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1976 Washington Redskins
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 291 points (20.8/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 217 points (15.5/g), 9th.
Differential of 74 points (5.3/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 11th.
Coached by George Allen (10-4-0)
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1976 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 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 108 for 206, 1,252 yards, 12 td, 10 int, & 13 rushes for -7 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| QB | Joe Theismann | 27 | 2 | 5 | 79 for 163, 1,036 yards, 8 td, 10 int, & 17 rushes for 97 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Mike Thomas* | 23 | 1 | 12 | 254 rushes for 1,101 yards, 5 td, & 28 catches for 290 yards and 4 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 108th pick / 1975 |
| FB | John Riggins | 27 | 5 | 14 | 162 rushes for 572 yards, 3 td, & 21 catches for 172 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Frank Grant | 26 | 3 | 14 | 50 catches for 818 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -9 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1972 |
| WR | Roy Jefferson | 33 | 11 | 14 | 27 catches for 364 yards, 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Jean Fugett | 25 | 4 | 12 | 27 catches for 334 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Tim Stokes | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| LG | Ron Saul | 28 | 6 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Len Hauss | 34 | 12 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Terry Hermeling | 30 | 6 | 12 | ||
| RG | Dan Nugent | 23 | Rook | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 67th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | George Starke | 28 | 3 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron McDole | 37 | 15 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Dave Butz | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Bill Brundige | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Diron Talbert | 32 | 9 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
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| RDE | Dennis L. Johnson | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 337th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Bill Brundige | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Brad Dusek | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Harold McLinton | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Chris Hanburger* | 35 | 11 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer | 36 | 15 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Joe Lavender | 27 | 3 | 14 | 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Ken Houston* | 32 | 9 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| FS | Jake Scott | 31 | 6 | 12 | 4 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 of 34 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Mike Bragg | 30 | 8 | 0 | 90 punts for a 38.9 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Eddie Brown* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 48 punt returns for a 13.5 average and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Eddie Brown* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 30 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mike Bragg | 30 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| 25 | Eddie Brown* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/19/1952 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| 43 | Larry Brown | 29 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 9/19/1947 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| 77 | Bill Brundige | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 6 | 270 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/13/1948 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| 26 | Bob Brunet | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 7/29/1946 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| 88 | Danny Buggs | 23 | WR | 6 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/22/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 8 | 291 | 6-7 | Purdue | 6/23/1950 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/13/1950 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | 36 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 15 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 66 | Ted Fritsch | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | St. Norbert | 8/26/1950 | 4 | |
| 85 | Brian Fryer | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | University of Alberta | 7/16/1953 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 234th pick / 1976 |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | 25 | TE | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-3 | Amherst | 12/16/1951 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| 46 | Frank Grant | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 181 | 5-11 | Southern Colorado | 2/15/1950 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1972 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger* | 35 | LB | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | 34 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| 75 | Terry Hermeling | 30 | T-G-DE | 12 | 12 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | 6 | |
| 82 | Dallas Hickman | 24 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-6 | California | 2/16/1952 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 228th pick / 1975 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Yale | 1/2/1947 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969 |
| 27 | Ken Houston* | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 11/12/1944 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| 80 | Roy Jefferson | 33 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| 61 | Dennis L. Johnson | 25 | DE-DT | 13 | 12 | 260 | 6-4 | Delaware | 10/22/1951 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 337th pick / 1973 |
| 21 | Larry Jones | 25 | WB-DB | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Truman State | 3/4/1951 | 2 | New York Giants / 15th / 367th pick / 1974 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | 37 | QB-HB | 10 | 9 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| 54 | Bob Kuziel | 26 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 7/24/1950 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1972 |
| 20 | Joe Lavender | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 2/10/1949 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| 71 | Karl Lorch | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | USC | 6/14/1950 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| 24 | Bill Malinchak | 32 | SE-WR | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana | 4/2/1944 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966 |
| 79 | Ron McDole | 37 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | 15 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Harold McLinton | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 7/1/1947 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| 62 | Dan Nugent | 23 | G | 14 | 5 | 250 | 6-3 | Auburn | 8/22/1953 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 67th pick / 1975 |
| 57 | Stu O'Dell | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Indiana | 11/27/1951 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1974 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | 33 | DB | 14 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | John Riggins | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | 28 | G | 11 | 11 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| 13 | Jake Scott | 31 | DB | 12 | 12 | 188 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/20/1945 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | 33 | TE-SE-FL | 13 | 2 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/19/1943 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| 74 | George Starke | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| 76 | Tim Stokes | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | 27 | QB | 14 | 5 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/9/1949 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| 22 | Mike Thomas* | 23 | RB | 13 | 12 | 190 | 5-11 | Oklahoma,UNLV | 7/17/1953 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 108th pick / 1975 |
| 67 | Rusty Tillman | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona,Northern Arizona | 2/27/1946 | 6 | |
| 45 | Gerard Williams | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Langston | 5/25/1952 | Rook | |
| 81 | Doug Winslow | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Drake | 7/19/1951 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1973 |
| 50 | Pete Wysocki | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Western Michigan | 10/3/1948 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 28.3 | 14 | 218.8 | 6-1.9 | 5.4 |