1979 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1979 10–6 3rd NFC East Jack Pardee Bobby Beathard Jack Kent Cooke Edward Bennett Williams Joe Walton Doc Urich RFK Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1979 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–8 record from 1978, finishing 10–6. Although the Redskins were able to improve their record, they were eliminated from playoff contention on the final week of the season after facing the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC East title on the line. Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach led a last-minute comeback to defeat Washington 35–34 to win the division, which, combined with the Chicago Bears defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 42–6, resulted in the Redskins losing a points tiebreaker for the final wild-card slot. The Redskins adopted new uniforms this season, retiring the gold pants in favor of separate burgundy and white pants to be worn with the white and burgundy jerseys, respectively. Smaller changes were made to the jerseys and socks as well.https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=teams&team_id=WSH The Gridiron Uniform Database March 26, 2026 This uniform set would be worn for all three of the franchise's Super Bowl victories to date and were relatively unchanged until the team changed its name for the 2020 season. Offseason NFL draft 1979 NFL draft 1979 Washington Redskins 4 103 Don Warren Tight end San Diego State yes 7 182 Rich Milot Linebacker Penn State yes 9 233 Kris Haines Wide receiver Notre Dame yes 11 289 Monte Coleman Linebacker Central Arkansas yes 11 300 Tony Hall Wide receiver Knoxville no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1979_draft.htm 1979 Washington Redskins draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 16, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1979 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeWillie BanksLinebackerPenn StateWillie BlasherlinebackerOregonCharley BloxsomGuardMiami (FL)James Willie BrownTackleLouisvilleAntonio CastleWide receiverEastern New MexicoRonnie CullinsCornerbackColoradoDarryl DrakeWide receiverWestern KentuckyPhil DuBoisTight EndSan Diego StateRicky DunawaySafetyTulaneKeith EllisWide receiverNew MexicoTony HernandezDefensive backBYUNeal OlkewiczLinebackerMarylandLouis Orlando IIICenterYalePedro PosadasKickerLouisvilleJonathan SuttonSafetyNew MexicoRay WaddyCornerbackTexas A&IJimmy Jaye WellsCenterWisconsin–SuperiorDale WhiteDefensive tackleArkansasAnthony YoungSafetyJackson State Personnel Staff 1979 Washington Redskins President – Edward Bennett Williams Vice president – Jack Kent Cooke General manager – Bobby Beathard Executive assistant to the President – Bobby Mitchell Assistant general manager – Joel Margolis Assistant general manager – Dick Meyers Director of player personnel – Mike Allman Director of pro scouting – Kirk Mee Director of college scouting – Dick Daniels Scouts – Charley Casserly, Charley Taylor Head Coach – Jack Pardee Special Assistant to Head Coach – Bob Bowser Offensive Coordinator – Joe Walton Running Backs – Fred O'Connor Tight Ends – John Hilton Offensive Line – Ray Callahan Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – George Dickson Defensive Secondary – Richie Petitbon Special Teams – John Hilton Washington Redskins 1979 Press Guide 2–21 Roster 1979 Washington Redskins 11 Kim McQuilken 12 Fred Mortensen  7 Joe Theismann 30 Ike Forte 34 Bobby Hammond 38 Clarence Harmon American football 25 Benny Malone 44 John Riggins 88 Danny Buggs 80 John McDaniel American football 83 Ricky Thompson 86 Phil DuBois y 84 Jean Fugett 89 Grady Richardson 85 Don Warren y 63 Fred Dean offensive lineman G 67 Greg Dubinetz T 66 Ted Fritsch Jr. C 75 Terry Hermeling T 54 Bob Kuziel C 64 Ron Saul G 74 George Starke T 73 Jeff Williams offensive lineman G 79 Coy Bacon DE 69 Perry Brooks DT 65 Dave Butz DT 82 Dallas Hickman DE 77 Joe Jones defensive end DE 71 Karl Lorch DE 78 Paul Smith defensive end DT 72 Diron Talbert DT 51 Monte Coleman y OLB 59 Brad Dusek OLB 58 Don Hover MLB 57 Rich Milot y OLB 52 Neal Olkewicz y MLB 50 Pete Wysocki OLB 26 Don Harris American football SS 20 Joe Lavender CB 29 Mark Murphy American football executive FS 24 Lemar Parrish CB 23 Tony Peters SS 47 Ray Waddy y CB  4 Mike Bragg P  3 Mark Moseley K 60 Gary Anderson offensive lineman G IR -- Mike Gibbons American football T IR 22 Buddy Hardeman RB IR 27 Ken Houston S IR -- Tom Milanovich no DE IR 62 Dan Nugent G IR 40 Don Testerman FB IR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1979_roster.htm 1979 Washington Redskins starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 16, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance 1 August 4, 1979 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 9–7 1–0 Tampa Stadium 64,493 2 August 11, 1979 at Denver Broncos L 6–13 1–1 Mile High Stadium 58,799 3 August 18, 1979 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–6 2–1 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 52,478 4 August 24, 1979 Cleveland Browns L 9–21 2–2 RFK Stadium 40,039 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance Recap 1 September 2 Houston Oilers L 27–29 0–1 RFK Stadium 54,582 Recap 2 September 9 at Detroit Lions W 27–24 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome 54,991 Recap 3 September 17, 1979 New York Giants W 27–0 2–1 RFK Stadium 54,672 Recap 4 September 23 at St. Louis Cardinals W 17–7 3–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,680 