1984 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1984 11–5 1st NFC East Jack Kent Cooke Joe Gibbs Bobby Beathard Edward Bennett Williams Joe Bugel Richie Petitbon RFK Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Bears) 19–23 Redskins seasons The 1984 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 53rd season in the National Football League. They failed to improve on their 14–2 record from 1983 and finished at 11–5. Art Monk set an NFL record (since broken) for most receptions in a season. The Redskins started the season losing their first two games but would recover to win their next five games. A mid-season slump had them on the playoff bubble at 7–5. However, the Redskins would finish the season in strong fashion winning their final four games to win the NFC East with an 11–5 record. The Redskins quest for a third straight NFC Championship ended quickly as the Skins were stunned by the Chicago Bears 23–19 at RFK Stadium, Washington's only playoff loss at RFK. The 1984 Redskins have an NFL-record 14 straight games with 3 or more sacks, having accomplished that from weeks 3 to 16.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/team_streak_finder.cgi?request=1&streak_type=games&year_min=1970&year_max=2018&game_type=R&game_num_min=0&game_num_max=99&week_num_min=0&week_num_max=99&streak_event=pass_sacked_opp&streak_event_gtlt=gt&streak_num=3&streak_event_gtlt_2=gt&streak_length=5 Team Streak Finder Offseason NFL draft Personnel Coaches / Staff 1984 Washington Redskins Majority Owner / Chairman Of The Board – Jack Kent Cooke Minority Owner / Team President - Edward Bennett Williams Executive Vice President - John Kent Cooke General manager – Bobby Beathard Senior Vice President - Gerard T. Gabrys Director of Player Personnel - Mike Allman Head coach – Joe Gibbs Quarterbacks Coach - Jerry Rhome Offensive Backfield / Running backs – Don Breaux Tight Ends / Offensive Scouting Reports - Warren Simmons Offensive line / Offensive Coordinator – Joe Bugel Recivers Coach - Charley Taylor Defensive Coordinator – Richie Petitbon Defensive Line Coach - LaVern Torgeson Head strength and conditioning – Dan Riley Linebackers Coach / Assistant Defensive Coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defenisive Astsistant / Player Personnel Intern - Steve Spagnuolo Special teams coordinator – Wayne Sevier Head athletic trainer – Bubba Tyer https://archive.org/details/redskins-1984-media-guide-washington-c/page/n3/mode/2up 1984 Washington Redskins Media Guide Washington Redskins Archive.org (6)https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1984.htm 1984 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com Final roster 1984 Washington Redskins 17 Jim Hart American football 10 Jay Schroeder y  7 Joe Theismann 35 Keith Griffin American football y 30 Jeff Moore American football 44 John Riggins 25 Joe Washington 39 Otis Wonsley 87 Charlie Brown wide receiver, born 1958 83 Rich Mauti 83 Mark McGrath American football 81 Art Monk 89 Calvin Muhammad 21 Mike Nelms 86 Clint Didier 82 Anthony Jones American football y 88 Rick Walker 85 Don Warren 76 Rick Donnalley C 68 Russ Grimm G 61 Ken Huff G 66 Joe Jacoby T 67 Bruce Kimball American football G 73 Mark May T/G 74 George Starke T 67 Tom Beasley DE/DT 69 Perry Brooks DT 65 Dave Butz DT 77 Darryl Grant DT 72 Dexter Manley DE 71 Charles Mann American football DE 78 Tony McGee defensive lineman DE 51 Monte Coleman OLB 54 Peter Cronan MLB 56 Trey Junkin OLB 55 Mel Kaufman OLB 50 Larry Kubin OLB 57 Rich Milot OLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 48 Ken Coffey SS 32 Vernon Dean CB 28 Darrell Green CB 22 Curtis Jordan FS 29 Mark Murphy American football executive FS 26 Ricky Smith American football CB 24 Anthony Washington American football CB 47 Greg Williams safety SS  5 Jeff Hayes P  3 Mark Moseley K -- Brian Allen wide receiver y WR IR 53 Jeff Bostic C IR -- Jerry Bullitt y no LB IR 89 Alvin Garrett WR IR 64 Steve Hamilton American football y DE IR -- Greg Jones y no RB NF-Inj. 12 Babe Laufenberg QB IR 79 Todd Liebenstein DE IR -- Jeff Pegues y no LB IR 23 Tony Peters S IR -- Bruce Radford DE IR -- Curt Singer y T IR -- Bob Slater y no DT IR 62 Morris Towns T IR 84 Mike Williams tight end TE IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Gamerecap 1 September 2 Miami Dolphins L 17–35 0–1 RFK Stadium 52,683 Recap 2 September 10, 1984 at San Francisco 49ers L 31–37 0–2 Candlestick Park 59,707 Recap 3 September 16 New York Giants W 30–14 1–2 RFK Stadium 52,997 Recap 4 September 23 at New England Patriots