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1977 Washington Redskins
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 196 points (14.0/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 189 points (13.5/g), 4th.
Differential of 7 points (0.5/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Coached by George Allen (9-5-0)
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1977 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 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 99 for 201, 1,187 yards, 8 td, 7 int, & 10 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| QB | Joe Theismann | 28 | 3 | 6 | 84 for 182, 1,097 yards, 7 td, 9 int, & 29 rushes for 149 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Mike Thomas | 24 | 2 | 13 | 228 rushes for 806 yards, 3 td, & 28 catches for 245 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 108th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Clarence Harmon | 22 | Rook | 9 | 94 rushes for 310 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 119 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | John Riggins | 28 | 6 | 5 | 68 rushes for 203 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 95 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Frank Grant | 27 | 4 | 14 | 34 catches for 480 yards, 3 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1972 |
| WR | Charley Taylor | 36 | 13 | 7 | 14 catches for 158 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| WR | Danny Buggs | 24 | 2 | 7 | 26 catches for 341 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975 |
| TE | Jean Fugett* | 26 | 5 | 14 | 36 catches for 631 yards, 5 td | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Tim Stokes | 27 | 3 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Ron Saul | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| C | Len Hauss | 35 | 13 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Terry Hermeling | 31 | 7 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | George Starke | 29 | 4 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron McDole | 38 | 16 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Dave Butz | 27 | 4 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
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| LDT | Bill Brundige | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Diron Talbert | 33 | 10 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Dennis L. Johnson | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 337th pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Brad Dusek | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Harold McLinton | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Mike Curtis | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Gerard Williams | 25 | 1 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Joe Lavender | 28 | 4 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Ken Houston* | 33 | 10 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| FS | Jake Scott | 32 | 7 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley | 29 | 7 | 0 | 21 of 37 field goals & 19 of 19 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Mike Bragg | 31 | 9 | 0 | 91 punts for a 38.5 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Eddie Brown* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 57 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Eddie Brown* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mike Bragg | 31 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| Eddie Brown* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/19/1952 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| Bill Brundige | 29 | DT-DE | 12 | 6 | 270 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/13/1948 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| Bob Brunet | 31 | RB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 7/29/1946 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| Danny Buggs | 24 | WR | 14 | 7 | 188 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/22/1953 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975 |
| Dave Butz | 27 | DT-DE | 12 | 7 | 291 | 6-7 | Purdue | 6/23/1950 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Curtis | 34 | LB-FB | 14 | 10 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Brad Dusek | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/13/1950 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | DB | 3 | 3 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| Ted Fritsch | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | St. Norbert | 8/26/1950 | 5 | |
| Jean Fugett* | 26 | TE | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Amherst | 12/16/1951 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| Frank Grant | 27 | WR | 14 | 14 | 181 | 5-11 | Southern Colorado | 2/15/1950 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1972 |
| Windlan Hall | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/11/1950 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972 |
| Chris Hanburger | 36 | LB | 5 | 4 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| Clarence Harmon | 22 | RB | 12 | 9 | 204 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 11/30/1955 | Rook | |
| Joe Harris | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/6/1952 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 197th pick / 1975 |
| Len Hauss | 35 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| Terry Hermeling | 31 | T-G-DE | 13 | 12 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | 7 | |
| Dallas Hickman | 25 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-6 | California | 2/16/1952 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 228th pick / 1975 |
| Calvin Hill | 30 | RB | 14 | 1 | 227 | 6-4 | Yale | 1/2/1947 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969 |
| Ken Houston* | 33 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 11/12/1944 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| Dennis L. Johnson | 26 | DE-DT | 11 | 11 | 260 | 6-4 | Delaware | 10/22/1951 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 337th pick / 1973 |
| Larry Jones | 26 | WB-DB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Truman State | 3/4/1951 | 3 | New York Giants / 15th / 367th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Kiick | 31 | RB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 8/9/1946 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| Billy Kilmer | 38 | QB-HB | 8 | 8 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Kuziel | 27 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 7/24/1950 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1972 |
| Bill Larson | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 10/7/1953 | 2 | |
| Joe Lavender | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 2/10/1949 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| Karl Lorch | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 3 | 258 | 6-3 | USC | 6/14/1950 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| Ron McDole | 38 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| Harold McLinton | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 7/1/1947 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| Mark Moseley | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| Eddie Moss | 29 | RB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Southeast Missouri State | 9/27/1948 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 13th / 313th pick / 1972 |
| Mark H. Murphy | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Colgate | 7/13/1955 | Rook | |
| Dan Nugent | 24 | G | 14 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | Auburn | 8/22/1953 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 67th pick / 1975 |
| Stu O'Dell | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Indiana | 11/27/1951 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1974 |
| Brig Owens | 34 | DB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| John Riggins | 28 | RB | 5 | 5 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| Ron Saul | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| Jake Scott | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/20/1945 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Jerry Smith | 34 | TE-SE-FL | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/19/1943 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| George Starke | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| Tim Stokes | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| Diron Talbert | 33 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| Charley Taylor | 36 | WR-SE-RB | 12 | 7 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1941 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| Joe Theismann | 28 | QB | 14 | 6 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/9/1949 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Thomas | 24 | RB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 5-11 | Oklahoma,UNLV | 7/17/1953 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 108th pick / 1975 |
| Rusty Tillman | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona,Northern Arizona | 2/27/1946 | 7 | |
| Gerard Williams | 25 | DB | 14 | 11 | 184 | 6-1 | Langston | 5/25/1952 | 1 | |
| Will Wynn | 28 | DE | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 1/15/1949 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 159th pick / 1973 |
| Pete Wysocki | 29 | LB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Western Michigan | 10/3/1948 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 29.0 | 14 | 220.8 | 6-2.0 | 6.1 |