1978 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Jack Pardee |
| Bob Bowser | Special Assistant |
| Ray Callahan | Offensive Line |
| George Dickson | Offensive Backs |
| John Hilton | Special Teams/Receivers |
| Richie Petitbon | Defensive Backs |
| Richard Urich | Defensive Coordinator |
| Joe Walton | Offensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1978 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-20 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46212 | |
| Fri | 8/11/1978 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-12 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 30881 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1978 | A | Baltimore Colts | 17-16 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 42731 | |
| Fri | 8/25/1978 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 7-10 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 29487 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | New England Patriots | 16-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 55037 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 35-30 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54380 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-10 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49282 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | H | New York Jets | 23-3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54729 | |
| Mon | 10/2/1978 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 9-5 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | A | Detroit Lions | 21-19 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 60555 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65722 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | A | New York Giants | 6-17 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 76192 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 38-20 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Mon | 11/6/1978 | A | Baltimore Colts | 17-21 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57631 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | H | New York Giants | 16-13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-27 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52460 | |
| Thu | 11/23/1978 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-37 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64905 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | H | Miami Dolphins | 0-16 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52860 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1978 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-20 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 54178 | |
| Sat | 12/16/1978 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-14 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 49774 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Terry Anderson | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 182 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | 10 | 0 |
| Coy Bacon | 80 | RDE | 6-4 | 269 | 35 | Jackson State | 16 | 14 |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | P | 5-11 | 186 | 32 | Richmond | 16 | 0 |
| Perry Brooks | 69 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Southern University | 16 | 3 |
| Danny Buggs | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 25 | West Virginia | 13 | 11 |
| Dave Butz | 65 | LDT | 6-7 | 295 | 28 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Curtis | 32 | MLB | 6-2 | 232 | 35 | Duke | 13 | 1 |
| Fred Dean | 63 | OG | 6-3 | 253 | 23 | Texas Southern | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | Salem | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 59 | LLB | 6-2 | 217 | 28 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Ike Forte | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 24 | Tyler JC; Arkansas | 13 | 0 |
| Ted Fritsch | 66 | C-OG | 6-2 | 239 | 28 | St. Norbert | 16 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 27 | Amherst | 14 | 12 |
| Frank Grant | 46 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 6 | 6 |
| Tony Green | 34 | HB | 5-9 | 185 | 22 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 52 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 37 | North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Harlan | 68 | ROT-LOG-TE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Howard Payne | 14 | 2 |
| Clarence Harmon | 38 | HB-FB | 5-11 | 209 | 23 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 16 | 2 |
| Donnie Harris | 26 | SS | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | Northland; Rutgers | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Haynes | 89 | TE | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 14 | 4 |
| Bob Heinz | 96 | RDT | 6-6 | 263 | 31 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Hermeling | 75 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 32 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 16 |
| Dallas Hickman | 82 | DE | 6-6 | 238 | 26 | Reedley JC; California | 16 | 0 |
| Donnie Hickman | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 261 | 23 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 27 | SS | 6-3 | 196 | 34 | Prairie View A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Don Hover | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 24 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 17 | QB | 6-0 | 201 | 39 | Citrus JC; UCLA | 5 | 2 |
| Bob Kuziel | 54 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Lavender | 20 | RCB | 6-4 | 188 | 29 | San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| Karl Lorch | 71 | LDE-RDE | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 16 | 8 |
| Benny Malone | 25 | HB | 5-10 | 193 | 26 | Arizona State | 9 | 1 |
| Gregg McCrary | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | Clark Atlanta | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 197 | 27 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 15 | 11 |
| Ron McDole | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 266 | 39 | Nebraska | 16 | 10 |
| Harold McLinton | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 31 | Southern University | 16 | 15 |
| Mark Moseley | 3 | K | 5-11 | 182 | 30 | Texas A&M; Stephen F. Austin State | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 29 | FS | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Colgate | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Nugent | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
| Lemar Parrish | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 181 | 31 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 11 | 11 |
| John Riggins | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Kansas | 15 | 15 |
| Ron Saul | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 254 | 30 | Michigan State | 15 | 15 |
| Jake Scott | 13 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 33 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| J.T. Smith | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 23 | North Texas | 3 | 0 |
