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1977 Washington Redskins: 9-5-0
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Home record: 5-2-0 (97 points scored, 91 allowed) Road record: 4-3-0 (99 points scored, 98 allowed) Head Coach: George Allen

196 points scored (21st of 28 teams), 189 points allowed (4th) NFL Averages: 17.2 points/game (240.5 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:   183   383   1,863   (18)   4.28   15   16    502   1,752   (23)    3.5    4    3,615    (20)      30
Defense:   167   380   2,071   (17)   4.88   12   21    537   2,039   (18)    3.8    8    4,110    (19)      33

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  Mark Moseley         K     14   5'11  205   29    7   Stephen F. Austin
 4  Mike Bragg           P     14   5'11  186   31   10   Richmond
 7  Joe Theismann        QB    14   6'0   184   28    4   Notre Dame
13  Jake Scott           DB    14   6'0   188   32    8   Georgia
17  Billy Kilmer         QB     8   6'0   204   38   15   UCLA
20  Joe Lavender         DB    14   6'4   190   28    5   San Diego State
21  Larry Jones          WR    14   5'10  170   26    4   Northeast Missouri State
22  Mike Thomas          RB    13   5'11  190   24    3   Nevada-Las Vegas
23  Brig Owens           DB     4   5'11  190   34   12   Cincinnati
25  Eddie Brown          DB    14   5'11  190   25    4   Tennessee
26  Bob Brunet           RB     5   6'1   205   31    8   Louisiana Tech
27  Ken Houston          DB    14   6'3   198   32   11   Prairie View A&M
29  Mark Murphy          DB    14   6'4   210   22    R   Colgate
30  Jim Kiick            RB     1   5'11  215   31    9   Wyoming
32  Mike Curtis          LB    14   6'2   232   34   13   Duke
35  Calvin Hill          RB    14   6'3   227   30    9   Yale
36  Eddie Moss           RB     9   6'0   215   29    5   Southeast Missouri State
37  Pat Fischer          DB     3   5'10  170   37   17   Nebraska
38  Clarence Harmon      RB    12   5'11  190   21    R   Mississippi State
40  Windlan Hall         DB     8   5'11  175   27    6   Arizona State
42  Charley Taylor       WR    12   6'3   210   36   13   Arizona State
44  John Riggins         RB     5   6'2   230   28    7   Kansas
45  Gerard Williams      DB    14   6'1   184   25    2   Langston
46  Frank Grant          WR    14   5'11  181   27    5   Southern Colorado
50  Pete Wysocki         LB    13   6'2   225   29    3   Western Michigan
51  Joe Harris           LB    11   6'1   225   24    1   Georgia Tech
53  Harold McLinton      LB    14   6'2   235   30    9   Southern
54  Bob Kuziel           C     14   6'5   255   27    4   Pittsburgh
55  Chris Hanburger      LB     5   6'2   218   36   13   North Carolina
56  Len Hauss            C     14   6'2   235   35   14   Georgia
57  Stu O'Dell           LB     3   6'1   220   25    3   Indiana
59  Brad Dusek           LB    14   6'2   214   26    4   Texas A&M
61  Dennis Johnson       DT    11   6'4   260   26    4   Delaware
62  Dan Nugent           OG    14   6'3   250   24    2   Auburn
64  Ron Saul             OG    14   6'2   264   29    8   Michigan State
65  Dave Butz            DT    12   6'7   285   27    5   Purdue
66  Ted Fritsch          C     14   6'2   242   27    5   St. Norbert's
67  Rusty Tillman        LB    14   6'2   230   31    8   Northern Arizona
70  Will Wynn            DE     1   6'4   245   28    5   Tennessee State
71  Karl Lorch           DE    14   6'3   253   27    2   Southern California
72  Diron Talbert        DT    14   6'5   255   33   11   Texas
74  George Starke        OT    14   6'5   249   29    5   Columbia
75  Terry Hermeling      OT    13   6'5   255   31    7   Nevada-Reno
76  Tim Stokes           OT    14   6'5   252   27    4   Oregon
77  Bill Brundige        DT    12   6'5   270   28    8   Colorado
78  Dallas Hickman       DE    14   6'6   235   25    2   California
79  Ron McDole           DE    14   6'3   265   38   17   Nebraska
84  Jean Fugett          TE    14   6'3   226   25    6   Amherst
86  Bill Larson          TE     1   6'4   225   24    2   Colorado State
87  Jerry Smith          TE     9   6'2   208   34   13   Arizona State
88  Danny Buggs          WR    14   6'2   185   24    3   West Virginia

