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1974 Washington Redskins
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 320 points (22.9/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 196 points (14.0/g), 4th.
Differential of 124 points (8.9/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.7-3.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by George Allen (10-4-0)
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1974 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 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 137 for 234, 1,632 yards, 10 td, 6 int, & 6 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| QB | Sonny Jurgensen | 40 | 17 | 4 | 107 for 167, 1,185 yards, 11 td, 5 int, & 4 rushes for -6 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| RB | Larry Brown | 27 | 5 | 11 | 163 rushes for 430 yards, 3 td, & 37 catches for 388 yards and 4 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| RB | Larry Smith | 27 | 5 | 6 | 55 rushes for 149 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 137 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 8th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Moses Denson | 30 | Rook | 8 | 103 rushes for 391 yards, 0 td, & 26 catches for 174 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1972 |
| WR | Roy Jefferson | 31 | 9 | 0 | 43 catches for 654 yards, 4 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Charley Taylor* | 33 | 10 | 14 | 54 catches for 738 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| TE | Jerry Smith | 31 | 9 | 14 | 44 catches for 554 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| LT | Ray Schoenke | 33 | 11 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Paul Laaveg | 26 | 4 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 |
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| C | Len Hauss | 32 | 10 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Walt Sweeney | 33 | 11 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 |
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| RT | George Starke | 26 | 1 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron McDole | 35 | 13 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Bill Brundige | 26 | 4 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
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| RDT | Diron Talbert* | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Verlon Biggs | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| LLB | Dave Robinson | 33 | 11 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Harold McLinton | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Chris Hanburger* | 33 | 9 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer | 34 | 13 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Mike Bass | 29 | 7 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Ken Houston* | 30 | 7 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| FS | Brig Owens | 31 | 8 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley | 26 | 4 | 0 | 18 of 30 field goals & 27 of 29 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Mike Bragg | 28 | 6 | 0 | 74 punts for a 38.1 average, 1 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Joe Theismann | 25 | Rook | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| KR | Larry Jones | 23 | Rook | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 29.2 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 15th / 367th pick / 1974 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 41 | Mike Bass | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Michigan | 3/31/1945 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| 50 | Maxie Baughan | 36 | LB | 2 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1938 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960 |
| 86 | Verlon Biggs | 31 | DE | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 3/16/1943 | 9 | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| 43 | Larry Brown | 27 | RB | 11 | 11 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 9/19/1947 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| 77 | Bill Brundige | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 270 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/13/1948 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| 40 | Doug Cunningham | 29 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/14/1945 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 145th pick / 1967 |
| 44 | Moses Denson | 30 | RB | 13 | 8 | 215 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 7/6/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1972 |
| 45 | Speedy Duncan | 32 | DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 8/10/1942 | 10 | |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/13/1950 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| 31 | Charlie Evans | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | USC,Utah | 1/10/1948 | 3 | New York Giants / 14th / 356th pick / 1971 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | 34 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 13 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 46 | Frank Grant | 24 | WR | 14 | 1 | 181 | 5-11 | Southern Colorado | 2/15/1950 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1972 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger* | 33 | LB | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| 84 | Mike Hancock | 24 | TE | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Idaho State | 2/25/1950 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 193rd pick / 1973 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | 32 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| 27 | Ken Houston* | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 11/12/1944 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| 25 | Mike Hull | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | USC | 1/2/1945 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968 |
| 66 | Martin Imhof | 25 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 10/9/1949 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 84th pick / 1972 |
| 80 | Roy Jefferson | 31 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| 61 | Dennis L. Johnson | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Delaware | 10/22/1951 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 13th / 337th pick / 1973 |
| 75 | Deacon Jones | 36 | DE | 14 | 1 | 272 | 6-5 | Miss. Valley State,South Carolina State | 12/9/1938 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| 21 | Larry Jones | 23 | WB-DB | 13 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Truman State | 3/4/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 15th / 367th pick / 1974 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | 40 | QB | 14 | 4 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 17 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | 35 | QB-HB | 11 | 10 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| 73 | Paul Laaveg | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/1/1948 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 |
| 24 | Bill Malinchak | 30 | SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana | 4/2/1944 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966 |
| 79 | Ron McDole | 35 | DE-DT | 14 | 13 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | 13 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Harold McLinton | 27 | LB | 13 | 13 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 7/1/1947 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | 26 | K | 13 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| 28 | Herb Mul-Key | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | none | 11/15/1949 | 2 | |
| 57 | Stu O'Dell | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Indiana | 11/27/1951 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1974 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | 31 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| 52 | John Pergine | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 9/13/1946 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 297th pick / 1968 |
| 88 | Alvin Reed | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 8/1/1944 | 7 | |
| 89 | Dave Robinson | 33 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/3/1941 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| 51 | Dan Ryczek | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/24/1949 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971 |
| 30 | Bryant Salter | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/22/1950 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 115th pick / 1971 |
| 62 | Ray Schoenke | 33 | G-T | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
| 64 | Manny Sistrunk | 27 | DT-DE | 2 | 1 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | 31 | TE-SE-FL | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/19/1943 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| 38 | Larry Smith | 27 | RB | 7 | 6 | 220 | 6-3 | Florida | 9/2/1947 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 8th pick / 1969 |
| 74 | George Starke | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| 20 | Ken Stone | 24 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 9/14/1950 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973 |
| 63 | Fred Sturt | 23 | G | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 1/6/1951 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1973 |
| 78 | Walt Sweeney | 33 | G | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 4/18/1941 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert* | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor* | 33 | WR-SE-RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1941 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | 25 | QB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/9/1949 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| 47 | Duane Thomas | 27 | RB | 11 | 3 | 220 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 6/21/1947 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1970 |
| 67 | Rusty Tillman | 28 | LB | 14 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona,Northern Arizona | 2/27/1946 | 4 | |
| 71 | Jim Tyrer | 35 | T | 14 | 1 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 2/25/1939 | 13 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| 58 | Mike Varty | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 2/10/1952 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 180th pick / 1974 |
| 60 | John Wilbur | 31 | G-DE | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| Team Total | 28.8 | 14 | 222.8 | 6-2.0 | 6.0 |