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1968 Washington Redskins
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 249 points (17.8/g), 11th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 358 points (25.6/g), 14th.
Differential of -109 points (-7.8/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 4.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total -8.3, Offense: -3.1, Defense: -5.2, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Otto Graham (5-9-0)
Training Camp: Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Sonny Jurgensen | 34 | 11 | 12 | 167 for 292, 1,980 yards, 17 td, 11 int, & 8 rushes for 21 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| HB | Gerry Allen | 27 | 2 | 0 | 123 rushes for 399 yards, 4 td, & 21 catches for 294 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 11th / 93rd pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 8th / 120th pick / 1966 |
| FB | Steve Thurlow | 26 | 4 | 0 | 51 rushes for 184 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 151 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Bob Brunet | 22 | Rook | 0 | 71 rushes for 227 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 160 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| FL | Jerry Smith | 25 | 3 | 0 | 45 catches for 626 yards, 6 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 18th / 141st pick / 1965 |
| FL | Bobby Mitchell | 33 | 10 | 0 | 14 catches for 130 yards, 0 td, & 10 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Charley Taylor | 27 | 4 | 0 | 48 catches for 650 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 9th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Pat Richter | 27 | 5 | 0 | 42 catches for 533 yards, 9 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 10th / 78th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Walt Rock | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1963 |
| LG | Ray Schoenke | 27 | 5 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 146th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Len Hauss* | 26 | 4 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 | |
| RG | John Wooten | 32 | 9 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1959 | |
| RT | Jim Snowden | 26 | 3 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 114th pick / 1964 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Spain Musgrove | 23 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1967 | |
| LDT | Dennis Crane | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 94th pick / 1968 |
| RDT | Joe Rutgens | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | Carl Kammerer | 31 | 7 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1960 | |
| LLB | Tom Roussel | 23 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1968 | |
| MLB | Ed Breding | 24 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 378th pick / 1967 | |
| RLB | Chris Hanburger* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Rickie Harris | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Brig Owens | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| RS | Aaron Martin | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Charlie Gogolak | 24 | 2 | 0 | 9 of 19 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1966 |
| P | Mike Bragg | 22 | Rook | 0 | 76 punts for a 43.3 average, 2 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Rickie Harris | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Rickie Harris | 25 | 3 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Gerry Allen | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Nebraska-Omaha | 6/26/1941 | 2 | New York Jets / 11th / 93rd pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 8th / 120th pick / 1966 |
| 61 | Don Bandy | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/1/1945 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 135th pick / 1967 |
| 68 | Willie Banks | 22 | G | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 3/17/1946 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 149th pick / 1968 |
| 81 | Ken Barefoot | 23 | TE | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 10/11/1945 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 113th pick / 1968 |
| 77 | Walt Barnes | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/19/1944 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1966 |
| 16 | Gary Beban | 22 | QB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | UCLA | 8/5/1946 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1968 |
| 73 | Frank Bosch | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Colorado | 10/24/1945 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 17th / 446th pick / 1968 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | 22 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| 63 | Ed Breding | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/3/1944 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 378th pick / 1967 |
| 26 | Bob Brunet | 22 | RB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 7/29/1946 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| 60 | Jim Carroll | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 5/6/1943 | 3 | New York Giants / 12th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| 79 | Dennis Crane | 23 | DT-T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-7 | USC | 2/23/1945 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 4th / 94th pick / 1968 |
| 57 | Dave Crossan | 28 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Maryland | 6/8/1940 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 16th / 125th pick / 1963 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 3 | Charlie Gogolak | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | Princeton | 12/29/1944 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1966 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger* | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| 21 | George Harold | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-3 | Allen | 4/13/1942 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 140th pick / 1965 |
| 46 | Rickie Harris | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Arizona | 5/15/1943 | 3 | |
| 56 | Len Hauss* | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | 34 | QB | 12 | 12 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| 66 | Carl Kammerer | 31 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | San Francisco St.,Pacific | 3/20/1937 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1960 |
| 24 | Pete Larson | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Cornell | 5/30/1944 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 222nd pick / 1967 |
| 40 | Aaron Martin | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina Central | 2/10/1942 | 4 | |
| 32 | Ray McDonald | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Idaho | 5/7/1944 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 13th pick / 1967 |
| 85 | Marlin McKeever | 28 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 1/1/1940 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
| 49 | Bobby Mitchell | 33 | FL-HB-WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Illinois | 6/6/1935 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| 52 | Mike Morgan | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/31/1942 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 226th pick / 1964 |
| 71 | Spain Musgrove | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 7/30/1945 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1967 |
| 11 | Jim Ninowski | 32 | QB | 7 | 2 | 206 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/26/1936 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1958 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| 65 | Vince Promuto | 30 | G | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 6/8/1938 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| 88 | Pat Richter | 27 | TE-SE-P | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 9/9/1941 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 10th / 78th pick / 1963 |
| 76 | Walt Rock | 27 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Maryland | 11/4/1941 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1963 |
| 54 | Tom Roussel | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 1/20/1945 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1968 |
| 72 | Joe Rutgens | 29 | DT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Illinois | 1/26/1939 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| 62 | Ray Schoenke | 27 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 146th pick / 1963 |
| 28 | Dick Smith | 24 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 6/19/1944 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 79th pick / 1966 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | 25 | TE-SE-FL | 13 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 7/19/1943 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 18th / 141st pick / 1965 |
| 34 | Jim Smith | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Oregon | 11/4/1946 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 12th pick / 1968 |
| 74 | Jim Snowden | 26 | T-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/12/1942 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 114th pick / 1964 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor | 27 | WR-SE-RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 9/28/1941 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 9th pick / 1964 |
| 17 | Harry Theofiledes | 24 | QB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Waynesburg | 4/19/1944 | Rook | |
| 44 | Steve Thurlow | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/25/1942 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| 75 | Fred Washington | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | North Texas | 6/14/1944 | Rook | |
| 25 | A.D. Whitfield | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | North Texas | 9/2/1943 | 3 | |
| 67 | John Wooten | 32 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Colorado | 12/5/1936 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |