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1966 Washington Redskins

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 351 points (25.1/g), 3rd of 15 in the NFL.
 Allowed 355 points (25.4/g), 13th.
 Differential of -4 points (-0.3/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 6.9-7.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total -2.0, Offense: 1.7, Defense: -3.8, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Otto Graham

Training Camp: Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 351 4391 826 5.3 225 255 443 3014 28 20 6.4 130 356 1377 9 3.9 78 35 15 17
Team Defense 355 4692 894 5.2 261 224 411 2861 21 23 6.3 134 438 1831 19 4.2 106 43 20 21
Lg Rank Offense 3 6 10 4 2 2 6 5 15 14 13 7 5 9
Lg Rank Defense 13 13 13 10 13 10 6 13 7 11 13 10 3 2

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 11 boxscore L 0-1 Cleveland Browns 14 38 17 315 212 103 6 18 307 159 148 3
2 Sun September 18 boxscore L 0-2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 7 23 14 217 190 27 3 21 382 237 145 2
3 Sun September 25 boxscore W 1-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 33 27 17 320 228 92 2 15 278 206 72 6
4 Sun October 2 boxscore W 2-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 10 11 333 249 84 16 249 180 69 4
5 Sun October 9 boxscore W 3-2 Atlanta Falcons 33 20 26 432 286 146 19 268 146 122 2
6 Sun October 16 boxscore L 3-3 @ New York Giants 10 13 9 188 107 81 2 17 325 228 97 1
7 Sun October 23 boxscore W 4-3 St. Louis Cardinals 26 20 15 291 235 56 1 17 251 87 164 5
8 Sun October 30 boxscore W 5-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 27 13 17 260 159 101 3 14 257 152 105 2
8 Sun November 6 boxscore L 5-4 @ Baltimore Colts 10 37 14 272 196 76 4 28 520 394 126 2
10 Sun November 13 boxscore L 5-5 Dallas Cowboys 30 31 19 341 318 23 24 515 383 132 3
10 Sun November 20 boxscore L 5-6 @ Cleveland Browns 3 14 20 327 159 168 4 10 271 112 159 2
12 Sun November 27 boxscore W 6-6 New York Giants 72 41 16 341 132 209 2 25 389 278 111 6
13 Sun December 11 boxscore W 7-6 @ Dallas Cowboys 34 31 13 399 295 104 2 17 370 129 241 1
14 Sun December 18 boxscore L 7-7 Philadelphia Eagles 28 37 17 355 248 107 6 20 310 170 140 4

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
9 Sonny Jurgensen* 32 QB 14 14 7-7-0 254 436 58.3 3209 28 6.4 19 4.4 86 7.4 6.7 12.6 229.2 84.5 2 3
14 Dick Shiner 24 14 0 0 5 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 20.0 0 0.0 -9.0 0.0 0.0
31 Tom Barrington 22 6 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
49 Bobby Mitchell 31 FL 14 0 1 1 100.0 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 21.0 21.0 21.0 1.5 118.7
Team Total 25.5 14 7-7-0 255 443 57.6 3230 28 6.3 20 4.5 86 7.3 6.5 12.7 230.7 82.7 2 3
Opp Total 14 224 411 54.5 3237 21 5.1 23 5.6 7.9 6.38 14.5 231.2 74.0 45 376 6.3 4.9 9.9

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
25 A.D. Whitfield 23 HB 14 0 93 472 2 63 5.1 33.7 6.6 18 101 5.6 1 29 1.3 7.2 573 3 3
42 Charley Taylor* 25 hb/SE 14 14 87 262 3 24 3.0 18.7 6.2 72 1119 15.5 12 86 5.1 79.9 1381 15 6
39 Steve Thurlow 24 FB 12 0 79 253 0 20 3.2 21.1 6.6 23 165 7.2 0 22 1.9 13.8 418 0 2
35 Joe Don Looney 24 10 0 55 178 3 19 3.2 17.8 5.5 8 25 3.1 0 14 0.8 2.5 203 3 0
49 Bobby Mitchell 31 FL 14 0 13 141 1 48 10.8 10.1 0.9 58 905 15.6 9 70 4.1 64.6 1046 10 0
9 Sonny Jurgensen* 32 QB 14 14 12 14 0 16 1.2 1.0 0.9 14 0 5
31 Tom Barrington 22 6 0 10 37 0 21 3.7 6.2 1.7 2 23 11.5 0 12 0.3 3.8 60 0 1
24 Ron Rector 22 6 0 5 8 0 4 1.6 1.3 0.8 2 9 4.5 0 6 0.3 1.5 17 0 0
31 Joe Kantor 24 4 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.5 0.3 2 0 0
14 Dick Shiner 24 14 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.7 0.1 10 0 1
87 Jerry Smith 23 se/TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 686 12.7 6 35 3.9 49.0 686 6 0
88 Pat Richter 25 P 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 100 14.3 0 20 0.5 7.1 100 0 0
67 Jake Kupp 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 28 7.0 0 13 0.3 2.0 28 0 0
89 Preston Carpenter 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 31 10.3 0 17 3.0 31.0 31 0 0
20 Fred Mazurek 23 KR 12 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 28 14.0 0 15 0.2 2.3 28 0 0
48 John Burrell 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.3 2.3 9 0 0
64 Mitch Johnson 24 LT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
Team Total 25.5 14 356 1377 9 63 3.9 98.4 25.4 255 3230 12.7 28 86 18.2 230.7 4607 37 24
Opp Total 14 438 1831 19 4.2 130.8 31.3 224 2861 12.8 21 16.0 204.4 4692 40 36

