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1973 Washington Redskins: 10-4-0
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Home record: 7-0-0 (203 points scored, 87 allowed) Road record: 3-4-0 (122 points scored, 111 allowed) Head Coach: George Allen

325 points scored (6th of 26 teams), 198 points allowed (6th) NFL Averages: 19.5 points/game (272.3 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:   209   372   2,358   ( 6)   5.85   20   14    459   1,439   (25)    3.1    9    3,797    (18)      32
Defense:   203   406   2,175   (18)   4.74   12   26    480   1,603   ( 4)    3.3    8    3,778    ( 9)      44

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 4  Mike Bragg           P     14   5'11  186   27    6   Richmond
 5  Curt Knight          K     14   6'1   190   30    5   Coast Guard
 9  Sonny Jurgensen      QB    14   5'11  203   39   17   Duke
17  Billy Kilmer         QB    10   6'0   204   34   11   UCLA
20  Ken Stone            DB     4   6'1   180   23    R   Vanderbilt
23  Brig Owens           DB    14   5'11  190   30    8   Cincinnati
24  Bill Malinchak       WR    14   6'1   200   29    8   Indiana
25  Mike Hull            RB    13   6'3   220   28    6   Southern California
26  Bob Brunet           RB    14   6'1   205   27    5   Louisiana Tech
27  Ken Houston          DB    14   6'3   198   28    7   Prairie View A&M
28  Herb Mul-Key         RB    14   6'0   190   23    2   None
29  Ted Vactor           DB     9   6'0   185   29    5   Nebraska
31  Charlie Harraway     RB    14   6'2   215   29    8   San Jose State
37  Pat Fischer          DB    14   5'10  170   33   13   Nebraska
38  Larry Willis         DB     1   5'11  170   25    1   Texas-El Paso
40  Freddie Hyatt        WR     1   6'3   200   27    6   Auburn
41  Mike Bass            DB    14   6'0   190   28    6   Michigan
42  Charley Taylor       WR    14   6'3   210   32   10   Arizona State
43  Larry Brown          RB    14   5'11  195   26    5   Kansas State
45  Speedy Duncan        DB    14   5'10  180   31   10   Jackson State
46  Frank Grant          WR    13   5'11  180   23    1   Southern Colorado
47  Duane Thomas         RB    13   6'1   215   26    3   West Texas State
51  Dan Ryczek           C     14   6'3   250   24    1   Virginia
52  John Pergine         LB    14   6'1   225   27    5   Notre Dame
53  Harold McLinton      LB     8   6'2   235   26    5   Southern
55  Chris Hanburger      LB    14   6'2   218   32    9   North Carolina
56  Len Hauss            C     14   6'2   235   31   10   Georgia
60  John Wilbur          OG    14   6'3   250   30    8   Stanford
62  Ray Schoenke         OG     7   6'3   250   32   10   Southern Methodist
64  Manny Sistrunk       DT    12   6'5   265   26    4   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
66  Myron Pottios        LB     6   6'2   232   34   12   Notre Dame
67  Rusty Tillman        LB    14   6'2   230   27    4   Northern Arizona
72  Diron Talbert        DT    14   6'5   255   29    7   Texas
73  Paul Laaveg          OG    14   6'4   245   25    4   Iowa
74  George Starke        OT    14   6'5   250   25    1   Columbia
75  Terry Hermeling      OT    13   6'5   255   27    4   Nevada-Reno
76  Walt Rock            OT     7   6'5   255   31   11   Maryland
77  Bill Brundige        DT    14   6'5   270   24    4   Colorado
79  Ron McDole           DE    14   6'3   265   34   13   Nebraska
80  Roy Jefferson        WR    14   6'2   195   29    9   Utah
82  Jimmie Jones         DE     6   6'3   215   26    5   Wichita State
84  Mike Hancock         TE    10   6'4   220   23    R   Idaho State
85  Willie Holman        DE     5   6'4   250   28    6   South Carolina State
86  Verlon Biggs         DE    14   6'4   275   30    9   Jackson State
87  Jerry Smith          TE    13   6'2   208   30    9   Arizona State
88  Alvin Reed           TE     5   6'5   235   29    7   Prairie View A&M
89  Dave Robinson        LB    14   6'3   245   32   11   Penn State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Billy Kilmer         227  122   53.7  1,656   7.30  13.6  14   6.2    9   4.0    15    88    81.3
Sonny Jurgensen      145   87   60.0    904   6.23  10.4   6   4.1    5   3.4    16   114    77.5
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Charley Taylor         59    801   13.6    7
Roy Jefferson          41    595   14.5    1
Larry Brown            40    482   12.1    6
Charlie Harraway       32    291    9.1    3
Jerry Smith            19    215   11.3    0
Alvin Reed              9    124   13.8    0
Duane Thomas            5     40    8.0    0
Mike Hancock            2      3    1.5    2
Frank Grant             1     12   12.0    1
Sonny Jurgensen         1     -3   -3.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Larry Brown           273    860    3.2    8
Charlie Harraway      128    452    3.5    1
Duane Thomas           32     95    3.0    0
Herb Mul-Key            8     20    2.5    0
Billy Kilmer            9     10    1.1    0
Sonny Jurgensen         3      7    2.3    0
Bob Brunet              2      4    2.0    0
Roy Jefferson           1      1    1.0    0
Mike Hull               2     -3   -1.5    0
Charley Taylor          1     -7   -7.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Herb Mul-Key           36  1,011   28.1    1
Speedy Duncan           4     65   16.2    0
Rusty Tillman           3     42   14.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Speedy Duncan          28    228    8.1   11    0
Herb Mul-Key           11    103    9.4    6    0
Jerry Smith             1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Mike Bragg 64 2,581 40.3 0 0 0 0 0 40.3 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Curt Knight 8/8 5/7 6/13 3/9 0/5 22/42 37/37 103 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Mike Bass 5 161 1 Verlon Biggs 15.0 Bill Brundige 13.0 Speedy Duncan 1 6 0 Pat Fischer 3 99 0 Chris Hanburger 3.0 1 45 0 Willie Holman 1.0 Ken Houston 6 32 0 Jimmie Jones 1.0 Ron McDole 6.5 Brig Owens 5 123 1 Dave Robinson 5.0 4 98 1 Manny Sistrunk 1.0 Diron Talbert 7.5 Ted Vactor 1 34 1

