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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)
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1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TE | Jerry Smith | 30 | 8 | 9 | 19 catches for 215 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th 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 |
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| C | Len Hauss | 31 | 9 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | John Wilbur | 30 | 7 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
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| 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 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron McDole | 34 | 12 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| MLB | Harold McLinton | 26 | 4 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
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| MLB | Myron Pottios | 34 | 12 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
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| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Mike Bass | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Michigan | 3/31/1945 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| 86 | Verlon Biggs | 30 | DE | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 3/16/1943 | 8 | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| 43 | Larry Brown | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 9/19/1947 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| 77 | Bill Brundige | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 12 | 270 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/13/1948 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| 26 | Bob Brunet | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 7/29/1946 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| 45 | Speedy Duncan | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 8/10/1942 | 9 | |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | 33 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 46 | Frank Grant | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Southern Colorado | 2/15/1950 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1972 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger*+ | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| 84 | Mike Hancock | 23 | TE | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Idaho State | 2/25/1950 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 193rd pick / 1973 |
| 31 | Charlie Harraway | 29 | RB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 9/21/1944 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | 31 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| 75 | Terry Hermeling | 27 | T-G-DE | 13 | 13 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | 3 | |
| 85 | Willie Holman | 28 | DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 2/27/1945 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 181st pick / 1968 |
| 27 | Ken Houston* | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 11/12/1944 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| 25 | Mike Hull | 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | USC | 1/2/1945 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968 |
| 40 | Fred Hyatt | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/28/1946 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968 |
| 80 | Roy Jefferson | 30 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| 82 | Jimmie L. Jones | 26 | DE | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Wichita State | 1/17/1947 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 156th pick / 1969 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | 39 | QB | 14 | 4 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | 34 | QB-HB | 10 | 10 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| 5 | Curt Knight | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Coast Guard,North Texas,Texas | 4/14/1943 | 4 | |
| 73 | Paul Laaveg | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/1/1948 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 |
| 24 | Bill Malinchak | 29 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana | 4/2/1944 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966 |
| 79 | Ron McDole | 34 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Harold McLinton | 26 | LB | 8 | 8 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 7/1/1947 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| 28 | Herb Mul-Key* | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | none | 11/15/1949 | 1 | |
| 23 | Brig Owens | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| 52 | John Pergine | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 9/13/1946 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 297th pick / 1968 |
| 66 | Myron Pottios | 34 | LB | 6 | 6 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| 88 | Alvin Reed | 29 | TE | 5 | 5 | 235 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 8/1/1944 | 6 | |
| 89 | Dave Robinson | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/3/1941 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| 76 | Walt Rock | 32 | T-DT | 7 | 6 | 255 | 6-5 | Maryland | 11/4/1941 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| 51 | Dan Ryczek | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/24/1949 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971 |
| 62 | Ray Schoenke | 32 | G-T | 7 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
| 64 | Manny Sistrunk | 26 | DT-DE | 12 | 2 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | 30 | TE-SE-FL | 13 | 9 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/19/1943 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| 74 | George Starke | 25 | T | 14 | 8 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| 20 | Ken Stone | 23 | DB-WR | 4 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 9/14/1950 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert | 29 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor* | 32 | WR-SE-RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1941 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| 47 | Duane Thomas | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 6/21/1947 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1970 |
| 67 | Rusty Tillman | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona,Northern Arizona | 2/27/1946 | 3 | |
| 29 | Ted Vactor | 29 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/27/1944 | 4 | |
| 60 | John Wilbur | 30 | G-DE | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| 38 | 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 |