2004 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 2004 6–10 4th NFC East Daniel Snyder Vinny Cerrato Joe Gibbs Joe Gibbs FedExField Did not qualify LB Marcus Washington CB Shawn Springs (2nd team) Redskins seasons The 2004 season was the Washington Redskins' 73rd in the National Football League (NFL). Although they improved on their 5–11 record from 2003 to 6–10, they finished bottom of their division and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight year. The season saw Joe Gibbs come out of retirement to return as head coach. The team acquired running back Clinton Portis in a trade that sent Champ Bailey to the Denver Broncos in the 2004 offseason. Week 8 marked the first time since 1932 that the U.S. presidential election went against the Redskins Rule. Offseason Free agency Player Former team Marcus Washington Indianapolis Colts Shawn Springs Seattle Seahawks Cornelius Griffin New York Giants Phillip Daniels Chicago Bears Player New team Lional Dalton Kansas City Chiefs Jeremiah Trotter Philadelphia Eagles Peppi Zellner Arizona Cardinals Regan Upshaw New York Giants Trades March 4, 2004 To Washington RedskinsClinton Portis To Denver BroncosChamp Bailey 2nd Rd. Draft Pick (2004) (Tatum Bell) Staff 2004 Washington Redskins Owner – Daniel Snyder Vice president of football operations – Joe Mendes Vice president of football operations – Pepper Rodgers Director of player personnel – Vinny Cerrato Head coach – Joe Gibbs Assistant head coach/offense – Joe Bugel Assistant head coach/defense – Gregg Williams Offensive coordinator – Don Breaux Quarterbacks – Jack Burns Running backs – Earnest Byner Wide receivers – Stan Hixon Tight ends – Rennie Simmons Offensive consultant – Ernie Zampese Offensive assistant – Bill Lazor Quality control – Coy Gibbs Defensive coordinator/defensive line – Greg Blache Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Secondary/corners – DeWayne Walker Safeties/third downs – Steve Jackson Special teams – Danny Smith Quality control special teams/defensive assistant – Kirk Olivadotti Strength and conditioning – John Dunn Assistant strength and conditioning – John Hastings Assistant strength and conditioning – Bobby Crumpler NFL draft 2004 NFL draft 2004 Washington Redskins 1 5 Sean Taylor S Miami (FL) yes yes 3 81 Chris Cooley TE Utah State yes yes 5 151 Mark Wilson OT California yes 6 180 Jim Molinaro OT Notre Dame yes Final roster 2004 Washington Redskins 53  8 Mark Brunell  4 Tim Hasselbeck 11 Patrick Ramsey 46 Ladell Betts 40 Rock Cartwright 30 Dahrran Diedrick 45 Mike Sellers FB 86 Antonio Brown wide receiver, born 1978 80 Laveranues Coles 87 Rod Gardner 84 Taylor Jacobs 85 Darnerien McCants 83 James Thrash 47 Chris Cooley American football y 48 Kori Dickerson 82 Brian Kozlowski 88 Robert Royal 67 Ray Brown offensive lineman LT 66 Derrick Dockery G 64 Lennie Friedman C 69 Jim Molinaro y RT 78 Vaughn Parker RT 52 Cory Raymer C 60 Chris Samuels LT 77 Randy Thomas American football G 63 Mark Wilson American football y G 73 Ryan Boschetti y DE 57 Chris Clemons defensive end DE 92 Demetric Evans DE 96 Cornelius Griffin DT 99 Jermaine Haley DT 91 Cedric Killings DT 75 Brandon Noble DT 95 Joe Salave'a DT 94 Ron Warner American football DE 97 Renaldo Wynn DE 51 Brandon Barnes linebacker MLB 59 Devin Lemons OLB 98 Lemar Marshall OLB 58 Antonio Pierce MLB 53 Marcus Washington OLB 37 Rufus Brown y CB 25 Ryan Clark American football SS 22 Pat Dennis FS 29 Todd Franz SS 27 Walt Harris cornerback CB 21 Fred Smoot CB 24 Shawn Springs CB 36 Sean Taylor FS y 38 Garnell Wilds y CB 71 Ethan Albright LS  5 Jeff Chandler American football K 19 Tom Tupa P -- Korey Banks CB -- James Bethea defensive back y CB 72 Nic Clemons