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1991 Washington Redskins
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1991 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 485 points (30.3/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 224 points (14.0/g), 2nd.
Differential of 261 points (16.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 13.8-2.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.1/g), 1st.
Coached by Joe Gibbs (14-2-0)
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Gibbs—The Hogs—Mark The Ripper—The “Capitol Punishment” Defense. Second only to the ’85 Bears in average margin of victory, playoffs included (17 pts). One of only two champions to play 11 teams with 10+ wins. Yet no player on this team is in the Hall!
1991 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 | Mark Rypien* | 29 | 3 | 16 | 249 for 421, 3,564 yards, 28 td, 11 int, & 15 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 146th pick / 1986 |
| RB | Earnest Byner* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 274 rushes for 1,048 yards, 5 td, & 34 catches for 308 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Gary Clark* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 70 catches for 1,340 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Art Monk | 34 | 11 | 16 | 71 catches for 1,049 yards, 8 td, & 9 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Ricky Sanders | 29 | 5 | 7 | 45 catches for 580 yards, 5 td, & 7 rushes for 47 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 Supp |
| TE | Ron Middleton | 26 | 5 | 12 | 3 catches for 25 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Don Warren | 35 | 12 | 7 | 5 catches for 51 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| TE | Terry Orr | 30 | 5 | 6 | 10 catches for 201 yards, 4 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1985 |
| LT | Jim Lachey*+ | 28 | 6 | 15 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Raleigh McKenzie | 28 | 6 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985 |
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| C | Jeff Bostic | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Mark Schlereth* | 25 | 2 | 16 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
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| RT | Joe Jacoby | 32 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Charles Mann* | 30 | 8 | 15 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 84th pick / 1983 |
| LDT | Eric Williams | 29 | 7 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| RDT | Tim Johnson | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 141st pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Fred Stokes | 27 | 4 | 10 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 332nd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Markus Koch | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 30th pick / 1986 |
| LLB | Wilber Marshall | 29 | 7 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| MLB | Matt Millen | 33 | 11 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
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| RLB | Andre Collins | 23 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 46th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Martin Mayhew | 26 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 262nd pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Darrell Green*+ | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Danny Copeland | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 244th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Brad Edwards | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chip Lohmiller* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 31 of 43 field goals & 56 of 56 extra points | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1988 |
| P | Kelly Goodburn | 29 | 4 | 0 | 52 punts for a 39.8 average, 3 blocked | |
| PR | Brian Mitchell | 23 | 1 | 0 | 45 punt returns for a 13.3 average and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 130th pick / 1990 |
| KR | Brian Mitchell | 23 | 1 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 130th pick / 1990 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mark Adickes | 30 | G | 16 | 0 | 278 | 6-4 | Baylor | 4/22/1961 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Jeff Bostic | 33 | C | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/18/1958 | 11 | |
| John Brandes | 27 | TE | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Cameron | 4/2/1964 | 4 | |
| Jason Buck | 28 | DE-DT | 8 | 1 | 268 | 6-5 | BYU | 7/27/1963 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1987 |
| Earnest Byner* | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 9/15/1962 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| Ravin Caldwell | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/4/1963 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 113th pick / 1986 |
| Gary Clark* | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 173 | 5-9 | James Madison | 5/1/1962 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Monte Coleman | 34 | LB | 16 | 1 | 242 | 6-2 | Central Arkansas | 11/4/1957 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| Andre Collins | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-1 | Penn State | 5/4/1968 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 46th pick / 1990 |
| Danny Copeland | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 210 | 6-2 | Eastern Kentucky | 1/24/1966 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 244th pick / 1988 |
| Travis Curtis | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 9/27/1965 | 4 | |
| Brad Edwards | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 3/22/1966 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1988 |
| Ricky Ervins | 23 | RB | 15 | 0 | 195 | 5-7 | USC | 12/7/1968 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 76th pick / 1991 |
