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1985 Washington Redskins

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 297 points (18.6/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 312 points (19.5/g), 11th.
 Differential of -15 points (-0.9/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 21st.

Coached by Joe Gibbs (10-6-0)

1985 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Joe Theismann 36 11 11 167 for 301, 1,774 yards, 8 td, 16 int, & 25 rushes for 115 yards and 2 td

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971

QB Jay Schroeder 24 Rook 5 112 for 209, 1,458 yards, 5 td, 5 int, & 17 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984

RB John Riggins 36 14 11 176 rushes for 677 yards, 8 td, & 6 catches for 18 yards and 0 td

New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971

RB George Rogers 27 4 5 231 rushes for 1,093 yards, 7 td, & 4 catches for 29 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981

WR Gary Clark 23 Rook 10 72 catches for 926 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984 Supp

WR Art Monk* 28 5 14 91 catches for 1,226 yards, 2 td, & 7 rushes for 51 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980

WR Calvin Muhammad 27 3 5 9 catches for 116 yards, 1 td

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 322nd pick / 1980

TE Clint Didier 26 3 14 41 catches for 433 yards, 4 td

Washington Redskins / 12th / 314th pick / 1981

TE Don Warren 29 6 16 15 catches for 163 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979

LT Joe Jacoby* 26 4 11
LG Russ Grimm*+ 26 4 16

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981

C Rick Donnalley 27 3 12

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981

C Jeff Bostic 27 5 6 1 fumble recovered
RG Ken Huff 32 10 15

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975

RT Mark May 26 4 16 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981

 Defensive Starters
LDE Charles Mann 24 2 16 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 84th pick / 1983

LDT Dave Butz 35 12 16 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973

RDT Darryl Grant 26 4 8 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981

RDT Dean Hamel 24 Rook 8 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985

RDE Dexter Manley 26 4 16 15.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981

LLB Mel Kaufman 27 4 15 4.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
MLB Neal Olkewicz 28 6 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
RLB Rich Milot 28 6 16 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979

LCB Darrell Green 25 2 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983

RCB Vernon Dean 26 3 16 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1982

SS Tony Peters 32 10 10 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975

SS Raphel Cherry 24 Rook 6 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 5th / 122nd pick / 1985

FS Curtis Jordan 31 9 16 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976

 Special Teams Starters
K Mark Moseley 37 15 0 22 of 34 field goals & 31 of 33 extra points

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970

P Steve Cox 27 4 0 52 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981

PR Ken Jenkins 26 2 0 26 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td
KR Ken Jenkins 26 2 0 41 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 0 td

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
58 Stuart Anderson 26 LB 16 0 238 6-1 Virginia 12/25/1959 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1982

79 Doug Barnett 25 DE 2 0 250 6-3 Azusa Pacific 4/12/1960 3

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 118th pick / 1982

80 Malcolm Barnwell 27 WR 7 2 184 5-11 Virginia Union 6/28/1958 4

Oakland Raiders / 7th / 173rd pick / 1980

67 Tom Beasley 31 DE-DT 12 0 253 6-5 Virginia Tech 8/11/1954 7

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1977

53 Jeff Bostic 27 C 10 6 268 6-2 Clemson 9/18/1958 5
30 Reggie Branch 23 RB 8 0 232 5-11 East Carolina,West Virginia State 10/22/1962 Rook
65 Dave Butz 35 DT-DE 16 16 291 6-7 Purdue 6/23/1950 12

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973

37 Raphel Cherry 24 DB 16 6 194 6-0 Hawaii 12/19/1961 Rook

Washington Redskins / 5th / 122nd pick / 1985

84 Gary Clark 23 WR 16 10 173 5-9 James Madison 5/1/1962 Rook

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984 Supp

51 Monte Coleman 28 LB 10 1 242 6-2 Central Arkansas 11/4/1957 6

Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979

12 Steve Cox 27 P-K 12 0 195 6-4 Arkansas,Tulsa 5/11/1958 4

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981

54 Pete Cronan 30 LB 4 0 238 6-2 Boston College 1/13/1955 8

Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 51st pick / 1977

32 Vernon Dean 26 DB 16 16 178 5-11 San Diego State,U.S. International 5/5/1959 3

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1982

86 Clint Didier 26 TE 16 14 240 6-5 Portland State 4/4/1959 3

Washington Redskins / 12th / 314th pick / 1981

76 Rick Donnalley 27 C-G 13 12 261 6-2 North Carolina 12/11/1958 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981