W 26–10 2–2 Sullivan Stadium 60,503 Recap 5 September 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–0 3–2 RFK Stadium 53,064 Recap 6 October 7 at Indianapolis Colts W 35–7 4–2 RCA Dome 60,012 Recap 7 October 14 Dallas Cowboys W 34–14 5–2 RFK Stadium 55,431 Recap 8 October 21 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–26 5–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,262 Recap 9 October 28 at New York Giants L 13–37 5–4 Giants Stadium 76,192 Recap 10 November 5, 1984 Atlanta Falcons W 27–14 6–4 RFK Stadium 51,301 Recap 11 November 11 Detroit Lions W 28–14 7–4 RFK Stadium 50,212 Recap 12 November 18 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–16 7–5 Veterans Stadium 63,117 Recap 13 November 25 Buffalo Bills W 41–14 8–5 RFK Stadium 51,513 Recap 14 November 29, 1984 at Minnesota Vikings W 31–17 9–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 55,017 Recap 15 December 9 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–28 10–5 Texas Stadium 64,286 Recap 16 December 16 St. Louis Cardinals W 29–27 11–5 RFK Stadium 54,299 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Week 1 (Sunday, September 2, 1984): vs. Miami Dolphins The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Washington Redskins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins September 2, 1984 1:00 p.m. EDT Dolphins (1–0) 7 7 21 0 Redskins (0–1) 0 10 0 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 52,683 76 °F °C; relative humidity 62%; wind 10 mph km/h knots Bob McElwee NBC Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins – September 2, 1984 right Miami Dolphins MIA Washington Redskins WSH Dan Marino 21/28, 311 YDS, 5 TDs Andra Franklin 13 CAR, 48 YDS Mark Duper 6 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TDs Joe Theismann 21/36, 204 YDS, 2 INTs John Riggins 15 CAR, 98 TDS, 1 TD Charlie Brown 6 REC, 60 YDS MIA WSH collapsed 1 1:44 Dolphins 6 69 3:20 RecTD Duper Marino 26 good von Schamann 7 0 2 11:12 Redskins 10 80 5:32 RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 3:13 Redskins 11 71 5:44 FG 32 Moseley 7 10 2 2:06 Dolphins 3 82 1:07 RecTD Duper Marino 74 good von Schamann 14 10 3 11:13 Dolphins 7 68 3:47 RecTD Jensen Marino 6 good von Schamann 21 10 3 5:52 Dolphins 6 43 3:48 RecTD Clayton Marino 9 good von Schamann 28 10 3 3:10 Dolphins 3 7 1:25 RecTD Jensen Marino 4 good von Schamann 35 10 4 7:16 Redskins 6 49 2:57 RushTD Washington 4 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 17 35 17 Point spread: Redskins by 4½ Over/under: 46.0 (over) Time of game: 2 hours, 45 minutes DolphinsGame statisticsRedskins18 First downs 2330–86 Rushes–yards 29–156311 Passing yards 20421–28–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 21–36–20–0 Sacked–yards 2–11311 Net passing yards 193397 Total yards 349152 Return yards 1485–45.8 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–43.80–0 Fumbles–lost 1–14–45 Penalties–yards 3–2028:48 Time of Possession 31:12 Week 2 (Monday, September 10, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Washington Redskins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers September 10, 1984 9:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (0–2) 0 3 14 14 49ers (2–0) 14 13 0 10 Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California 59,707 68 °F °C; wind 17 mph Dick Jorgensen ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith (color commentator) and O. J. Simpson (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers – September 10, 1984 right Washington Redskins WSH San Francisco 49ers SF Joe Theismann 24/43, 331 YDS, 2 TDs Joe Theismann 7 CAR, 35 YDS Art Monk 10 REC, 200 YDS Joe Montana 24/40, 381 YDS, 2 TDs Wendell Tyler 20 CAR, 96 YDS, 1 TD Dwight Clark 5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD WSH SF collapsed 1 10:45 49ers RushTD Tyler 1 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 3:49 49ers RecTD Tyler Montana 5 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 13:21 49ers FG 19 Wersching 0 17 2 5:46 49ers FG 46 Wersching 0 20 2 1:46 49ers RecTD Clark Montana 15 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 27 2 0:00 Redskins FG 38 Moseley 3 27 3 10:46 Redskins RecTD Brown Theismann 14 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 27 3 5:05 Redskins RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 27 4 14:51 49ers RushTD Montana 9 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 34 4 11:42 Redskins RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 34 4 9:49 49ers FG 38 Wersching 24 37 4 3:44 Redskins