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1980 Washington Redskins
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 261 points (16.3/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 293 points (18.3/g), 8th.
Differential of -32 points (-2.0/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Jack Pardee (6-10-0)
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1980 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 | Joe Theismann | 31 | 6 | 15 | 262 for 454, 2,962 yards, 17 td, 16 int, & 29 rushes for 175 yards and 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Wilbur Jackson | 29 | 6 | 12 | 176 rushes for 708 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 279 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Clarence Harmon | 25 | 3 | 14 | 128 rushes for 484 yards, 4 td, & 54 catches for 534 yards and 4 td | |
| WR | Art Monk | 23 | Rook | 10 | 58 catches for 797 yards, 3 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Ricky Thompson | 26 | 4 | 15 | 22 catches for 313 yards, 5 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976 |
| WR | John McDaniel | 29 | 6 | 7 | 14 catches for 154 yards, 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1974 |
| TE | Don Warren | 24 | 1 | 12 | 31 catches for 323 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| LT | Terry Hermeling | 34 | 10 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LT | Fred G. Dean | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Ron Saul | 32 | 10 | 15 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Bob Kuziel | 30 | 8 | 13 | 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1972 |
| RG | Jeff Williams | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1977 |
| RT | George Starke | 32 | 7 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Karl Lorch | 30 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Dave Butz | 30 | 7 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
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| RDT | Perry Brooks | 26 | 2 | 7 | New England Patriots / 7th / 202nd pick / 1976 |
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| RDT | Paul Smith | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| RDT | Diron Talbert | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Coy Bacon | 38 | 12 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Brad Dusek | 30 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Neal Olkewicz | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Rich Milot | 23 | 1 | 5 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
| RLB | Monte Coleman | 23 | 1 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| RLB | Pete Wysocki | 32 | 5 | 8 | ||
| LCB | Lemar Parrish* | 33 | 10 | 15 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Joe Lavender* | 31 | 7 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Tony Peters | 27 | 5 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Ken Houston | 36 | 13 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
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| FS | Mark H. Murphy | 25 | 3 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley | 32 | 10 | 0 | 18 of 33 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Mike Connell | 24 | 2 | 0 | 85 punts for a 39.2 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 260th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Mike Nelms* | 25 | Rook | 0 | 48 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| KR | Mike Nelms* | 25 | Rook | 0 | 38 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gary A. Anderson | 25 | G | 5 | 1 | 253 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/22/1955 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 263rd pick / 1977 |
| Coy Bacon | 38 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/30/1942 | 12 | |
| Jeff Bostic | 22 | C | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/18/1958 | Rook | |
| Perry Brooks | 26 | DT | 12 | 7 | 264 | 6-3 | Southern | 12/4/1954 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 202nd pick / 1976 |
| Dave Butz | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-7 | Purdue | 6/23/1950 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| Rickey Claitt | 23 | RB | 15 | 1 | 206 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 4/12/1957 | Rook | |
| Monte Coleman | 23 | LB | 16 | 10 | 242 | 6-2 | Central Arkansas | 11/4/1957 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Connell | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 3/15/1956 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 260th pick / 1978 |
| Fred G. Dean | 25 | T-G | 12 | 8 | 253 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 3/30/1955 | 3 | |
| Phil DuBois | 24 | TE | 2 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 11/16/1956 | 1 | |
| Brad Dusek | 30 | LB | 16 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/13/1950 | 6 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| Ike Forte | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 3/8/1954 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 35th pick / 1976 |
| Bobby Hammond | 28 | RB | 15 | 2 | 171 | 5-10 | Morgan State | 2/20/1952 | 4 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 26 | RB | 15 | 2 | 196 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 10/21/1954 | 1 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 25 | RB | 16 | 14 | 204 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 11/30/1955 | 3 | |
| Kenny Harrison | 27 | WR | 9 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | SMU | 12/12/1953 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 250th pick / 1976 |
| Terry Hermeling | 34 | T-G-DE | 14 | 11 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | 10 | |
| Dallas Hickman | 28 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-6 | California | 2/16/1952 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 228th pick / 1975 |
| Ken Houston | 36 | DB | 13 | 5 | 197 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 11/12/1944 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 214th pick / 1967 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 29 | RB | 16 | 12 | 215 | 6-1 | Alabama | 11/19/1951 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
| Joe Jones | 32 | DE | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 1/7/1948 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Kruczek | 27 | QB | 7 | 1 | 202 | 6-1 | Boston College | 3/15/1953 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1976 |
| Bob Kuziel | 30 | C-T | 15 | 13 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 7/24/1950 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1972 |
| Joe Lavender* | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 2/10/1949 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| Karl Lorch | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-3 | USC | 6/14/1950 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| John McDaniel | 29 | WR | 10 | 7 | 193 | 6-1 | Lincoln (MO) | 9/23/1951 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1974 |
| Zion McKinney | 22 | WR | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 2/10/1958 | Rook | |
| Rich Milot | 23 | LB | 16 | 5 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/28/1957 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
| Art Monk | 23 | WR | 16 | 10 | 210 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/5/1957 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Moseley | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| Mark H. Murphy | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-4 | Colgate | 7/13/1955 | 3 | |
| Mike Nelms* | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Baylor,Sam Houston State | 4/8/1955 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| Dan Nugent | 27 | G | 14 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Auburn | 8/22/1953 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 67th pick / 1975 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 23 | LB | 12 | 11 | 230 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/30/1957 | 1 | |
| Lemar Parrish* | 33 | DB | 15 | 15 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| Dan Peiffer | 29 | C | 8 | 3 | 252 | 6-3 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/29/1951 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 346th pick / 1973 |
| Tony Peters | 27 | DB | 16 | 11 | 187 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1953 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| Grady Richardson | 28 | TE | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Cal State-Fullerton | 4/2/1952 | 1 | |
| Ron Saul | 32 | G | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| Jerry Scanlan | 23 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Hawaii | 1/4/1957 | Rook | |
| Paul Smith | 35 | DT-DE | 16 | 5 | 256 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/13/1945 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| George Starke | 32 | T | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| Diron Talbert | 36 | DT-DE | 16 | 5 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| Joe Theismann | 31 | QB | 16 | 15 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/9/1949 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| Ricky Thompson | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 176 | 6-0 | Baylor | 5/15/1954 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976 |
| Ray Waddy | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/21/1956 | 1 | |
| Rick Walker | 25 | TE | 15 | 3 | 235 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/28/1955 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 85th pick / 1977 |
| Don Warren | 24 | TE | 13 | 12 | 242 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 5/5/1956 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| Jeris White | 28 | DB | 16 | 1 | 188 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 9/3/1952 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| Jeff Williams | 25 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 256 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 4/15/1955 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1977 |
| Pete Wysocki | 32 | LB | 16 | 8 | 225 | 6-2 | Western Michigan | 10/3/1948 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 224.5 | 6-2.1 | 4.6 |