Recap 5 September 30 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–7 4–1 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 56,819 Recap 6 October 7 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–28 4–2 Veterans Stadium 69,142 Recap 7 October 14 at Cleveland Browns W 13–9 5–2 Cleveland Stadium 63,323 Recap 8 October 21 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–7 6–2 RFK Stadium 54,442 Recap 9 October 28 New Orleans Saints L 10–14 6–3 RFK Stadium 52,133 Recap 10 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–38 6–4 Three Rivers Stadium 49,462 Recap 11 November 11 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–28 7–4 RFK Stadium 50,868 Recap 12 November 18 Dallas Cowboys W 34–20 8–4 RFK Stadium 55,031 Recap 13 November 25 at New York Giants L 6–14 8–5 Giants Stadium 72,641 Recap 14 December 2 Green Bay Packers W 38–21 9–5 RFK Stadium 51,682 Recap 15 December 9 Cincinnati Bengals W 28–14 10–5 RFK Stadium 52,882 Recap 16 December 16 at Dallas Cowboys L 34–35 10–6 Texas Stadium 62,867 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1979.htm 1979 Washington Redskins Statistics & Players Week 1: vs. Houston Oilers 1979 Houston Oilers season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins September 2, 1979 1:00 p.m. Oilers 6 0 7 16 Redskins 0 17 7 3 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,582 Gordon McCarter NBC Jim Simpson and John Brodie Pro-Football-Reference.com Oilers Dan Pastorini12/30, 176 Yds, TD, 3 INT Earl Campbell32 Rush, 166 Yds, 2 TD Billy Johnson4 Rec, 76 Yds, TD Redskins Joe Theismann7/14, 123 Yds, 2 TD, INT Benny Malone17 Rush, 58 Yds, TD Jean Fugett3 Rec, 55 Yds, 2 TD HOU WSH collapsed 1 Oilers FG 41 Fritsch 3 0 1 Oilers FG 46 Fritsch 6 0 2 Redskins FG 27 Moseley 6 3 2 Redskins RecTD Fugett Theismann 8 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 10 2 Redskins RushTD Malone 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 17 3 Oilers RushTD Campbell 13 good Fritsch run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 17 3 Redskins RecTD Fugett Theismann 30 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 24 4 Redskins FG 39 Moseley 13 27 4 Oilers RecTD Johnson Pastorini 14 no good Fritsch run/pass good/failed/incomplete 19 27 4 Oilers FG 26 Fritsch 22 27 4 Oilers RushTD Campbell 3 good Fritsch run/pass good/failed/incomplete 29 27 29 27 Week 2: at Detroit Lions 1979 Detroit Lions season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions September 9, 1979 1:00 p.m. Redskins 0 17 7 3 Lions 3 0 0 21 Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, Michigan 54,991 Indoors (dome) Gene Barth CBS Frank Glieber and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Lions WSH DET collapsed 1 Lions FG 27 Ricardo 0 3 2 Redskins RecTD Thompson Theismann 8 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 3 2 Redskins FG 35 Moseley 10 3 2 Redskins RushTD Malone 5 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 3 3 Redskins RecTD Fugett Theismann 3 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 3 4 Lions RushTD Robinson 2 good Ricardo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 10 4 Lions RushTD Kane 12 good Ricardo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 17 4 Lions RecTD Scott Komlo 24 good Ricardo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 24 4 Redskins FG 41 Moseley 27 24 27 24 Week 3: vs. New York Giants 1979 New York Giants season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: New York Giants at Washington Redskins September 17, 1979 9:00 p.m. Giants 0 0 0 0 Redskins 3 14 7 3 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,672 Ben Dreith ABC Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton Pro-Football-Reference.com Giants Redskins NYG WSH collapsed 1 Redskins FG 46 Moseley 0 3 2 Redskins — — — IntTD Lorch 31 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 Redskins RecTD Harmon Theismann 4 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 17 3 Redskins RushTD Theismann 7 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 24 1 Redskins FG 40 Moseley 0 27 0 27 Week 4: at St. Louis Cardinals 1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals September 23, 1979 2:00 p.m. Redskins 14 0 0 3 Cardinals 0 0 7 0 Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri 50,680 Red Cashion CBS Gary Bender and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Cardinals WSH STL collapsed 1 Redskins — — — FumbleTD Hover 0 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 Redskins RecTD Hardeman Theismann 41 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 3 Eagles RushTD Brown 1 good Little run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 4 Redskins FG 47 Moseley 17 7 17 7 Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons 1979 Atlanta Falcons season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons September 30, 1979 1:00 p.m. Redskins 3 10 3 0 Falcons 7 0 0 0 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 56,819 Dick Jorgensen CBS Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Falcons WSH ATL collapsed 1 Redskins FG 45 Moseley 3 0 1 Falcons RushTD Andrews 2 good Mazzetti run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 Redskins FG 53 Moseley 6 7 2 Redskins RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 7 3 Redskins FG 37 Moseley 16 7 16 7 Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles 1979 Philadelphia Eagles season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 