1979 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Head Coach: Jack Pardee |
| Bob Bowser | Special Assistant |
| Ray Callahan | Offensive Line |
| George Dickson | Linebackers |
| John Hilton | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Fred O'Connor | Offensive Backs |
| Richie Petitbon | Defensive Backs |
| Richard Urich | Defensive Coordinator |
| Joe Walton | Offensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1979 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-7 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 64493 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1979 | A | Denver Broncos | 6-13 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 58799 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1979 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 16-6 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52478 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1979 | H | Cleveland Browns | 9-21 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 40039 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1979 | H | Houston Oilers | 27-29 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54582 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1979 | A | Detroit Lions | 27-24 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54991 | |
| Mon | 9/17/1979 | H | New York Giants | 27-0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54672 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1979 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50680 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1979 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 16-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 56819 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1979 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 69142 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1979 | A | Cleveland Browns | 13-9 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 63323 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1979 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54442 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1979 | H | New Orleans Saints | 10-14 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53133 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1979 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-38 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49462 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1979 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 30-28 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50868 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1979 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 34-20 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1979 | A | New York Giants | 6-14 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 72641 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1979 | H | Green Bay Packers | 38-21 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51682 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1979 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 28-14 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52882 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1979 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 34-35 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62867 | |
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 |
| Coy Bacon | 79 | RDE | 6-4 | 269 | 36 | Jackson State | 16 | 14 |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | P | 5-11 | 186 | 33 | Richmond | 16 | 0 |
| Perry Brooks | 69 | DT | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Southern University | 12 | 0 |
| Danny Buggs | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 26 | West Virginia | 16 | 14 |
| Dave Butz | 65 | LDT | 6-7 | 295 | 29 | Purdue | 15 | 14 |
| Monte Coleman | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 22 | Central Arkansas | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Dean | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 24 | Texas Southern | 15 | 1 |
| Chris DeFance | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Bakersfield CC; Arizona State | 4 | 1 |
| Greg Dubinetz | 67 | OG | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Yale | 15 | 0 |
| Phil DuBois | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Cerritos JC; San Diego State | 15 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 59 | LLB | 6-2 | 217 | 29 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Ike Forte | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Tyler JC; Arkansas | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Fritsch | 66 | C-OG | 6-2 | 239 | 29 | St. Norbert | 16 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 28 | Amherst | 11 | 6 |
| Kris Haines | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 22 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 34 | RB | 5-9 | 175 | 27 | Morgan State | 5 | 0 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 202 | 25 | Iowa State | 10 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 38 | FB | 5-11 | 209 | 24 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 16 | 1 |
| Donnie Harris | 26 | SS | 6-2 | 185 | 25 | Northland; Rutgers | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Hermeling | 75 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 33 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 16 |
| Dallas Hickman | 82 | DE | 6-6 | 238 | 27 | Reedley JC; California | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 27 | SS | 6-3 | 196 | 35 | Prairie View A&M | 13 | 13 |
| Don Hover | 58 | MLB | 6-3 | 227 | 25 | Washington State | 16 | 7 |
| Joe Jones | 77 | RDE-LDE | 6-6 | 250 | 31 | Tennessee State | 16 | 3 |
| Bob Kuziel | 54 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Lavender | 20 | RCB | 6-4 | 188 | 30 | San Diego State | 16 | 14 |
| Karl Lorch | 71 | LDE | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 15 | 15 |
| Benny Malone | 25 | HB | 5-10 | 193 | 27 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 197 | 28 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 15 | 2 |
| Kim McQuilken | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Lehigh | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Milot | 57 | RLB | 6-4 | 237 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 7 |
| Mark Moseley | 3 | K | 5-11 | 182 | 31 | Texas A&M; Stephen F. Austin State | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 29 | FS | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Colgate | 16 | 16 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 59 | MLB | 6-0 | 231 | 22 | Maryland | 16 | 9 |
| Lemar Parrish | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 181 | 32 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 16 | 16 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 222 | 27 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 23 | SS-RCB | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 16 | 5 |
| Grady Richardson | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 30 | Pasadena CC; Fullerton State | 3 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | Kansas | 16 | 15 |
| Ron Saul | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 254 | 31 | Michigan State | 15 | 15 |
| Paul Smith | 78 | LDT | 6-3 | 254 | 34 | New Mexico | 15 | 2 |
| George Starke | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 31 | Columbia | 16 | 16 |
| Diron Talbert | 72 | RDT | 6-5 | 246 | 35 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Theismann | 7 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 30 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Ricky Thompson | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 176 | 25 | Baylor | 15 | 15 |
| Ray Waddy | 47 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 23 | Wharton County JC; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 16 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 16 | 10 |
| Jeff Williams | 73 | ROG | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Rhode Island | 16 | 16 |
| Pete Wysocki | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 225 | 31 | Western Michigan | 16 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 4 | 103 | Don Warren | TE | San Diego State |
| 7 | 182 | Rich Milot | LB | Penn State |
| 9 | 233 | Kris Haines | WR | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 289 | Monte Coleman | LB | Central Arkansas |
| 11 | 300 | Tony Hall | WR | Knoxville |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 61 | 130 | 57 | 100 | 348 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 75 | 48 | 107 | 295 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 298 | 126 | 144 | 28 | 115/245 46.9% | / % | 86 | 749 | |
| Opponents Totals | 320 | 126 | 165 | 29 | 96/223 43.0% | / % | 76 | 617 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 0 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 0 | 114 |
| John Riggins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Benny Malone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ricky Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Danny Buggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ike Forte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Hover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Karl Lorch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 0 | 348 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 295 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 1 | 53 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 9/13 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 1 | 53 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 9/13 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3/7 | 2/7 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 260 | 1153 | 4.4 | 66t | 9 |
| Benny Malone | 176 | 472 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Clarence Harmon | 65 | 267 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 46 | 181 | 3.9 | 22 | 4 |
| Ike Forte | 25 | 125 | 5.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 609 | 2328 | 3.8 | 66t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 541 | 2154 | 4.0 | 33 | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 395 | 233 | 59.0 | 149 | 2797 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 62 | 20 | 5.1 | 13 | 3.3 | 34 | 263 | 2534 | 83.9 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 56.3 |
| Kim McQuilken | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 401 | 235 | 58.6 | 151 | 2839 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 62 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 3.7 | 34 | 263 | 2576 | 81.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 470 | 234 | 49.8 | 210 | 3339 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 65t | 18 | 3.8 | 26 | 5.5 | 47 | 347 | 2992 | 62.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Buggs | 46 | 631 | 13.7 | 45 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 32 | 434 | 13.6 | 40 | 5 |
| John Riggins | 28 | 163 | 5.8 | 23 | 3 |
| Don Warren | 26 | 303 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 25 | 357 | 14.3 | 62 | 2 |
| Ricky Thompson | 22 | 368 | 16.7 | 35 | 4 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 41t | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 55t | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 30t | 3 |
| Ike Forte | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 235 | 2839 | 12.1 | 62 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 234 | 3339 | 14.3 | 65t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Lavender | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Karl Lorch | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Monte Coleman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Wysocki | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Waddy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 250 | 9.6 | 31t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 78 | 2998 | 38.4 | 74 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 135 | 2663 | 34.1 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 2998 | 38.4 | 74 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 135 | 2663 | 34.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 2848 | 40.7 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 271 | 2397 | 34.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hardeman | 24 | 7 | 207 | 8.6 | 52 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 7 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 271 | 8.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 20 | 135 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hardeman | 19 | 404 | 21.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 14 | 314 | 22.4 | 34 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 8 | 211 | 26.4 | 38 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 55 | 1145 | 20.8 | 38 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 1280 | 16.8 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Coy Bacon | 13.5 | |
| Joe Jones | 6.5 | |
| Dave Butz | 5.0 | |
| Perry Brooks | 4.5 | |
| Diron Talbert | 4.5 | |
| Monte Coleman | 2.5 | |
| Karl Lorch | 2.5 | |
| Ken Houston | 2.0 | |
| Brad Dusek | 1.5 | |
| Rich Milot | 1.0 | |
| Neal Olkewicz | 1.0 | |
| Tony Peters | 1.0 | |
| Pete Wysocki | 1.0 | |
| Paul Smith | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 47.0 | 347.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 263.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coy Bacon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Perry Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Hover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karl Lorch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Muprhy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Saul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Starke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 0 |
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