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1979 Washington Redskins
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 295 points (18.4/g), 10th.
Differential of 53 points (3.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by Jack Pardee (10-6-0)
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1979 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 | Joe Theismann | 30 | 5 | 16 | 233 for 395, 2,797 yards, 20 td, 13 int, & 46 rushes for 181 yards and 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Benny Malone | 27 | 5 | 16 | 176 rushes for 472 yards, 3 td, & 13 catches for 137 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974 |
| FB | John Riggins | 30 | 8 | 15 | 260 rushes for 1,153 yards, 9 td, & 28 catches for 163 yards and 3 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Danny Buggs | 26 | 4 | 16 | 46 catches for 631 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975 |
| WR | Ricky Thompson | 25 | 3 | 15 | 22 catches for 368 yards, 4 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Don Warren | 23 | Rook | 10 | 26 catches for 303 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| TE | Jean Fugett | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 catches for 128 yards, 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Terry Hermeling | 33 | 9 | 16 | ||
| LG | Ron Saul | 31 | 9 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| C | Bob Kuziel | 29 | 7 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1972 |
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| RG | Jeff Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | George Starke | 31 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Karl Lorch | 29 | 3 | 15 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Dave Butz | 29 | 6 | 14 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
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| RDT | Diron Talbert | 35 | 12 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
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| RDE | Coy Bacon | 37 | 11 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Brad Dusek | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Neal Olkewicz | 22 | Rook | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Don Hover | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 8th / 219th pick / 1978 |
| RLB | Pete Wysocki | 31 | 4 | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Rich Milot | 22 | Rook | 7 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
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| LCB | Lemar Parrish*+ | 32 | 9 | 16 | 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Joe Lavender* | 30 | 6 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Ken Houston* | 35 | 12 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Tony Peters | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| FS | Mark H. Murphy | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Tony Peters | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley* | 31 | 9 | 0 | 25 of 33 field goals & 39 of 39 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Mike Bragg | 33 | 11 | 0 | 78 punts for a 38.4 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Buddy Hardeman | 25 | Rook | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Buddy Hardeman | 25 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Coy Bacon | 37 | DE-DT | 16 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/30/1942 | 11 | |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| 69 | Perry Brooks | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Southern | 12/4/1954 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 202nd pick / 1976 |
| 88 | Danny Buggs | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/22/1953 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | 29 | DT-DE | 15 | 14 | 291 | 6-7 | Purdue | 6/23/1950 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| 51 | Monte Coleman | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Central Arkansas | 11/4/1957 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| 63 | Fred G. Dean | 24 | T-G | 15 | 1 | 253 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 3/30/1955 | 2 | |
| 81 | Chris DeFrance | 23 | WR | 4 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 9/13/1956 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1979 |
| 67 | Greg Dubinetz | 25 | G | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Yale | 4/15/1954 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 220th pick / 1975 |
| 86 | Phil DuBois | 23 | TE | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 11/16/1956 | Rook | |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/13/1950 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| 30 | Ike Forte | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 3/8/1954 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 35th pick / 1976 |
| 66 | Ted Fritsch | 29 | C | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | St. Norbert | 8/26/1950 | 7 | |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | 28 | TE | 11 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | Amherst | 12/16/1951 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| 80 | Kris Haines | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 7/23/1957 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 233rd pick / 1979 |
| 34 | Bobby Hammond | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 171 | 5-10 | Morgan State | 2/20/1952 | 3 | |
| 22 | Buddy Hardeman | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 10/21/1954 | Rook | |
| 38 | Clarence Harmon | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 | 204 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 11/30/1955 | 2 | |
| 26 | Don Harris | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 2/8/1954 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 300th pick / 1977 |
| 75 | Terry Hermeling | 33 | T-G-DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | 9 | |
| 82 | Dallas Hickman | 27 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-6 | California | 2/16/1952 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 228th pick / 1975 |
| 27 | Ken Houston* | 35 | DB | 13 | 13 | 197 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 11/12/1944 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| 58 | Don Hover | 25 | LB | 16 | 7 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington State | 12/13/1954 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 219th pick / 1978 |
| 77 | Joe Jones | 31 | DE | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 1/7/1948 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| 54 | Bob Kuziel | 29 | C-T | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 7/24/1950 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1972 |
| 20 | Joe Lavender* | 30 | DB | 16 | 14 | 190 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 2/10/1949 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| 71 | Karl Lorch | 29 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 258 | 6-3 | USC | 6/14/1950 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| 25 | Benny Malone | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 2/3/1952 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974 |
| 80 | John McDaniel | 28 | WR | 15 | 2 | 193 | 6-1 | Lincoln (MO) | 9/23/1951 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1974 |
| 11 | Kim McQuilken | 28 | QB | 3 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 2/26/1951 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 69th pick / 1974 |
| 57 | Rich Milot | 22 | LB | 14 | 7 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/28/1957 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley* | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| 29 | Mark H. Murphy | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-4 | Colgate | 7/13/1955 | 2 | |
| 52 | Neal Olkewicz | 22 | LB | 16 | 9 | 230 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/30/1957 | Rook | |
| 24 | Lemar Parrish*+ | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| 35 | Lonnie Perrin | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Illinois | 2/3/1952 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 139th pick / 1976 |
| 23 | Tony Peters | 26 | DB | 16 | 5 | 187 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1953 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| 89 | Grady Richardson | 27 | TE | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Cal State-Fullerton | 4/2/1952 | Rook | |
| 44 | John Riggins | 30 | RB | 16 | 15 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | 31 | G | 15 | 15 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| 78 | Paul Smith | 34 | DT-DE | 15 | 2 | 256 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/13/1945 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| 74 | George Starke | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert | 35 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/9/1949 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| 83 | Ricky Thompson | 25 | WR | 15 | 15 | 176 | 6-0 | Baylor | 5/15/1954 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976 |
| 47 | Ray Waddy | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/21/1956 | Rook | |
| 85 | Don Warren | 23 | TE | 16 | 10 | 242 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 5/5/1956 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| 73 | Jeff Williams | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 4/15/1955 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1977 |
| 50 | Pete Wysocki | 31 | LB | 16 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | Western Michigan | 10/3/1948 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 222.1 | 6-2.1 | 4.4 |