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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.
Coached by Otto Graham (7-7-0)
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1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Sonny Jurgensen* | 32 | 9 | 14 | 254 for 436, 3,209 yards, 28 td, 19 int, & 12 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| HB | A.D. Whitfield | 23 | 1 | 0 | 93 rushes for 472 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 101 yards and 1 td | |
| HB | Charley Taylor* | 25 | 2 | 14 | 87 rushes for 262 yards, 3 td, & 72 catches for 1,119 yards and 12 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| FB | Steve Thurlow | 24 | 2 | 0 | 79 rushes for 253 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 165 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| FL | Bobby Mitchell | 31 | 8 | 0 | 58 catches for 905 yards, 9 td, & 13 rushes for 141 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Charley Taylor* | 25 | 2 | 14 | 72 catches for 1,119 yards, 12 td, & 87 rushes for 262 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| SE | Jerry Smith | 23 | 1 | 14 | 54 catches for 686 yards, 6 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Jerry Smith | 23 | 1 | 14 | 54 catches for 686 yards, 6 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Pat Richter | 25 | 3 | 0 | 7 catches for 100 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Mitch Johnson | 24 | 1 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 229th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Ray Schoenke | 25 | 3 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
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| C | Len Hauss* | 24 | 2 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Vince Promuto | 28 | 6 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
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| RT | Jim Snowden | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron Snidow | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| LDT | Walt Barnes | 22 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1966 |
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| RDT | Stan Jones | 35 | 12 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
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| RDT | Joe Rutgens | 27 | 5 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Carl Kammerer | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1960 |
| LLB | John Reger | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Sam Huff | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Chris Hanburger* | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Rickie Harris | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Jim Shorter | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 193rd pick / 1962 |
| LS | Brig Owens | 23 | Rook | 14 | 7 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| RS | Paul Krause | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Charlie Gogolak | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 34 field goals & 39 of 41 extra points | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 |
| P | Pat Richter | 25 | 3 | 0 | 68 punts for a 42.4 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Rickie Harris | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Fred Mazurek | 23 | 1 | 2 | 21 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Willie Adams | 25 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | New Mexico State | 12/12/1941 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 146th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Avery | 22 | TE | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 7/11/1944 | Rook | |
| Walt Barnes | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/19/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1966 |
| Tom Barrington | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/29/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 38th pick / 1966 |
| Bill Briggs | 23 | DE | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/25/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 75th pick / 1966 |
| John Burrell | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/22/1940 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 92nd pick / 1962 |
| Preston Carpenter | 32 | E-HB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 1/24/1934 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Carroll | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 5/6/1943 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| Billy Clay | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 4/26/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 36th pick / 1966 |
| Don Croftcheck | 24 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Indiana | 9/12/1942 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 105th pick / 1965 |
| Dave Crossan | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Maryland | 6/8/1940 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1963 |
| Darrell Dess | 31 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Charlie Gogolak | 22 | K | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | Princeton | 12/29/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 |
| Tom Goosby | 27 | G-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Baldwin-Wallace | 5/24/1939 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 207th pick / 1962 |
| Chris Hanburger* | 25 | LB | 13 | 13 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| Rickie Harris | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Arizona | 5/15/1943 | 1 | |
| Len Hauss* | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| Pat Hodgson | 22 | WR | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Georgia | 1/30/1944 | Rook | |
| Sam Huff | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/4/1934 | 10 | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| Steve Jackson | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Texas-Arlington | 12/8/1942 | Rook | |
| Mitch Johnson | 24 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,UCLA | 3/1/1942 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 229th pick / 1965 |
| Stan Jones | 35 | G-DT-T | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| Sonny Jurgensen* | 32 | QB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| Carl Kammerer | 29 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Pacific,San Francisco State | 3/20/1937 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1960 |
| Joe Kantor | 24 | HB | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 12/17/1942 | Rook | |
| John Kelly | 22 | T | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 3/31/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 20th / 295th pick / 1966 |
| Paul Krause | 24 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Jake Kupp | 25 | G-TE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| Joe Don Looney | 24 | HB-FB | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Cameron,Oklahoma,TCU,Texas | 10/10/1942 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1964 |
| Bud Marshall | 25 | DT-DE | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Baylor,Stephen F. Austin | 9/12/1941 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 136th pick / 1965 |
| Fred Mazurek | 23 | WR | 12 | 2 | 192 | 5-11 | Catholic,Pittsburgh | 3/21/1943 | 1 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | 31 | FL-HB-WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Illinois | 6/6/1935 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| Fran O'Brien | 30 | T | 2 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 4/17/1936 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| Brig Owens | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| Vince Promuto | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 6/8/1938 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| Ron Rector | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 5/29/1944 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 138th pick / 1966 |
| John Reger | 35 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/11/1931 | 11 | |
| Pat Richter | 25 | TE-SE-P | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 9/9/1941 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 |
| Joe Rutgens | 27 | DT | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Illinois | 1/26/1939 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| Lonnie Sanders | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 11/6/1941 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1963 |
| Ray Schoenke | 25 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
| Dick Shiner | 24 | QB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Shorter | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 6/8/1939 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 193rd pick / 1962 |
| Jerry Smith | 23 | TE-SE-FL | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/19/1943 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| Ron Snidow | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| Jim Snowden | 24 | T-DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/12/1942 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Charley Taylor* | 25 | WR-SE-RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1941 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| Steve Thurlow | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/25/1942 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| Tom Walters | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 6/11/1942 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 16th / 214th pick / 1964 |
| A.D. Whitfield | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | North Texas | 9/2/1943 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 14 | 222.0 | 6-1.6 | 2.8 |