DE 79 Pita Elisara T -- Maurice Jones linebacker y LB 61 Ben Nowland C 18 Gari Scott WR 54 Clifton Smith linebacker LB 56 LaVar Arrington LB IR -- Micheal Barrow LB IR 41 Matt Bowen American football S IR 50 Khary Campbell LB IR 93 Phillip Daniels DE IR 35 Jason Doering S IR 10 John Hall placekicker K IR 76 Jon Jansen RT IR 23 Ade Jimoh CB IR 74 Kenyatta Jones LT IR 34 Andre Lott S IR 20 Chad Morton RS IR 26 Clinton Portis RB IR 31 John Simon running back RB IR 39 Dennard Wilson y S IR 15 8 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 9, 2004 Denver Broncos W 20–17 1–0 FedExField 2 August 14, 2004 Carolina Panthers L 20–23 1–1 FedExField 3 August 21, 2004 at Miami Dolphins W 17–0 2–1 Pro Player Stadium 4 August 27, 2004 at St. Louis Rams L 3–28 2–2 Edward Jones Dome 5 September 3, 2004 Atlanta Falcons W 27–0 3–2 FedExField Regular season Due to the addition of the Houston Texans in 2002 and a subsequent change to the NFL's scheduling formula,https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=521 History of the NFL's Structure and Formats 2018-03-29 2018-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20180622033031/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=521 dead the 2004 season was the first time since 1991 that the Redskins played the Cincinnati Bengals; the Bengals won the game, the first time they had done so at the Redskins.Cincinnati Bengals v Washington Redskins It was also the first time the Redskins had hosted the Green Bay Packers since 1979.Urena Ivan Pro Football Schedules: A Comple Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present 2014 McFarland & Co. Jefferson, North Carolina 9780786473519 15, 17 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–10 1–0 FedExField 90,098 2 September 19 at New York Giants L 14–20 1–1 Giants Stadium 78,767 3 September 27 Dallas Cowboys L 18–21 1–2 FedExField 90,367 4 October 3 at Cleveland Browns L 13–17 1–3 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,348 5 October 10 Baltimore Ravens L 10–17 1–4 FedExField 90,287 6 October 17 at Chicago Bears W 13–10 2–4 Soldier Field 61,985 7 Bye 8 October 31 Green Bay Packers L 14–28 2–5 FedExField 89,295 9 November 7 at Detroit Lions W 17–10 3–5 Ford Field 62,657 10 November 14 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–17 3–6 FedExField 87,786 11 November 21 at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–28 3–7 Lincoln Financial Field 67,720 12 November 28 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–16 3–8 Heinz Field 63,707 13 December 5 New York Giants W 31–7 4–8 FedExField 87,872 14 December 12 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 4–9 FedExField 90,089 15 December 18, 2004 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–16 5–9 Monster Park 65,710 16 December 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–13 5–10 Texas Stadium 63,705 17 January 2 Minnesota Vikings W 21–18 6–10 FedExField 78,876Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 2 Redskins 7 0 0 7 Giants 0 20 0 0 September 19 Giants Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 3:11 78,767 62 F; wind 16 mph on Tom White Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, Pam Oliver Fox yes Q1 7:24 WAS Cooley 7-yard pass from Brunell (Hall kick) WAS 7–0 Q2 12:53 NYG Carter 38-yard pass from Warner (Christie kick) Tied 7–7 Q2 6:21 NYG Green 16-yard fumble return (Christie kick) NYG 14–7 Q2 4:34 NYG Christie 38-yard field goal NYG 17–7 Q2 0:37 NYG Christie 22-yard field goal NYG 20–7 Q4 12:01 WAS Portis 13-yard pass from Ramsey (Hall kick) NYG 20–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015. Standings References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Red