1976 Washington Redskins season

1976 Washington Redskins season
OwnerEdward Bennett Williams
General managerGeorge Allen
PresidentEdward Bennett Williams
Head coachGeorge Allen
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Waller
Defensive coordinatorLaVern Torgeson
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Vikings) 20–35

The 1976 Washington Redskins season was the franchise’s 45th overall and 40th in Washington, D.C. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–6 record from 1975, which they did, finishing 10-4, second in the NFC East behind the Dallas Cowboys. They would be eliminated from the NFL playoffs by the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 35-20. This was the first season as a Redskin for Hall of Fame running back John Riggins, signed as a free agent after spending the first five seasons of his career with the New York Jets. This was also the last season in which the Redskins would make the playoffs under Hall of Fame head coach George Allen.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1976 NFL Draft
1976 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
5 148 Mike Hughes  Guard Baylor
6 179 Tommy Marvaso  Safety Cincinnati
7 234 Brian Fryer  Wide receiver Alberta
8 254 Curtis Akins  Guard Hawaii
10 272 Paul Strohmeier  Linebacker Washington
11 308 Dean Gissler  Defensive end Nebraska
12 342 Walter Tullis  Defensive back Delaware State
13 364 Wayman Britt  Defensive back Michigan
14 393 Quinn Buckner  Defensive back Indiana
15 426 John Monroe  Running back Bluefield State
17 476 Chuck Wills  Defensive back Oregon
      Made roster  

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Roster

1976 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 12 New York Giants W 19–17 1–0 RFK Stadium 54,245 Recap
2 September 19 Seattle Seahawks W 31–7 2–0 RFK Stadium 53,174 Recap
3 September 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 3–0 Veterans Stadium 66,005 Recap
4 October 3 at Chicago Bears L 7–33 3–1 Soldier Field 52,105 Recap
5 October 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 30–33 3–2 RFK Stadium 53,060 Recap
6 October 17 Detroit Lions W 20–7 4–2 RFK Stadium 45,908 Recap
7 October 25 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–10 5–2 RFK Stadium 48,325 Recap
8 October 31 Dallas Cowboys L 7–20 5–3 RFK Stadium 55,004 Recap
9 November 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–21 6–3 Candlestick Park 56,134 Recap
10 November 14 at New York Giants L 9–12 6–4 Giants Stadium 72,975 Recap
11 November 21 at St. Louis Cardinals W 16–10 7–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,833 Recap
12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–0 8–4 RFK Stadium 54,292 Recap
13 December 5 at New York Jets W 37–16 9–4 Shea Stadium 46,638 Recap
14 December 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–14 10–4 Texas Stadium 59,916 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1 (Sunday, September 12, 1976): vs. New York Giants

Week 1: New York Giants 17 at Washington Redskins 19 – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants (0–1) 3 7 0717
Redskins (1–0) 0 3 9719

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Team Category Player Statistics
NYG Passing Craig Morton 13/26, 228 YDS, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
Rushing Larry Csonka 23 CAR, 78 YDS
Receiving Walker Gillette 5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD
WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 17/35, 257 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Mike Thomas 17 CAR, 56 YDS
Receiving Mike Thomas 5 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD
Giants Game Statistics Redskins
14 First downs 17
40–96 Rushes–yards 31–89
228 Passing yards 257
13–26–4 Passes 17–36–1
2–7 Sacked–yards 3–24
221 Net passing yards 233
317 Total yards 322
52 Return yards 208
7–48.9 Punts 10–39.6
1–0 Fumbles–lost 3–2
6–55 Penalties–yards 13–120

Week 2

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Week 9

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Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Game
recap
Divisional December 18 at Minnesota Vikings (1) L 20–35 Metropolitan Stadium 47,221 Recap

Divisional

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(2) 11 3 0 .786 6–2 9–3 296 194 L1
Washington Redskins(4) 10 4 0 .714 6–2 9–3 291 217 W4
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 5–3 9–3 309 267 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 10 0 .286 2–6 4–8 165 286 W1
New York Giants 3 11 0 .214 1–7 3–9 170 250 L1

Awards, records, and honors

References

  1. ^ "1976 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1976 Washington Redskins Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – September 12, 1976


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