7 11.9
Calvin Hill 29 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 28.3 14 10-4-0 187 370 50.5 2288 20 5.4 20 5.4 53 6.2 4.3 12.2 163.4 65.5 38 303 4.9 3.1 9.3
Opp Total 14 146 354 41.2 1917 11 3.1 26 7.3 5.4 2.4 13.1 136.9 38.8 44 324 4.8 1.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Mike Thomas* 23 RB 13 12 254 1101 5 28 4.3 84.7 19.5 28 290 10.4 4 34 2.2 22.3 1391 9 7
John Riggins 27 FB 14 14 162 572 3 15 3.5 40.9 11.6 21 172 8.2 1 18 1.5 12.3 744 4 6
Calvin Hill 29 14 0 79 301 1 15 3.8 21.5 5.6 7 100 14.3 0 23 0.5 7.1 401 1 4
Larry Brown 29 11 0 20 56 0 11 2.8 5.1 1.8 17 98 5.8 0 15 1.5 8.9 154 0 2
Joe Theismann 27 qb 14 5 17 97 1 22 5.7 6.9 1.2 97 1 2
Billy Kilmer 37 QB 10 9 13 -7 0 2 -0.5 -0.7 1.3 -7 0 3
Jean Fugett 25 TE 12 12 2 0 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.2 27 334 12.4 6 33 2.3 27.8 334 6 2
Frank Grant 26 WR 14 14 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 -0.6 0.1 50 818 16.4 5 53 3.6 58.4 809 5 0
Roy Jefferson 33 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 364 13.5 2 27 1.9 26.0 364 2 1
Jerry Smith 33 13 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 75 10.7 2 20 0.5 5.8 75 2 0
Danny Buggs 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 25 12.5 0 13 0.3 4.2 25 0 0
Bill Malinchak 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.3 4.0 12 0 0
Team Total 28.3 14 548 2111 10 28 3.9 150.8 39.1 187 2288 12.2 20 53 13.4 163.4 4399 30 36
Opp Total 14 555 2205 12 4.0 157.5 39.6 146 1917 13.1 11 10.4 136.9 4122 23 38

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Eddie Brown* 24 RET 14 0 48 646 1 71 13.5 30 738 0 67 24.6 1384
Brian Fryer 23 4 0 9 166 0 27 18.4 166
Bob Brunet 30 14 0 4 85 0 24 21.3 85
Jake Scott 31 FS 12 12 3 27 0 11 9.0 27
Larry Jones 25 1 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 1 16 0 16 16.0 31
Doug Winslow 25 5 0 2 32 0 19 16.0 32
Karl Lorch 26 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Brig Owens 33 14 2 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Rusty Tillman 30 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Pete Wysocki 28 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 28.3 14 52 688 1 71 13.2 50 1066 0 67 21.3 6153
Opp Total 14 44 0 63 1028 0 16.3

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mike Bragg 30 P 14 0 90 3503 56 0 38.9
Mark Moseley 28 K 14 0 1 1 8 7 11 8 13 6 1 34 22 64.7% 32 31 96.9%
Team Total 28.3 14 1 1 8 7 11 8 13 6 1 34 22 64.7% 32 31 96.9% 90 3503 56 0 38.9
Opp Total 14 30 19 63.3% 23 22 95.7% 93 3618 38.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Eddie Brown* 24 RET 14 0 1 8 0 8 4 1 0 0
Larry Brown 29 11 0 2 0 0 0
Bill Brundige 28 ldt/rde 14 6 0 1 0 0
Dave Butz 26 LDT 14 8 0 1 0 0
Brad Dusek 26 LLB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 3 32 1
Pat Fischer 36 LCB 14 14 5 38 0 32 0 1 0 0
Ted Fritsch 26 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jean Fugett 25 TE 12 12 2 0 0 0
Frank Grant 26 WR 14 14 0 2 0 0
Chris Hanburger* 35 RLB 14 14 1 20 0 20
Calvin Hill 29 14 0 4 0 0 0
Ken Houston* 32 SS 14 14 4 25 0 12 1 1 0 0
Roy Jefferson 33 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
Dennis L. Johnson 25 RDE 13 12 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 0
Billy Kilmer 37 QB 10 9 3 2 -3 0
Joe Lavender 27 RCB 14 14 8 77 0 28 0 1 24 0
Karl Lorch 26 13 0 1 0 0 0
Ron McDole 37 LDE 14 14 0 2 0 0 1
Harold McLinton 29 MLB 14 14 1 8 0 8
John Riggins 27 FB 14 14 6 1 0 0
Jake Scott 31 FS 12 12 4 12 0 6 1 5 0 0
Tim Stokes 26 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Joe Theismann 27 qb 14 5 2 1 -1 0
Mike Thomas* 23 RB 13 12 7 0 0 0
Rusty Tillman 30 14 0 0 2 3 0
Doug Winslow 25 5 0 1 0 0 0
Pete Wysocki 28 14 0 1 1 0 0
Team Total 28.3 14 26 190 0 32 36 30 55 1 1
Opp Total 14 38 38 17

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mark Moseley 28 K 14 0 31 22 97
Mike Thomas* 23 RB 13 12 5 4 54
Jean Fugett 25 TE 12 12 6 36
Frank Grant 26 WR 14 14 5 30
John Riggins 27 FB 14 14 3 1 24
Roy Jefferson 33 WR 14 14 2 12
Jerry Smith 33 13 2 2 12
Eddie Brown* 24 RET 14 0 1 6
Brad Dusek 26 LLB 14 14 1 6
Calvin Hill 29 14 0 1 6
Joe Theismann 27 qb 14 5 1 6
Ron McDole 37 LDE 14 14 1 2
Team Total 28.3 14 10 20 1 1 31 22 1 291
Opp Total 14 12 11 22 19 217