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1976 Washington Redskins: 10-4-0
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Home record: 5-2-0 (151 points scored, 94 allowed) Road record: 5-2-0 (140 points scored, 123 allowed) Head Coach: George Allen

291 points scored (11th of 28 teams), 217 points allowed (9th) NFL Averages: 19.2 points/game (268.1 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:   187   370   1,985   (16)   4.87   20   20    548   2,111   (14)    3.9   10    4,096    (17)      43
Defense:   146   354   1,917   ( 9)   4.82   11   26    555   2,205   (19)    4.0   12    4,122    (13)      47

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  Mark Moseley         K     14   5'11  205   28    6   Stephen F. Austin
 4  Mike Bragg           P     14   5'11  186   30    9   Richmond
 7  Joe Theismann        QB    14   6'0   184   27    3   Notre Dame
13  Jake Scott           DB    12   6'0   188   31    7   Georgia
17  Billy Kilmer         QB    10   6'0   204   37   14   UCLA
20  Joe Lavender         DB    14   6'4   190   27    4   San Diego State
21  Larry Jones          WR     1   5'10  170   25    3   Northeast Missouri State
22  Mike Thomas          RB    13   5'11  190   23    2   Nevada-Las Vegas
23  Brig Owens           DB    14   5'11  190   33   11   Cincinnati
24  Bill Malinchak       WR     3   6'1   200   32   10   Indiana
25  Eddie Brown          DB    14   5'11  190   24    3   Tennessee
26  Bob Brunet           RB    14   6'1   205   30    7   Louisiana Tech
27  Ken Houston          DB    14   6'3   198   31   10   Prairie View A&M
35  Calvin Hill          RB    14   6'3   227   29    8   Yale
37  Pat Fischer          DB    14   5'10  170   36   16   Nebraska
43  Larry Brown          RB    11   5'11  195   29    8   Kansas State
44  John Riggins         RB    14   6'2   230   27    6   Kansas
45  Gerard Williams      DB    14   6'1   184   24    1   Langston
46  Frank Grant          WR    14   5'11  181   26    4   Southern Colorado
50  Pete Wysocki         LB    14   6'2   225   28    2   Western Michigan
53  Harold McLinton      LB    14   6'2   235   29    8   Southern
54  Bob Kuziel           C     14   6'5   255   26    3   Pittsburgh
55  Chris Hanburger      LB    14   6'2   218   35   12   North Carolina
56  Len Hauss            C     14   6'2   235   34   13   Georgia
57  Stu O'Dell           LB    14   6'1   220   24    2   Indiana
59  Brad Dusek           LB    14   6'2   214   25    3   Texas A&M
61  Dennis Johnson       DT    13   6'4   260   25    3   Delaware
62  Dan Nugent           OG    14   6'3   250   23    1   Auburn
64  Ron Saul             OG    11   6'2   254   28    7   Michigan State
65  Dave Butz            DT    14   6'7   285   26    4   Purdue
66  Ted Fritsch          C     14   6'2   242   26    4   St. Norbert's
67  Rusty Tillman        LB    14   6'2   230   30    7   Northern Arizona
71  Karl Lorch           DE    13   6'3   260   26    1   Southern California
72  Diron Talbert        DT    14   6'5   255   32   10   Texas
74  George Starke        OT    14   6'5   249   28    4   Columbia
75  Terry Hermeling      OT    12   6'5   255   30    6   Nevada-Reno
76  Tim Stokes           OT    14   6'5   252   26    3   Oregon
77  Bill Brundige        DT    14   6'5   270   27    7   Colorado
78  Dallas Hickman       DE    14   6'6   235   24    1   California
79  Ron McDole           DE    14   6'3   265   37   16   Nebraska
80  Roy Jefferson        WR    14   6'2   195   32   12   Utah
81  Doug Winslow         WR     5   5'11  181   25    2   Drake
84  Jean Fugett          TE    12   6'3   226   24    5   Amherst
85  Brian Fryer          WR     4   6'1   185   23    R   Edmonton
87  Jerry Smith          TE    13   6'2   208   33   12   Arizona State
88  Danny Buggs          WR     6   6'2   185   23    2   West Virginia