1973 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 5 117 OG Charley Cantrell Lamar [pick acquired from ATL] 8 193 TE Mike Hancock 21 Idaho State [pick acquired from LA] 9 218 RB Rich Galbos Ohio State [pick acquired from BAL] 9 233 LB Eddie Sheats Kansas 10 245 DB Ken Stone 101 Vanderbilt [pick acquired from LA] 12 311 OG Ernie Webster Pittsburgh 13 337 DT Dennis Johnson 65 Delaware 14 363 DB Herb Marshall Cameron (Ok.) 16 415 K Mike Wedman Colorado 17 441 RB Jeff Davis Mars Hills

Traded draft picks: #1 to SD via BAL (Johnny Rodgers), #2 to NO via NYJ (Steve Barmgartner), #3 to BUF (Bob Kampa), #4 to BUF (Jeff Yeates), #5 to LA (Cody Jones), #6 to NYJ (Rick Harrell), #7 to BUF (John Ford), #8 to NO (Doug Winslow), #10 to BUF (John LeHeup), #11 to LA (Willie Jackson), #15 to LA (Kurt Matter)


Transactions:

01-31-1973traded Washington's #2 pick in the 1975 draft to Packers for Dave Robinson
01-31-1973traded Washington's #15 pick in the 1973 draft to Rams for Clancy Williams
01-31-1973traded Washington's #11 pick in the 1973 draft to Rams for John Pergine
02-08-1973traded a #10 pick in the 1974 draft to Colts for Fred Miller
02-23-1973Dave Robinson retired
04-17-1973traded Alvin Haymond to Oilers for Houston's #5 pick in the 1974 draft
05-15-1973traded Jim Snowden, Mack Alston, Clifton McNeil, Mike Fanucci and Jeff Severson to Oilers for Ken Houston and a draft pick
06-07-1973traded Washington's #6 pick in the 1974 draft to Browns for Paul Staroba
07-19-1973traded Washington's #1 pick in the 1975 draft and #2 pick in the 1976 draft to Chargers for Duane Thomas
07-26-1973traded Mel Lunsford to Patriots for a #5 pick in the 1974 draft
07-27-1973claimed Mike O'Quinn on waivers from Eagles
08-02-1973Cardinals claimed Mike Irons on waivers
08-06-1973traded Lincoln Minor to Chiefs for Kansas City's #6 pick in the 1974 draft
08-08-1973Lions claimed Mike Haggerty on waivers
08-08-1973traded Steve Boekholder to Rams for a draft pick
08-09-1973Patriots claimed Larry Stevenson on waivers
08-27-1973sent Washington's #15 pick in the 1974 draft and #8 pick in the 1975 draft to Chargers as compensation for Bill Malinchak
08-29-1973traded Charlie Richards to Patriots for New England's #9 pick in the 1974 draft
08-30-1973placed Charles Cantrell on injured reserve
08-30-1973Saints claimed Charlie Brown on waivers
09-06-1973traded Donnell Smith and Washington's #7 pick in the 1974 draft to Patriots for Brad Dusek and New England's #3 pick in the 1974 draft
09-11-1973Patriots claimed Steve Kiner on waivers
10-24-1973placed Jimmie Jones, Moses Denson and Richie Petitbon on injured reserve
10-24-1973traded New England's #3 pick in the 1974 draft to Bears for Willie Holman and Chicago's #5 pick in the 1975 draft
11-16-1973placed Ted Vactor on injured reserve
11-20-1973placed Larry Willis on injured reserve


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/22/73    at Minnesota Vikings       L 20-27


1973 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/16/73 vs San Diego Chargers W 38-0 1-0-0 09/23/73 at St. Louis Cardinals L 27-34 1-1-0 09/30/73 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28-7 2-1-0 10/08/73 vs Dallas Cowboys W 14-7 3-1-0 10/14/73 at New York Giants W 21-3 4-1-0 10/21/73 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 31-13 5-1-0 10/28/73 at New Orleans Saints L 3-19 5-2-0 11/05/73 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16-21 5-3-0 11/11/73 vs San Francisco 49ers W 33-9 6-3-0 11/18/73 vs Baltimore Colts W 22-14 7-3-0 11/22/73 at Detroit Lions W 20-0 8-3-0 12/02/73 vs New York Giants W 27-24 9-3-0 12/09/73 at Dallas Cowboys L 7-27 9-4-0 12/16/73 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 38-20 10-4-0

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