| George Starke | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 30 | Columbia | 9 | 9 |
| Diron Talbert | 72 | RDT | 6-5 | 246 | 34 | Texas | 12 | 12 |
| Joe Theismann | 7 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | Notre Dame | 16 | 14 |
| Mike Thomas | 22 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Oklahoma; Nevada-Las Vegas | 13 | 13 |
| Ricky Thompson | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 176 | 24 | Baylor | 16 | 4 |
| Gerard Williams | 45 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 26 | Langston | 16 | 5 |
| Jeff Williams | 73 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Rhode Island | 7 | 6 |
| Pete Wysocki | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 30 | Western Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 6 | 159 | Tony Green | RB | Florida |
| 8 | 202 | Walker Lee | WR | North Carolina |
| 8 | 219 | Don Hover | LB | Washington State |
| 9 | 243 | John Hurley | QB | Santa Clara |
| 10 | 270 | Scott Hertenstein | DE | Azusa Pacific |
| 11 | 297 | Mike Williams | DB | Texas A&M |
| 12 | 324 | Steve McCabe | G | Bowdoin |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 107 | 71 | 69 | 3 | 273 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 0 | 283 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 261 | 99 | 134 | 28 | 76/233 32.6% | / % | 116 | 978 | |
| Opponents Totals | 283 | 131 | 133 | 19 | 83/237 35.0% | / % | 91 | 830 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 0 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 87 |
| Jean Fugett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| John Riggins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mike Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Johnny McDaniel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Tony Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Danny Buggs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gerard Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 273 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 1 | 283 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 52 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 8/13 | 2/6 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 52 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 8/13 | 2/6 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 2/2 | 9/9 | 12/16 | 1/4 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 248 | 1014 | 4.1 | 31 | 5 |
| Mike Thomas | 161 | 533 | 3.3 | 26 | 3 |
| Joe Theismann | 37 | 177 | 4.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 34 | 141 | 4.1 | 47 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 537 | 2082 | 3.9 | 47 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 625 | 2536 | 4.1 | 59 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 390 | 187 | 187 | 185 | 2593 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 63 | 13 | 3.3 | 18 | 4.6 | 42 | 391 | 2202 | 61.6 |
| Billy Kilmer | 46 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 316 | 6.9 | 13.7 | 50t | 4 | 8.7 | 3 | 6.5 | 4 | 22 | 294 | 74.2 |
| Mike Bragg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 438 | 212 | 212 | 205 | 2978 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 63 | 17 | 3.9 | 21 | 4.8 | 46 | 413 | 2565 | 63.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 409 | 197 | 197 | 190 | 2701 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 78t | 11 | 2.7 | 22 | 5.4 | 35 | 323 | 2378 | 56.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Buggs | 36 | 575 | 16.0 | 63 | 2 |
| Mike Thomas | 35 | 387 | 11.1 | 35 | 2 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 34 | 577 | 17.0 | 52 | 4 |
| John Riggins | 31 | 299 | 9.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 25 | 367 | 14.7 | 49t | 7 |
| Ricky Thompson | 23 | 350 | 15.2 | 49 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 11 | 112 | 10.2 | 22 | 1 |
| Frank Grant | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Reggie Haynes | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Mark Muprhy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 212 | 2978 | 14.0 | 63 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 197 | 2701 | 13.7 | 78t | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Gerard Williams | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Butz | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron McDole | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lavender | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 189 | 8.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 480 | 22.9 | 59 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 103 | 4056 | 39.4 | 56 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 328 | 3528 | 33.9 |
| Team Totals | 104 | 4056 | 39.0 | 56 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 328 | 3528 | 33.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 105 | 3882 | 37.0 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 527 | 3235 | 30.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Green | 42 | 13 | 443 | 10.5 | 80t | 1 |
| Terry Anderson | 5 | 2 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Pete Wysocki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 54 | 17 | 527 | 9.8 | 80t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 25 | 328 | 6.8 | 73t | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Green | 34 | 870 | 25.6 | 99t | 1 | |
| Ike Forte | 11 | 243 | 22.1 | 37 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Terry Anderson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 58 | 1352 | 23.3 | 99t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 965 | 17.5 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Coy Bacon | 11.0 | |
| Dave Butz | 5.5 | |
| Karl Lorch | 5.5 | |
| Perry Brooks | 4.0 | |
| Diron Talbert | 3.5 | |
| Brad Dusek | 2.0 | |
| Mike Curtis | 2.0 | |
| George Starke | 1.0 | |
| Chris Hanburger | 1.0 | |
| Jake Scott | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 35.0 | 323.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46.0 | 413.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coy Bacon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| Ike Forte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Haynes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Hover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Lavender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron McDole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold McLinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Saul | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diron Talbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -26 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerard Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Wysocki | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1 |
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