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1979 Washington Redskins: 10-6-0
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Home record: 6-2-0 (211 points scored, 133 allowed) Road record: 4-4-0 (137 points scored, 162 allowed) Head Coach: Jack Pardee

348 points scored (10th of 28 teams), 295 points allowed (10th) NFL Averages: 20.1 points/game (321.0 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:   235   401   2,576   (22)   5.92   20   15    609   2,328   (12)    3.8   17    4,904    (18)      25
Defense:   234   470   2,992   (18)   5.79   18   26    541   2,154   (12)    4.0   21    5,146    (17)      47

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  Mark Moseley         K     16   5'11  205   31    9   Stephen F. Austin
 4  Mike Bragg           P     16   5'11  186   33   12   Richmond
 7  Joe Theismann        QB    16   6'0   195   30    6   Notre Dame
11  Kim McQuilken        QB     3   6'2   203   28    5   Lehigh
20  Joe Lavender         DB    16   6'4   190   30    7   San Diego State
22  Buddy Hardeman       RB    10   6'0   190   25    1   Iowa State
23  Tony Peters          DB    16   6'1   185   26    5   Oklahoma
24  Lemar Parrish        DB    16   5'11  177   31   10   Lincoln (Mo.)
25  Benny Malone         RB    16   5'10  193   27    6   Arizona State
26  Don Harris           DB    16   6'2   185   25    2   Rutgers
27  Ken Houston          DB    13   6'3   198   34   13   Prairie View A&M
29  Mark Murphy          DB    16   6'4   210   24    3   Colgate
30  Ike Forte            RB    11   6'0   211   25    4   Arkansas
34  Bobby Hammond        RB     5   5'10  170   27    4   Morgan State
35  Lonnie Perrin        RB     5   6'1   222   27    4   Illinois
38  Clarence Harmon      RB    16   5'11  213   23    3   Mississippi State
44  John Riggins         RB    16   6'2   230   30    9   Kansas
47  Ray Waddy            DB    16   5'11  175   23    R   Texas A&I
50  Pete Wysocki         LB    16   6'2   224   31    5   Western Michigan
51  Monte Coleman        LB    16   6'2   220   21    R   Central Arkansas
52  Neal Olkewicz        LB    16   6'0   218   22    R   Maryland
54  Bob Kuziel           C     16   6'5   255   29    6   Pittsburgh
57  Rich Milot           LB    14   6'4   225   22    R   Penn State
58  Don Hover            LB    16   6'2   227   24    2   Washington State
59  Brad Dusek           LB    16   6'2   227   28    6   Texas A&M
63  Fred Dean            OG    15   6'3   253   24    2   Texas Southern
64  Ron Saul             OG    15   6'2   254   31   10   Michigan State
65  Dave Butz            DT    15   6'7   285   29    7   Purdue
66  Ted Fritsch          C     16   6'2   247   29    7   St. Norbert's
67  Greg Dubinetz        OG    15   6'4   260   25    1   Yale
69  Perry Brooks         DT    12   6'3   260   24    2   Southern
71  Karl Lorch           DE    15   6'3   258   29    4   Southern California
72  Diron Talbert        DT    16   6'5   255   35   13   Texas
73  Jeff Williams        OG    16   6'4   260   24    3   Rhode Island
74  George Starke        OT    16   6'5   250   31    7   Columbia
75  Terry Hermeling      OT    16   6'5   255   33    9   Nevada-Reno
77  Joe Jones            DE    16   6'6   250   31    9   Tennessee State
78  Paul Smith           DE    15   6'3   255   34   12   New Mexico
79  Coy Bacon            DE    16   6'4   265   37   12   Jackson State
80  Johnnie McDaniel     WR    15   6'1   197   28    6   Lincoln (Mo.)
80  Kris Haines          WR     1   5'11  183   22    R   Notre Dame
81  Chris DeFrance       WR     4   6'1   205   23    R   Arizona State
82  Dallas Hickman       DE    16   6'3   236   27    4   California
83  Ricky Thompson       WR    15   6'0   177   25    4   Baylor
84  Jean Fugett          TE    11   6'3   230   27    8   Amherst
85  Don Warren           TE    16   6'4   229   23    R   San Diego State
86  Phil DuBois          TE    15   6'2   220   22    R   San Diego State
88  Danny Buggs          WR    16   6'2   185   26    5   West Virginia
89  Grady Richardson     TE     3   6'4   225   27    1   Cal State-Fullerton