77 Darryl Grant 26 DT-G-C-T 8 8 269 6-1 Rice 11/22/1959 4

Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981

28 Darrell Green 25 DB 16 16 184 5-9 Texas A&M-Kingsville 2/15/1960 2

Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983

35 Keith Griffin 24 RB 16 0 185 5-8 Miami (FL) 10/26/1961 1

Washington Redskins / 10th / 279th pick / 1984

68 Russ Grimm*+ 26 G-C 16 16 273 6-3 Pittsburgh 5/2/1959 4

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981

78 Dean Hamel 24 DT 16 8 279 6-3 Tulsa 7/7/1961 Rook

Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985

64 Steve Hamilton 24 DE-DT 7 0 263 6-4 East Carolina 9/28/1961 Rook

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984

5 Jeff Hayes 26 P 4 0 175 5-11 North Carolina 8/19/1959 3
61 Ken Huff 32 G 16 15 260 6-4 North Carolina 2/21/1953 10

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975

66 Joe Jacoby* 26 T-G 11 11 305 6-7 Louisville 7/6/1959 4
31 Ken Jenkins 26 RB 13 0 183 5-8 Bucknell 5/8/1959 2
82 Anthony Jones 25 TE 16 2 248 6-3 Md-Eastern Shore,Wichita State 5/16/1960 1

Washington Redskins / 11th / 306th pick / 1984

25 Curtis Jordan 31 DB 16 16 200 6-2 Texas Tech 1/25/1954 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976

55 Mel Kaufman 27 LB 15 15 221 6-2 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 2/24/1958 4
59 Chris Keating 28 LB 10 0 223 6-2 Maine 10/12/1957 6
79 Todd Liebenstein 25 DE 4 0 253 6-6 UNLV 1/9/1960 3

Washington Redskins / 4th / 99th pick / 1982

72 Dexter Manley 26 DE 16 16 253 6-3 Oklahoma State 7/2/1959 4

Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981

71 Charles Mann 24 DE 16 16 268 6-6 Nevada-Reno 4/12/1961 2

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 84th pick / 1983

73 Mark May 26 G-T-C 16 16 295 6-6 Pittsburgh 11/2/1959 4

Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981

83 Mark McGrath 28 WR 5 0 175 5-11 Montana State 12/17/1957 4
63 Raleigh McKenzie 22 G-C-T 6 0 290 6-2 Tennessee 2/8/1963 Rook

Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985

60 Dan McQuaid 25 T-G 16 3 278 6-7 UNLV 10/4/1960 Rook
57 Rich Milot 28 LB 16 16 234 6-4 Penn State 5/28/1957 6

Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979

81 Art Monk* 28 WR 15 14 210 6-3 Syracuse 12/5/1957 5

Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980

20 Michael Morton 25 RB 1 0 180 5-8 UNLV 2/6/1960 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 325th pick / 1982

3 Mark Moseley 37 K 16 0 202 5-11 Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M 3/12/1948 15

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970

89 Calvin Muhammad 27 WR 12 5 190 5-11 Texas Southern 12/10/1958 3

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 322nd pick / 1980

52 Neal Olkewicz 28 LB 16 16 230 6-0 Maryland 1/30/1957 6
23 Tony Peters 32 DB 10 10 187 6-1 Oklahoma 4/28/1953 10

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975

80 Joe Phillips Jr. 22 WR 4 0 188 5-9 Kentucky 5/12/1963 Rook
44 John Riggins 36 RB 12 11 230 6-2 Kansas 8/4/1949 14

New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971

38 George Rogers 27 RB 15 5 228 6-2 South Carolina 12/8/1958 4

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981

10 Jay Schroeder 24 QB 9 5 215 6-4 UCLA 6/28/1961 Rook

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984

7 Joe Theismann 36 QB 11 11 192 6-0 Notre Dame 9/9/1949 11

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971

69 R.C. Thielemann 30 G-C 3 1 255 6-4 Arkansas 8/12/1955 8

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977

88 Rick Walker 30 TE 16 0 235 6-4 UCLA 5/28/1955 8

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 85th pick / 1977

85 Don Warren 29 TE 16 16 242 6-4 San Diego State 5/5/1956 6

Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979

45 Barry Wilburn 22 DB 16 1 196 6-2 Mississippi 12/9/1963 Rook

Washington Redskins / 8th / 219th pick / 1985

47 Greg Williams 26 DB 16 0 185 5-11 Mississippi State 8/1/1959 3
34 Kevin J. Williams 24 DB 12 0 169 5-9 Iowa State 11/28/1961 Rook
39 Otis Wonsley 28 RB 16 1 214 5-10 Alcorn State 8/13/1957 4

New York Giants / 9th / 229th pick / 1980

Team Total 27.1 16 227.3 6-1.6 4.3