6: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles October 7, 1979 1:00 p.m. Redskins 0 7 0 10 Eagles 7 7 14 0 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,142 Jerry Markbreit CBS Gary Bender and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Eagles WSH PHI collapsed 1 Eagles RushTD Montgomery 8 good Franklin run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Eagles RecTD Montgomery Jaworski 11 good Franklin run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 Redskins RecTD Riggins Theismann 4 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 3 Eagles RushTD Montgomery 5 good Franklin run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 21 3 Eagles RushTD Montgomery 4 good Franklin run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 28 4 Redskins FG 37 Moseley 10 28 4 Redskins RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 28 17 28 Week 7: at Cleveland Browns 1979 Cleveland Browns season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 7: Washington Redskins at Cleveland Browns October 14, 1979 1:00 p.m. Redskins 0 3 3 7 Browns 0 6 3 0 Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio 63,323 Jerry Seeman CBS Frank Glieber and George Allen Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Joe Theismann14/24, 233 Yds, TD, INT John Riggins13 Rush, 31 Yds Clarence Harmon4 Rec, 60 Yds, TD Browns Brian Sipe13/25, 160 Yds, INT Mike Pruitt22 Rush, 85 Yds Dave Logan5 Rec, 97 Yds WSH CLE collapsed 2 Redskins FG 35 Moseley 3 0 2 Browns RushTD Hill 1 no good (blocked) Cockroft run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 6 3 Redskins FG 17 Moseley 6 6 3 Browns FG 37 Cockroft 6 9 4 Redskins RecTD Harmon Theismann 15 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 9 13 9 Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins October 21, 1979 1:00 p.m. Eagles 0 0 0 7 Redskins 0 7 7 3 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,442 Chuck Heberling CBS Vin Scully and George Allen Pro-Football-Reference.com Eagles Redskins PHI WSH collapsed 2 Redskins RushTD Malone 10 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 3 Redskins RushTD Theismann 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 4 Redskins FG 23 Moseley 0 17 4 Eagles RecTD Krepfle Jaworski 40 good Franklin run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 17 7 17 Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints 1979 New Orleans Saints season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: New Orleans Saints at Washington Redskins October 28, 1979 1:00 p.m. Saints 7 7 0 0 Redskins 3 7 0 0 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,031 Fred Wyant CBS Gary Bender and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com Saints Redskins NO WSH collapsed 1 Saints RecTD Chandler Manning 45 good Yepremian run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 Redskins FG 18 Moseley 7 3 2 Saints RushTD Galbreath 1 good Yepremian run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 3 2 Redskins RushTD Theismann 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 14 10 Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers November 4, 1979 1:00 p.m. Redskins 0 7 0 0 Steelers 7 17 7 7 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 49,462 53 F, (Sunny) wind 7 mph on Gordon McCarter CBS Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Joe Theismann14/31, 147 Yds, INT John Riggins13 Rush, 56 Yds, TD Danny Buggs3 Rec, 37 Yds Steelers Terry Bradshaw15/27, 311 Yds, 4 TD, INT Franco Harris15 Rush, 62 Yds John Stallworth6 Rec, 126 Yds, 2 TD WSH PIT collapsed 1 Steelers RecTD Stallworth Bradshaw 11 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Redskins RushTD Riggins 4 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 Steelers FG 21 Bahr 7 10 2 Steelers RecTD Cunningham Bradshaw 16 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 17 2 Steelers RecTD Grossman Bradshaw 4 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 24 3 Steelers RecTD Stallworth Bradshaw 65 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 31 4 Steelers RushTD Moser 2 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 38 7 38 Week 11: vs. St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 11: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins November 11, 1979 1:00 p.m. Cardinals 7 0 0 21 Redskins 7 10 3 10 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 50,868 Ben Dreith CBS Gary Bender and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com Cardinals Redskins STL WSH collapsed 28 30 Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys 1979 Dallas Cowboys season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins November 18, 1979 1:00 p.m. Cowboys 0 3 3 14 Redskins 7 7 10 10 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,031 Cal Lepore CBS Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier Pro-Football-Reference.com Cowboys Redskins DAL WSH collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD McDaniel Theismann 4 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Cowboys FG 34 Septién 3 7 2 Redskins RushTD Riggins 3 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 3 Cowboys FG 37 Septién 6 14 3 Redskins RecTD Harmon Theismann 10 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 24 3 Redskins FG 46 Moseley 6 24 4 Cowboys RecTD Pearson Staubach 19 good Septién run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 24 4 Redskins RecTD Thompson Theismann 11 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 31 4 Cowboys