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1972 Washington Redskins
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1972 NFC Champions
Scored 336 points (24.0/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 218 points (15.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 118 points (8.4/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 10.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by George Allen (11-3-0)
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1972 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 | Billy Kilmer* | 33 | 11 | 10 | 120 for 225, 1,648 yards, 19 td, 11 int, & 3 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Larry Jr. Brown*+ | 25 | 3 | 12 | 285 rushes for 1,216 yards, 8 td, & 32 catches for 473 yards and 4 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| FB | Charlie Harraway | 28 | 6 | 14 | 148 rushes for 567 yards, 6 td, & 15 catches for 105 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Roy Jefferson | 29 | 7 | 14 | 35 catches for 550 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Charley Taylor* | 31 | 8 | 14 | 49 catches for 673 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| TE | Jerry Smith | 29 | 7 | 14 | 21 catches for 353 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| LT | Terry Hermeling | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Paul Laaveg | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 |
| C | Len Hauss* | 30 | 8 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | John Wilbur | 29 | 6 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
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| RT | Walt Rock | 31 | 9 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron McDole | 33 | 11 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
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| LDT | Bill Brundige | 24 | 2 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
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| RDT | Diron Talbert | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Verlon Biggs | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| LLB | Jack Pardee | 36 | 15 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| MLB | Harold McLinton | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| MLB | Myron Pottios | 33 | 11 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Chris Hanburger*+ | 31 | 7 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer | 32 | 11 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Mike Bass | 27 | 5 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Brig Owens | 29 | 6 | 11 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| FS | Rosey Taylor | 35 | 11 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Curt Knight | 29 | 3 | 0 | 14 of 30 field goals & 40 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Mike Bragg | 26 | 4 | 0 | 59 punts for a 38.5 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Ted Vactor | 28 | 3 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 5.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Speedy Duncan | 30 | 8 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mack Alston | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/27/1947 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Bass | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Michigan | 3/31/1945 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| Verlon Biggs | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 3/16/1943 | 7 | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| Mike Bragg | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| Larry Jr. Brown*+ | 25 | RB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 9/19/1947 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| Bill Brundige | 24 | DT-DE | 11 | 10 | 270 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/13/1948 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| Bob Brunet | 26 | RB | 14 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 7/29/1946 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| George Burman | 30 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/1/1942 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 210th pick / 1964 |
| Speedy Duncan | 30 | DB | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 8/10/1942 | 8 | |
| Mike Fanucci | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 9/25/1949 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 219th pick / 1971 |
| Pat Fischer | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| Chris Hanburger*+ | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| Charlie Harraway | 28 | RB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 9/21/1944 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 |
| Len Hauss* | 30 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| Alvin Haymond | 30 | DB | 4 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/31/1942 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| Terry Hermeling | 26 | T-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | 2 | |
| Mike Hull | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | USC | 1/2/1945 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968 |
| Jon Jaqua | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Lewis & Clark | 9/10/1948 | 2 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 29 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Jimmie L. Jones | 25 | DE | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Wichita State | 1/17/1947 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 156th pick / 1969 |
| Jeff Jordan | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/12/1945 | 2 | |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 38 | QB | 7 | 4 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| Billy Kilmer* | 33 | QB-HB | 12 | 10 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| Curt Knight | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Coast Guard,North Texas,Texas | 4/14/1943 | 3 | |
| Paul Laaveg | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/1/1948 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 |
| Bill Malinchak | 28 | SE-WR | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana | 4/2/1944 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Ron McDole | 33 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| Harold McLinton | 25 | LB | 13 | 8 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 7/1/1947 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| Clifton McNeil | 32 | WR-FL-SE | 6 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 5/25/1940 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 23 | RB | 2 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | none | 11/15/1949 | Rook | |
| George Nock | 26 | RB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Morgan State | 3/4/1946 | 3 | New York Jets / 16th / 416th pick / 1969 |
| Brig Owens | 29 | DB | 14 | 11 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| Jack Pardee | 36 | LB | 13 | 13 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| Richie Petitbon | 34 | DB | 3 | 3 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| Myron Pottios | 33 | LB | 12 | 7 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| Walt Rock | 31 | T-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Maryland | 11/4/1941 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Ray Schoenke | 31 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
| Jeff Severson | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Long Beach State | 9/16/1949 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 12th / 297th pick / 1971 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 25 | DT-DE | 12 | 4 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| Jerry Smith | 29 | TE-SE-FL | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/19/1943 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| Diron Talbert | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| Charley Taylor* | 31 | WR-SE-RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1941 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| Rosey Taylor | 35 | DB | 14 | 14 | 186 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 7/4/1937 | 11 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona,Northern Arizona | 2/27/1946 | 2 | |
| Ted Vactor | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/27/1944 | 3 | |
| John Wilbur | 29 | G-DE | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| Sam Wyche | 27 | QB | 7 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Furman | 1/5/1945 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 28.5 | 14 | 217.4 | 6-1.9 | 5.9 |