| Jumpy Geathers | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 6/26/1960 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| Kelly Goodburn | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Emporia State,Iowa State | 4/14/1962 | 4 | |
| Kurt Gouveia | 27 | LB | 14 | 1 | 233 | 6-1 | BYU | 9/14/1964 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 213th pick / 1986 |
| Darrell Green*+ | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-9 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2/15/1960 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983 |
| Russ Grimm | 32 | G-C | 16 | 1 | 273 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/2/1959 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981 |
| Terry Hoage | 29 | DB | 6 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/11/1962 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1984 |
| Stephen Hobbs | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | North Alabama | 11/14/1965 | 1 | |
| Joe Jacoby | 32 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-7 | Louisville | 7/6/1959 | 10 | |
| James Jenkins | 24 | TE | 4 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 8/17/1967 | Rook | |
| A.J. Johnson | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Texas State | 6/22/1967 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 149th pick / 1989 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 25 | TE | 6 | 0 | 252 | 6-2 | Howard | 10/6/1966 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 316th pick / 1989 |
| Joe P. Johnson | 29 | WR | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 12/21/1962 | 2 | |
| Sidney Johnson | 26 | DB | 15 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | California | 3/7/1965 | 3 | |
| Tim Johnson | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/29/1965 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 141st pick / 1987 |
| Markus Koch | 28 | DE-DT | 6 | 6 | 270 | 6-5 | Boise State | 2/13/1963 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 30th pick / 1986 |
| Jim Lachey*+ | 28 | T | 15 | 15 | 294 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 6/4/1963 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 1985 |
| Chip Lohmiller* | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 7/16/1966 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1988 |
| Charles Mann* | 30 | DE | 15 | 15 | 268 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 4/12/1961 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 84th pick / 1983 |
| Wilber Marshall | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-1 | Florida | 4/18/1962 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| Martin Mayhew | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 172 | 5-8 | Florida State | 10/8/1965 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 262nd pick / 1988 |
| Alvoid Mays | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | West Virginia | 7/10/1966 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1989 |
| Raleigh McKenzie | 28 | G-C-T | 16 | 14 | 290 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/8/1963 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985 |
| Ron Middleton | 26 | TE | 12 | 12 | 262 | 6-2 | Auburn | 7/17/1965 | 5 | |
| Matt Millen | 33 | LB | 16 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/12/1958 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| Brian Mitchell | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | La-Lafayette | 8/18/1968 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 130th pick / 1990 |
| Art Monk | 34 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/5/1957 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| Terry Orr | 30 | TE | 16 | 6 | 231 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/27/1961 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1985 |
| Gerald Riggs | 31 | RB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 11/6/1960 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 34 | QB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/22/1957 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 246th pick / 1979 |
| Mark Rypien* | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-4 | Washington State | 10/2/1962 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 146th pick / 1986 |
| Ricky Sanders | 29 | WR | 16 | 7 | 182 | 5-11 | Texas State | 8/30/1962 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Mark Schlereth* | 25 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-3 | Idaho | 1/25/1966 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
| Ed Simmons | 28 | T-G | 6 | 2 | 315 | 6-5 | Eastern Washington | 12/31/1963 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 164th pick / 1987 |
| Fred Stokes | 27 | DE | 16 | 10 | 274 | 6-3 | Georgia Southern | 3/14/1964 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 332nd pick / 1987 |
| Ralph Tamm | 25 | G-C | 2 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | West Chester | 3/11/1966 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 230th pick / 1988 |
| Clarence Vaughn | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 7/17/1964 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 219th pick / 1987 |
| Alvin Walton | 27 | DB | 4 | 2 | 180 | 6-0 | Kansas | 3/14/1964 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 75th pick / 1986 |
| Don Warren | 35 | TE | 10 | 7 | 242 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 5/5/1956 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| Eric Williams | 29 | DE-DT-NT | 15 | 15 | 282 | 6-4 | Washington State | 2/24/1962 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| Bobby Wilson | 23 | DT | 16 | 1 | 297 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 3/4/1968 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 28.0 | 16 | 234.2 | 6-1.5 | 5.0 |