RecTD Pearson White 9 good Septién run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 31 4 Redskins FG 45 Moseley 20 34 20 34 Week 13: at New York Giants Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 13: Washington Redskins at New York Giants November 25, 1979 1:00 p.m. Redskins 0 3 3 0 Giants 7 0 0 7 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey 72,641 Jerry Seeman CBS Vin Scully and George Allen Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Giants WSH NYG collapsed 1 Giants RushTD Kotar 1 good Danelo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Redskins FG 21 Moseley 3 7 3 Redskins FG 41 Moseley 6 7 4 Giants RushTD Taylor 1 good Danelo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 14 6 14 Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers 1979 Green Bay Packers season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 14: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins December 2, 1979 1:00 p.m. Packers 0 21 0 0 Redskins 7 0 7 24 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 51,682 39 F C 1 or, relative humidity 55%, wind 15 mph km/h knots, wind chill 31 F C 1 or Chuck Heberling CBS Vin Scully and George Allen Pro-Football-Reference.com Packers Redskins GB WSH collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Thompson Theismann 20 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Packers RecTD Tullis Dickey 52 good Birney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 Packers RushTD Simpson 2 good Birney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 2 Packers RecTD Thompson Dickey 43 good Birney run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 7 3 Redskins RecTD Buggs Theismann 8 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 4 Redskins RecTD McDaniel Theismann 39 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 21 4 Redskins RecTD Riggins Theismann 12 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 28 4 Redskins FG 33 Moseley 21 31 4 Redskins RushTD Forte 20 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 38 21 38 This would prove the last time the Green Bay Packers would ever play at RFK Stadium before its closure in 1997: in fact, the Packers would not play an away game against the Redskins again until 2004.Urena Ivan Pro Football Schedules: A Comple Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present 2014 McFarland & Co. Jefferson, North Carolina 9780786473519 15, 17 This occurred because between 1978 and the admission of the Texans in 2002, non-division conference matchups had no rotation but were entirely based upon previous season’s standings. Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals 1979 Cincinnati Bengals season Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 15: Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins December 9, 1979 1:00 p.m. Bengals 14 0 0 0 Redskins 7 14 0 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 52,882 Pat Haggerty NBC Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy Pro-Football-Reference.com Bengals Redskins CIN WSH collapsed 1 Bengals RecTD Griffin Anderson 52 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 Redskins RushTD Riggins 7 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 1 Bengals RushTD Johnson 1 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 2 Redskins RecTD Harmon Theismann 7 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 Redskins RecTD Harmon Theismann 23 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 21 4 Redskins RushTD Riggins 2 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 28 14 28 Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1979 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Sixteen: Washington Redskins (10–5) at Dallas Cowboys (10–5) December 16, 1979 4:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 10 7 0 17 Cowboys 0 14 7 14 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 62,867 40 F C Bob Frederic CBS Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier Box Score The loss knocked the Redskins out of the playoffs. Left Washington Redskins Redskins Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Joe Theismann 12/23, 200 Yds, TD John Riggins 22 Rush, 151 Yds, 2 TD Benny Malone 1 Rec, 55 Yds, TD Roger Staubach 24/42, 326 Yds, 3 TD, INT Ron Springs 20 Rush, 79 Yds, TD Tony Hill 8 Rec, 113 Yds, TD WAS DAL collapsed 1 Redskins FG 24 Mark Moseley 3 0 1 Redskins RushTD Joe Theismann 1 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 0 2 Redskins RecTD Benny Malone Joe Theismann 55 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 0 2 Cowboys RushTD Ron Springs 1 good Rafael Septien run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 2 Cowboys RecTD Preston Pearson Roger Staubach 26 good Rafael Septien run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 14 3 Cowboys RushTD Robert Newhouse 2 good Rafael Septien run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 21 4 Redskins FG 24 Mark Moseley 20 21 4 Redskins RushTD John Riggins 1 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 21 4 6:54 Redskins RushTD John Riggins 66 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 21 4 Cowboys RecTD Ron Springs Roger Staubach 26 good Rafael Septien run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 28 4 0:39 Cowboys RecTD Tony Hill Roger Staubach 8 good Rafael Septien run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 35 34 35 Standings References External links 1979 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing