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1973 Washington Redskins

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 6th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 198 points (14.1/g), 6th.
 Differential of 127 points (9.1/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 10.7-3.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 4th.

Coached by George Allen (10-4-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Billy Kilmer 34 12 10 122 for 227, 1,656 yards, 14 td, 9 int, & 9 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 5th / 39th pick / 1961

RB Larry Brown 26 4 14 273 rushes for 860 yards, 8 td, & 40 catches for 482 yards and 6 td

Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969

FB Charlie Harraway 29 7 14 128 rushes for 452 yards, 1 td, & 32 catches for 291 yards and 3 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966
Cleveland Browns / 18th / 273rd pick / 1966

WR Roy Jefferson 30 8 14 41 catches for 595 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1965

WR Charley Taylor* 32 9 14 59 catches for 801 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 2nd / 9th pick / 1964

TE Jerry Smith 30 8 9 19 catches for 215 yards, 0 td

Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965
Kansas City Chiefs / 18th / 141st pick / 1965

TE Alvin Reed 29 6 5 9 catches for 124 yards, 0 td
LT Terry Hermeling 27 3 13
LG Paul Laaveg 25 3 14

Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970

C Len Hauss 31 9 14

Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964

RG John Wilbur 30 7 14

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965

RT George Starke 25 Rook 8 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971

RT Walt Rock 32 10 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963
San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1963

 Defensive Starters
LDE Ron McDole 34 12 14

Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 50th pick / 1961

LDT Bill Brundige 25 3 12 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970

RDT Diron Talbert 29 6 14

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966

RDE Verlon Biggs 30 8 14 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965

LLB Dave Robinson 32 10 14 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1963

MLB Harold McLinton 26 4 8

Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969

MLB Myron Pottios 34 12 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961
Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961

RLB Chris Hanburger*+ 32 8 14 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965

LCB Pat Fischer 33 12 14 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961

RCB Mike Bass 28 6 14 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967

SS Ken Houston* 29 6 14 6 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967

FS Brig Owens 30 7 14 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965

 Special Teams Starters
K Curt Knight 30 4 0 22 of 42 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points
P Mike Bragg 27 5 0 64 punts for a 40.3 average, 0 blocked

Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968

PR Speedy Duncan 31 9 0 28 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td
KR Herb Mul-Key* 24 1 0 36 kick returns for a 28.1 average and 1 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Mike Bass 28 DB 14 14 190 6-0 Michigan 3/31/1945 6

Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967

Verlon Biggs 30 DE 14 14 275 6-4 Jackson State 3/16/1943 8

New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965

Mike Bragg 27 P 14 0 186 5-11 Richmond 9/26/1946 5

Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968

Larry Brown 26 RB 14 14 195 5-11 Kansas State 9/19/1947 4

Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969

Bill Brundige 25 DT-DE 14 12 270 6-5 Colorado 11/13/1948 3

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970

Bob Brunet 27 RB 14 0 205 6-1 Louisiana Tech 7/29/1946 5

Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968

Speedy Duncan 31 DB 14 0 180 5-10 Jackson State 8/10/1942 9
Pat Fischer 33 DB 14 14 170 5-9 Nebraska 1/2/1940 12

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961

Frank Grant 23 WR 13 0 181 5-11 Southern Colorado 2/15/1950 Rook

Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1972

Chris Hanburger*+ 32 LB 14 14 218 6-2 North Carolina 8/13/1941 8

Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965

Mike Hancock 23 TE 10 0 220 6-4 Idaho State 2/25/1950 Rook

Washington Redskins / 8th / 193rd pick / 1973

Charlie Harraway 29 RB 14 14 215 6-2 San Jose State 9/21/1944 7

Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966
Cleveland Browns / 18th / 273rd pick / 1966

Len Hauss 31 C 14 14 235 6-2 Georgia 7/11/1942 9

Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964

Terry Hermeling 27 T-G-DE 13 13 255 6-5 Nevada-Reno 4/25/1946 3
Willie Holman 28 DE-DT 5 0 250 6-4 South Carolina State 2/27/1945 5

Chicago Bears / 7th / 181st pick / 1968

Ken Houston* 29 DB 14 14 197 6-3 Prairie View 11/12/1944 6

Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967

Mike Hull 28 RB 13 0 220 6-3 USC 1/2/1945 5

Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968

Fred Hyatt 27 WR 1 0 200 6-3 Auburn 6/28/1946 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968

Roy Jefferson 30 WR-SE 14 14 195 6-2 Utah 11/9/1943 8

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1965

Jimmie L. Jones 26 DE 6 0 220 6-5 Wichita State 1/17/1947 4

New York Jets / 6th / 156th pick / 1969

Sonny Jurgensen 39 QB 14 4 202 5-11 Duke 8/23/1934 16

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957

Billy Kilmer 34 QB-HB 10 10 204 6-0 UCLA 9/5/1939 12

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 5th / 39th pick / 1961

Curt Knight 30 K 14 0 190 6-2 Coast Guard,North Texas,Texas 4/14/1943 4
Paul Laaveg 25 G 14 14 245 6-4 Iowa 10/1/1948 3

Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970

Bill Malinchak 29 SE-WR 14 0 200 6-1 Indiana 4/2/1944 7

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966

Ron McDole 34 DE-DT 14 14 265 6-4 Nebraska 9/9/1939 12

Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 50th pick / 1961

Harold McLinton 26 LB 8 8 235 6-2 Southern 7/1/1947 4

Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969

Herb Mul-Key* 24 RB 14 0 190 6-0 none 11/15/1949 1
Brig Owens 30 DB 14 14 190 5-11 Cincinnati 2/16/1943 7

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965

John Pergine 27 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Notre Dame 9/13/1946 4

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 297th pick / 1968

Myron Pottios 34 LB 6 6 232 6-2 Notre Dame 1/18/1939 12

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961
Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961

Alvin Reed 29 TE 5 5 235 6-5 Prairie View 8/1/1944 6
Dave Robinson 32 LB 14 14 245 6-3 Penn State 5/3/1941 10

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1963

Walt Rock 32 T-DT 7 6 255 6-5 Maryland 11/4/1941 10

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963
San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1963

Dan Ryczek 24 C 14 0 249 6-3 Virginia 8/24/1949 Rook

Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971

Ray Schoenke 32 G-T 7 1 250 6-4 SMU 9/10/1941 10

Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963
Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 146th pick / 1963

Manny Sistrunk 26 DT-DE 12 2 269 6-5 Ark-Pine Bluff 6/16/1947 3

Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970

Jerry Smith 30 TE-SE-FL 13 9 208 6-3 Arizona State 7/19/1943 8

Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965
Kansas City Chiefs / 18th / 141st pick / 1965

George Starke 25 T 14 8 260 6-5 Columbia 7/18/1948 Rook

Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971

Ken Stone 23 DB-WR 4 0 179 6-1 Vanderbilt 9/14/1950 Rook

Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973

Diron Talbert 29 DT-DE 14 14 255 6-5 Texas 7/1/1944 6

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966

Charley Taylor* 32 WR-SE-RB 14 14 210 6-3 Arizona State 9/28/1941 9

Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 2nd / 9th pick / 1964

Duane Thomas 26 RB 13 0 220 6-1 West Texas A&M 6/21/1947 3

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1970

Rusty Tillman 27 LB 14 0 230 6-2 Arizona,Northern Arizona 2/27/1946 3
Ted Vactor 29 DB 9 0 185 6-0 Nebraska 5/27/1944 4
John Wilbur 30 G-DE 14 14 251 6-3 Stanford 5/21/1943 7

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965

Larry Willis 25 DB 1 0 171 5-11 Texas-El Paso 7/18/1948 Rook
Team Total 28.6 14 219.7 6-2.1 5.8