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Joe Theismann        395  233   59.0  2,797   7.08  12.0  20   5.1   13   3.3    34   263    83.9
Kim McQuilken          4    1   25.0     12   3.00  12.0   0   0.0    1  25.0     0     0     0.0
Buddy Hardeman         2    1   50.0     30  15.00  30.0   0   0.0    1  50.0     0     0    56.3
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Danny Buggs            46    631   13.7    1
Clarence Harmon        32    434   13.6    5
John Riggins           28    163    5.8    3
Don Warren             26    303   11.7    0
Johnnie McDaniel       25    357   14.3    2
Ricky Thompson         22    368   16.7    4
Buddy Hardeman         21    197    9.4    1
Benny Malone           13    137   10.5    1
Jean Fugett            10    128   12.8    3
Ike Forte              10    105   10.5    0
Bobby Hammond           2     16    8.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
John Riggins          260  1,153    4.4    9
Benny Malone          176    472    2.7    3
Clarence Harmon        65    267    4.1    0
Joe Theismann          46    181    3.9    4
Ike Forte              25    125    5.0    1
Buddy Hardeman         31    124    4.0    0
Bobby Hammond           2      5    2.5    0
Lonnie Perrin           2      4    2.0    0
Kim McQuilken           2     -3   -1.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Buddy Hardeman         19    404   21.3    0
Bobby Hammond          14    314   22.4    0
Ike Forte               8    211   26.4    0
Don Harris              6     80   13.3    0
Clarence Harmon         5     63   12.6    0
Lonnie Perrin           3     73   24.3    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Buddy Hardeman         24    207    8.6    7    0
Bobby Hammond           7     54    7.7    7    0
Clarence Harmon         1     10   10.0    0    0
Tony Peters             1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Mike Bragg 78 2,998 38.4 10 12 0 29 135 34.1 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Mark Moseley 2/2 5/5 8/10 9/13 1/3 25/33 39/39 114 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Coy Bacon 13.5 Perry Brooks 4.5 Dave Butz 5.0 Monte Coleman 2.5 1 13 0 Brad Dusek 1.5 1 0 0 Ken Houston 2.0 1 20 0 Joe Jones 6.5 Joe Lavender 6 77 0 Karl Lorch 2.5 1 31 1 Rich Milot 1.0 Mark Murphy 3 29 0 Neal Olkewicz 1.0 1 4 0 Lemar Parrish 9 65 0 Tony Peters 1.0 1 -4 0 Paul Smith 0.5 Diron Talbert 4.5 Ray Waddy 1 6 0 Pete Wysocki 1.0 1 9 0

1979 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 4 103 TE Don Warren 193 San Diego State [pick acquired from OAK via GB] 7 182 LB Rich Milot 121 Penn State [pick acquired from SEA] 9 233 WR Kris Haines 21 Notre Dame 11 289 LB Monte Coleman 215 Central Arkansas 11 300 WR Tony Hall Knoxville [pick acquired from NE]

Traded draft picks: #1 to CIN (Charles Alexander), #2 to OAK via STL (Willie Jones), #3 to BAL via HOU (Kim Anderson), #4 to PHI (Ben Cowins), #5 to CLE via LA (Rich Dimler), #6 to BAL (Jimmy Moore), #7 to NE (Judson Flint), #8 to MIA (Jeff Groth), #10 to KC (Gerald Jackson), #12 to CLE (Dewitt Methvin)


Transactions:

01-1979traded Washington's #12 pick in the 1979 draft to Browns for Joe Jones
03-30-1979traded Tampa's #7 pick in the 1979 draft and Miami's #5 pick in the 1980 draft to Seahawks for Don Testerman and Seattle's #7 pick in the 1979 draft
05-18-1979traded Mike Thomas to Chargers for San Diego's #5 pick in the 1980 draft
08-17-1979traded San Diego's #5 pick in the 1980 draft (?), Washington's #4 pick in the 1981 draft and a #10 pick in the 1981 draft to Browns for Tony Peters
08-21-1979placed Don Testerman on injured reserve
08-28-1979placed Gary Anderson on injured reserve
08-28-1979Giants claimed Tony Green on waivers


1979 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/02/79 vs Houston Oilers L 27-29 0-1-0 09/09/79 at Detroit Lions W 27-24 1-1-0 09/17/79 vs New York Giants W 27-0 2-1-0 09/23/79 at St. Louis Cardinals W 17-7 3-1-0 09/30/79 at Atlanta Falcons W 16-7 4-1-0 10/07/79 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17-28 4-2-0 10/14/79 at Cleveland Browns W 13-9 5-2-0 10/21/79 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 17-7 6-2-0 10/28/79 vs New Orleans Saints L 10-14 6-3-0 11/04/79 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-38 6-4-0 11/11/79 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 30-28 7-4-0 11/18/79 vs Dallas Cowboys W 34-20 8-4-0 11/25/79 at New York Giants L 6-14 8-5-0 12/02/79 vs Green Bay Packers W 38-21 9-5-0 12/09/79 vs Cincinnati Bengals W 28-14 10-5-0 12/16/79 at Dallas Cowboys L 34-35 10-6-0

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