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1970 Washington Redskins: 6-8-0
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Home record: 4-3-0 (158 points scored, 134 allowed) Road record: 2-5-0 (139 points scored, 180 allowed) Head Coach: Bill Austin

297 points scored (12th of 26 teams), 314 points allowed (21st) NFL Averages: 19.3 points/game (269.6 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   203   342   2,108   (17)   5.68   23   10    444   2,021   ( 5)    4.6   11    4,129    ( 9)      24
Defense:   205   374   2,265   (15)   5.69   14   15    468   2,068   (25)    4.4   19    4,333    (24)      28

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 4  Mike Bragg           P     14   5'11  186   24    3   Richmond
 5  Curt Knight          K     14   6'1   190   27    2   Coast Guard
 9  Sonny Jurgensen      QB    14   5'11  203   36   14   Duke
13  Frank Ryan           QB     1   6'3   207   34   13   Rice
19  Danny Pierce         RB     2   6'3   216   22    R   Memphis State
22  Jim Harris           DB     3   5'11  173   24    R   Howard Payne
23  Brig Owens           DB    14   5'11  190   27    5   Cincinnati
24  Bill Malinchak       WR     9   6'1   200   26    5   Indiana
26  Bob Brunet           RB     6   6'1   205   24    2   Louisiana Tech
28  Jon Henderson        WR    14   6'0   200   25    3   Colorado State
29  Ted Vactor           DB    14   6'0   185   26    2   Nebraska
31  Charlie Harraway     RB    13   6'2   215   26    5   San Jose State
32  Henry Dyer           RB    12   6'2   230   25    4   Grambling
37  Pat Fischer          DB    14   5'10  170   30   10   Nebraska
40  Dave Kopay           RB    12   6'2   225   28    7   Washington
41  Mike Bass            DB    14   6'0   190   25    3   Michigan
42  Charley Taylor       WR    10   6'3   210   29    7   Arizona State
43  Larry Brown          RB    13   5'11  195   23    2   Kansas State
46  Rickie Harris        DB    14   6'0   182   27    6   Arizona
47  Walter Roberts       WR    14   5'10  163   28    6   San Jose State
48  Jon Jaqua            DB    14   6'0   190   22    R   Lewis & Clark
51  John Didion          C     10   6'4   245   23    2   Oregon State
52  Gene Hamlin          C      4   6'3   245   24    1   Western Michigan
53  Harold McLinton      LB    14   6'2   235   23    2   Southern
54  Tom Roussel          LB    14   6'3   235   25    3   Southern Mississippi
55  Chris Hanburger      LB    14   6'2   218   29    6   North Carolina
56  Len Hauss            C     14   6'2   235   28    7   Georgia
62  Ray Schoenke         OG    14   6'3   250   29    7   Southern Methodist
64  Manny Sistrunk       DT    10   6'5   265   23    R   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
65  Vince Promuto        OG     3   6'1   245   32   11   Holy Cross
66  Roy Schmidt          OG    11   6'3   250   28    4   Long Beach State
67  Rusty Tillman        LB    14   6'2   230   24    1   Northern Arizona
71  Frank Bosch          DT    11   6'4   246   25    3   Colorado
72  Terry Hermeling      DE     5   6'5   255   24    1   Nevada-Reno
73  Paul Laaveg          OG    11   6'4   245   22    R   Iowa
74  Jim Snowden          OT    14   6'3   255   28    6   Notre Dame
75  Steve Wright         OT    14   6'6   250   28    7   Alabama
76  Walt Rock            OT    13   6'5   255   28    8   Maryland
77  Bill Brundige        DE    14   6'5   270   21    R   Colorado
78  Floyd Peters         DT    10   6'4   255   34   12   San Francisco State
81  Mack Alston          TE     8   6'2   230   23    R   Maryland Eastern Shore
83  Bruce Anderson       DE    14   6'4   250   26    5   Willamette
85  John Hoffman         DE    13   6'7   260   27    2   Hawaii
86  Marlin McKeever      LB    14   6'1   235   30   10   Southern California
87  Jerry Smith          TE    14   6'2   208   27    6   Arizona State
88  Pat Richter          TE    11   6'5   230   29    8   Wisconsin
89  Leo Carroll          DE     7   6'7   250   26    3   San Diego State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Sonny Jurgensen      337  202   59.9  2,354   6.99  11.7  23   6.8   10   3.0    25   214    91.5
Frank Ryan             4    1   25.0      3   0.75   3.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     4    35    39.6
Mike Bragg             1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Jerry Smith            43    575   13.4    9
Charley Taylor         42    593   14.1    8
Larry Brown            37    341    9.2    2
Walter Roberts         27    411   15.2    1
Charlie Harraway       24    136    5.7    0
Jon Henderson          13    176   13.5    3
Dave Kopay              7     24    3.4    0
Henry Dyer              4     37    9.2    0
Bob Brunet              3     28    9.3    0
Pat Richter             2     30   15.0    0
Danny Pierce            1      6    6.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Larry Brown           237  1,125    4.7    5
Charlie Harraway      146    577    4.0    5
Henry Dyer             21    102    4.9    0
Dave Kopay             13     49    3.8    0
Sonny Jurgensen         6     39    6.5    1
Bob Brunet              9     37    4.1    0
Jerry Smith             2     29   14.5    0
Mike Bragg              2     25   12.5    0
Charley Taylor          1     17   17.0    0
Walter Roberts          2     15    7.5    0
Danny Pierce            5      6    1.2    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ted Vactor             28    700   25.0    0
Rickie Harris          10    208   20.8    0
Jim Harris              9    172   19.1    0
Henry Dyer              5     78   15.6    0
Chris Hanburger         2     33   16.5    0
Pat Richter             2      0    0.0    0
Marlin McKeever         1     21   21.0    0
Rusty Tillman           1     10   10.0    0
Bill Brundige           1      1    1.0    0
Mike Bass               1      0    0.0    0
Jon Henderson           1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Rickie Harris          14     10    0.7    3    0
Walter Roberts         10     28    2.8    6    0
Ted Vactor              2      7    3.5    3    0
Dave Kopay              1      0    0.0    3    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Mike Bragg 61 2,493 40.9 0 0 1 0 0 40.2 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Curt Knight 6/6 5/5 5/7 4/9 0/0 20/27 33/34 93 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Bruce Anderson 5.0 Mike Bass 4 37 0 Frank Bosch 0.5 Bill Brundige 5.0 Pat Fischer 2 13 0 Chris Hanburger 2.5 1 12 0 Rickie Harris 3 67 0 John Hoffman 6.5 Jon Jaqua 1 25 0 Harold McLinton 1.0 Brig Owens 4 86 0 Floyd Peters 1.5 Manny Sistrunk 1.0 Rusty Tillman 1.0