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Billy Kilmer         201   99   49.3  1,187   5.91  12.0   8   4.0    7   3.5    22   180    66.5
Joe Theismann        182   84   46.2  1,097   6.03  13.1   7   3.8    9   4.9    30   241    57.9
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Jean Fugett            36    631   17.5    5
Frank Grant            34    480   14.1    3
Mike Thomas            28    245    8.8    2
Danny Buggs            26    341   13.1    1
Calvin Hill            18    154    8.6    1
Charley Taylor         14    158   11.3    0
Clarence Harmon        14    119    8.5    1
John Riggins            7     95   13.6    2
Larry Jones             5     55   11.0    0
Jerry Smith             1      6    6.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Mike Thomas           228    806    3.5    3
Clarence Harmon        94    310    3.3    0
Calvin Hill            69    257    3.7    0
John Riggins           68    203    3.0    0
Joe Theismann          29    149    5.1    1
Billy Kilmer           10     20    2.0    0
Bob Brunet              3      6    2.0    0
Larry Jones             1      1    1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Eddie Brown            34    852   25.1    0
Mark Murphy             3     44   14.7    0
Rusty Tillman           3     39   13.0    0
Larry Jones             2     42   21.0    0
Bob Brunet              2     40   20.0    0
Eddie Moss              2     35   17.5    0
Clarence Harmon         1     18   18.0    0
Danny Buggs             0     17      ?    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Eddie Brown            57    452    7.9    8    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Mike Bragg 91 3,502 38.5 4 29 0 50 228 35.1 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Mark Moseley 1/1 3/3 4/5 9/22 4/6 21/37 19/19 82 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Eddie Brown 1.5 1 0 0 Bill Brundige 4.0 Mike Curtis 2.0 1 1 0 Brad Dusek 7.0 1 0 0 Chris Hanburger 3.5 Ken Houston 5 69 0 Dennis Johnson 10.0 Joe Lavender 4 36 0 Karl Lorch 6.0 Ron McDole 6.0 2 15 0 Jake Scott 3 42 0 Diron Talbert 5.0 Gerard Williams 4 25 0

1977 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 4 97 DE Duncan McColl Stanford [pick acquired from MIA] 7 190 TE Reggie Haynes 14 Nevada-Las Vegas [pick acquired from LA] 9 246 RB Mike Northington Purdue [pick acquired from LA] 10 273 RB James Sykes Rice 11 300 DB Don Harris 43 Rutgers 12 327 DE Curtis Kirkland Missouri

Traded draft picks: #1 to STL (Steve Pisarkiewicz), #2 to LA via SD (Billy Waddy), #3 to SD (Linden King), #4 to KC (Eric Harris), #5 to LA (Donnie Hickman), #6 to ATL (Keith Jenkins), #7 to OAK via HOU, NYG (Rich Martini), #8 to KC (Waddell Smith), #9 to ATL (Robert Speer)


Transactions:

04-06-1977signed Greg Hartle from Cardinals as a free agent
05-03-1977traded Washington's #3 pick in the 1981 draft to Rams for Los Angeles' #7 and #9 picks in the 1977 draft and their #8 pick in the 1978 draft
07-27-1977Larry Brown retired
08-22-1977traded a conditional draft pick to Patriots for Harold Hart
09-11-1977placed Duncan McColl on injured reserve


1977 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/18/77 at New York Giants L 17-20 0-1-0 09/25/77 vs Atlanta Falcons W 10-6 1-1-0 10/02/77 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 24-14 2-1-0 10/09/77 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 10-0 3-1-0 10/16/77 at Dallas Cowboys L 16-34 3-2-0 10/23/77 vs New York Giants L 6-17 3-3-0 10/30/77 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 23-17 4-3-0 11/07/77 at Baltimore Colts L 3-10 4-4-0 11/13/77 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17-14 5-4-0 11/21/77 vs Green Bay Packers W 10-9 6-4-0 11/27/77 vs Dallas Cowboys L 7-14 6-5-0 12/04/77 at Buffalo Bills W 10-0 7-5-0 12/10/77 at St. Louis Cardinals W 26-20 8-5-0 12/17/77 vs Los Angeles Rams W 17-14 9-5-0

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