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Billy Kilmer         206  108   52.4  1,252   6.08  11.6  12   5.8   10   4.9    15   125    70.3
Joe Theismann        163   79   48.5  1,036   6.36  13.1   8   4.9   10   6.1    22   172    59.8
Calvin Hill            1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Mike Thomas            0    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     1     6     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Frank Grant            50    818   16.4    5
Mike Thomas            28    290   10.4    4
Roy Jefferson          27    364   13.5    2
Jean Fugett            27    334   12.4    6
John Riggins           21    172    8.2    1
Larry Brown            17     98    5.8    0
Calvin Hill             7    100   14.3    0
Jerry Smith             7     75   10.7    2
Danny Buggs             2     25   12.5    0
Bill Malinchak          1     12   12.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Mike Thomas           254  1,101    4.3    5
John Riggins          162    572    3.5    3
Calvin Hill            79    301    3.8    1
Joe Theismann          17     97    5.7    1
Larry Brown            20     56    2.8    0
Jean Fugett             2      0    0.0    0
Billy Kilmer           13     -7   -0.5    0
Frank Grant             1     -9   -9.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Eddie Brown            30    738   24.6    0
Brian Fryer             9    166   18.4    0
Bob Brunet              4     85   21.2    0
Doug Winslow            2     32   16.0    0
Larry Jones             1     16   16.0    0
Brig Owens              1     15   15.0    0
Rusty Tillman           1     14   14.0    0
Karl Lorch              1      0    0.0    0
Pete Wysocki            1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Eddie Brown            48    646   13.5    8    1
Jake Scott              3     27    9.0    0    0
Larry Jones             1     15   15.0    0    0
Doug Winslow            0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Mike Bragg 90 3,503 38.9 11 15 0 44 323 32.9 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Mark Moseley 1/1 7/8 8/11 6/13 0/1 22/34 31/32 97 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Eddie Brown 1.0 1 8 0 Bill Brundige 5.5 Dave Butz 2.0 Brad Dusek 2.5 1 0 0 Pat Fischer 5 38 0 Chris Hanburger 2.5 1 20 0 Ken Houston 4 25 0 Dennis Johnson 4.5 1 2 0 Joe Lavender 8 77 0 Ron McDole 9.5 Harold McLinton 1.5 1 8 0 Brig Owens 1.0 Jake Scott 4 12 0 Diron Talbert 12.5 Pete Wysocki 1.0

1976 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 5 148 OG Mike Hughes Baylor [pick acquired from STL] 6 179 DB Tommy Marvaso 14 Cincinnati [pick acquired from LA] 8 234 WR Bryan Fryer 4 Alberta [pick acquired from LA] 9 254 OG Curtis Akins Hawaii 10 272 LB Paul Strohmeier Washington [pick acquired from CHI] 11 308 DE Dean Gissler Nebraska 12 337 DB Walter Tullis 32 Delaware State 13 364 DB Waymon Britt Michigan 14 393 DB Quinn Buckner Indiana 15 426 RB John Monroe Bluefield State [pick acquired from STL] 17 476 DB Chuck Wills Oregon

Traded draft picks: #1 to MIA (Larry Gordon), #2 to DET via SD (David Hill), #3 to NO via SD (Bob Simmons), #4 to OAK via SD (Herb McMath), #5 to STL (Wayne Morris), #6 to KC (Calvin Harper), #8 to BUF via ATL (Art Meadowcroft), #10 to MIA (Gary Fencik), #15 to STL (Lee Nelson), #16 to BAL via BAL, SF (Mike Fuhrman)


Transactions:

03-30-1976Buccaneers selected Dan Ryczek in expansion draft
03-30-1976Buccaneers selected Ken Stone in expansion draft
03-30-1976Seahawks selected Art Kuehn in expansion draft
04-03-1976signed Calvin Hill from Cowboys as a free agent
07-1976traded Washington's #5 pick in the 1977 draft to Rams for Larry Smith
08-03-1976placed Charley Taylor on injured reserve
08-03-1976placed Walt Sweeney on injured reserve
08-04-1976traded Manny Sistrunk, St. Louis' #6 pick in the 1977 draft, Washington's #5 pick in the 1978 draft and their #4 pick in the 1979 draft to Eagles for Joe Lavender
08-17-1976traded Washington's #7 pick in the 1977 draft, their #6 pick in the 1978 draft and their #3 pick in the 1979 draft to Oilers for Ron Saul
08-19-1976placed Ernie Janet on injured reserve
08-24-1976traded Bryant Salter to Dolphins for Jake Scott and Miami's #4 pick in the 1977 draft
08-24-1976traded Washington's #8 pick in the 1977 draft and another draft pick to Chiefs for John Matuszak
09-06-1976traded Leroy Jones to Chargers for a #2 pick in the 1977 draft and $12,500 cash
09-06-1976placed Curtis Akins on injured reserve
09-06-1976placed Jim Thompson on injured reserve
09-06-1976placed Paul Laaveg on injured reserve
09-06-1976traded Washington's #2 pick in the 1980 draft and another pick to Rams for Dan Nugent
09-06-1976traded Washington's #6 and #9 picks in the 1977 draft to Falcons for Ted Fritsch


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

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/18/76    at Minnesota Vikings       L 20-35


1976 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/76 vs New York Giants W 19-17 1-0-0 09/19/76 vs Seattle Seahawks W 31-7 2-0-0 09/27/76 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20-17 (OT) 3-0-0 10/03/76 at Chicago Bears L 7-33 3-1-0 10/10/76 vs Kansas City Chiefs L 30-33 3-2-0 10/17/76 vs Detroit Lions W 20-7 4-2-0 10/25/76 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 20-10 5-2-0 10/31/76 vs Dallas Cowboys L 7-20 5-3-0 11/07/76 at San Francisco 49ers W 24-21 6-3-0 11/14/76 at New York Giants L 9-12 6-4-0 11/21/76 at St. Louis Cardinals W 16-10 7-4-0 11/28/76 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 24-0 8-4-0 12/05/76 at New York Jets W 37-16 9-4-0 12/12/76 at Dallas Cowboys W 27-14 10-4-0

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