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
46 Rickie Harris 23 LCB/PR 13 0 18 108 1 52 6.0 20 405 0 53 20.3 513
20 Fred Mazurek 23 KR 12 2 2 9 0 7 4.5 21 505 0 58 24.0 542
35 Joe Don Looney 24 10 0 10 190 0 29 19.0 393
42 Charley Taylor* 25 hb/SE 14 14 5 63 0 58 12.6 3 98 0 40 32.7 1542
49 Bobby Mitchell 31 FL 14 0 4 21 0 13 5.3 1067
24 Ron Rector 22 6 0 3 65 0 24 21.7 82
31 Tom Barrington 22 6 0 2 39 0 21 19.5 99
54 Don Croftcheck 24 12 0 2 36 0 21 18.0 36
53 Steve Jackson 24 14 0 2 26 0 25 13.0 26
64 Mitch Johnson 24 LT 14 14 2 22 0 15 11.0 23
31 Joe Kantor 24 4 0 2 35 0 18 17.5 37
77 Walt Barnes 22 LDT 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
69 Tom Goosby 27 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.5 14 29 201 1 58 6.9 69 1435 0 58 20.8 6243
Opp Total 14 40 0 70 1488 0 21.3

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
3 Charlie Gogolak 22 K 14 0 8 8 6 5 7 4 10 5 3 34 22 64.7% 41 39 95.1%
88 Pat Richter 25 P 14 0 68 2884 60 0 42.4
Team Total 25.5 14 8 8 6 5 7 4 10 5 3 34 22 64.7% 41 39 95.1% 68 2884 60 0 42.4
Opp Total 14 31 21 67.7% 42 40 95.2% 61 2342 38.4

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
23 Brig Owens 23 LS 14 14 7 165 1 60 0 0 0 4 70 1
42 Charley Taylor* 25 hb/SE 14 14 0 6 4 0 0
46 Rickie Harris 23 LCB/PR 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0
47 Jim Shorter 27 RCB 13 0 5 123 0 54 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 Sonny Jurgensen* 32 QB 14 14 0 5 1 0 0
70 Sam Huff 32 MLB 14 0 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 4 0 0
51 John Reger 35 LLB 14 0 3 27 0 13 0 0 0 2 5 0
25 A.D. Whitfield 23 HB 14 0 0 3 1 0 0
31 Tom Barrington 22 6 0 0 1 1 0 0
55 Chris Hanburger* 25 RLB 13 13 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
66 Carl Kammerer 29 RDE 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 Paul Krause 24 RS 13 0 2 0 0 0 0
14 Dick Shiner 24 14 0 0 1 1 5 0
39 Steve Thurlow 24 FB 12 0 0 2 0 0 0
48 John Burrell 26 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
59 Jim Carroll 23 12 0 1 36 0 36 0
32 Billy Clay 22 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
54 Don Croftcheck 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
57 Dave Crossan 26 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
80 Pat Hodgson 22 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
53 Steve Jackson 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0
49 Bobby Mitchell 31 FL 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
87 Jerry Smith 23 se/TE 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
78 Ron Snidow 25 LDE 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
74 Jim Snowden 24 RT 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.5 14 23 369 1 60 0 0 24 32 80 1
Opp Total 14 27 36 16

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
3 Charlie Gogolak 22 K 14 0 39 22 105
42 Charley Taylor* 25 hb/SE 14 14 3 12 15 90
49 Bobby Mitchell 31 FL 14 0 1 9 10 60
87 Jerry Smith 23 se/TE 14 14 6 6 36
35 Joe Don Looney 24 10 0 3 3 18
25 A.D. Whitfield 23 HB 14 0 2 1 3 18
23 Brig Owens 23 LS 14 14 1 1 2 12
46 Rickie Harris 23 LCB/PR 13 0 1 1 6
51 John Reger 35 LLB 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.5 14 9 28 1 1 1 1 41 39 22 351
Opp Total 14 19 21 40 21 355