1970 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 2 43 DE Bill Brundige 107 Colorado 4 103 OG Paul Laaveg 72 Iowa [pick acquired from MIN via LA, NO] 5 114 DT Manny Sistrunk 123 Arkansas AM&N [pick acquired from NO] 5 121 RB Danny Pierce 2 Memphis 7 173 WR Roland Merritt Maryland 7 178 DT Jim Harris 5 Howard Payne [pick acquired from LA] 8 200 DB Paul Johnson Penn State 9 225 OT Ralph Sonntag Maryland 11 277 TE Mack Alston 145 Maryland-Eastern Shore 12 303 LB Jim Kates Penn State 13 329 OT Joe Patterson Wisconsin-Lawrence 14 355 RB Tony Moro Dayton 15 381 C Vic Lewandowsky Holy Cross 16 407 WR Steve Bushore Emporia State 17 433 DT Earl Maxfield Baylor

Traded draft picks: #1 to SF (Bruce Taylor), #3 to STL (Eric Harris), #4 to BAL (Steve Smear), #6 to ATL (Jade Butcher), #10 to GB (Frank Patrick)


Transactions:

01-27-1970traded Frank Bosch and Washington's #4 pick in the 1970 draft to Colts for Dennis Gaubatz
07-1970Giants claimed Dennis Crane on waivers
08-13-1970traded Jim Norton to Giants for Bruce Anderson
08-26-1970Falcons claimed Carl Kammerer on waivers
08-27-1970claimed Steve Wright on waivers from Giants
09-09-1970Chargers claimed Spain Musgrove on waivers
11-27-1970Saints claimed John Didion on waivers


1970 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/20/70 at San Francisco 49ers L 17-26 0-1-0 09/27/70 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17-27 0-2-0 10/04/70 at Philadelphia Eagles W 33-21 1-2-0 10/11/70 vs Detroit Lions W 31-10 2-2-0 10/19/70 at Oakland Raiders L 20-34 2-3-0 10/25/70 vs Cincinnati Bengals W 20-0 3-3-0 11/01/70 at Denver Broncos W 19-3 4-3-0 11/08/70 vs Minnesota Vikings L 10-19 4-4-0 11/15/70 at New York Giants L 33-35 4-5-0 11/22/70 vs Dallas Cowboys L 21-45 4-6-0 11/29/70 vs New York Giants L 24-27 4-7-0 12/06/70 at Dallas Cowboys L 0-34 4-8-0 12/13/70 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 24-6 5-8-0 12/20/70 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 28-27 6-8-0

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