RecTD Seay Theismann 12 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 37 31 37 Point spread: 49ers by 2 Over/under: 52.0 (over) Time of game: RedskinsGame statistics49ers20 First downs 3021–62 Rushes–yards 40–167331 Passing yards 38124–43–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 24–40–04–22 Sacked–yards 2–14309 Net passing yards 367371 Total yards 534132 Return yards 747–36.6 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–34.73–0 Fumbles–lost 3–26–60 Penalties–yards 6–5025:15 Time of Possession 34:45 Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): vs. New York Giants The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 4 (Sunday, September 23, 1984): at New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 5 (Sunday, September 30, 1984): vs. Philadelphia Eagles The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 6 (Sunday, October 7, 1984): at Indianapolis Colts The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 7 (Sunday, October 14, 1984): vs. Dallas Cowboys The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Washington Redskins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins October 14, 1984 4:00 p.m. EDT Cowboys (4–3) 7 0 0 7 Redskins (5–2) 7 10 10 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,431 63 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 14 mph Jerry Markbreit CBS Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Cowboys Redskins DAL WSH collapsed 14 34 Time of Game: Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): at St. Louis Cardinals The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): at New York Giants The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 10 (Monday, November 5, 1984): vs. Atlanta Falcons The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Washington Redskins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins November 5, 1984 9:00 p.m. EST Falcons (3–7) 0 7 7 0 Redskins (6–4) 0 14 6 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 51,301 60 degrees, relative humidity 81%, wind 10 mph Red Cashion ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith (color commentator) and O. J. Simpson (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Falcons Redskins ATL WSH collapsed 14 27 Time of Game: Week 11 (Sunday, November 11, 1984): vs. Detroit Lions The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 12 (Sunday, November 18, 1984): at Philadelphia Eagles The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 13 (Sunday, November 25, 1984): vs. Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 14 (Thursday, November 29, 1984): at Minnesota Vikings The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Week 15 (Sunday, December 9, 1984): at Dallas Cowboys The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Washington Redskins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 15: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys December 9, 1984 4:00 p.m. EST Redskins (10–5) 0 6 17 7 Cowboys (9–6) 7 14 0 7 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 64,286 58 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 13 mph Tom Dooley CBS Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Cowboys WSH DAL collapsed 30 28 Time of Game: Week 16 (Sunday, December 16, 1984): vs. St. Louis Cardinals The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Washington Redskins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 16: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins Sunday, December 16, 1984 1:00pm(ET) Cardinals (9-7) 0 7 10 10 Redskins (11-5) 6 17 3 3 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 45 F, relative humidity 93%, wind 10 mph on Jerry Markbreit Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Divisional December 30 Chicago Bears L 19–23 RFK Stadium 55,431 Recap NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, December 30, 1984): vs. Chicago Bears The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19. Washington Redskins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed NFC Divisional Playoffs: Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins December 30, 1984 12:30 p.m. EST Bears (11–6) 0 10 13 0 Redskins (11–6) 3 0 14 2 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,431 57 °F °C, overcast Fred Silva CBS Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Dick Vermeil (color commentator) and Irv Cross (sideline reporter) Pro-Football-Reference.com Bears Redskins CHI WSH collapsed 1 7:57 Redskins FG 35 Moseley 0 3 2 11:29 Bears FG 34 Thomas 3 3 2 2:00 Bears RecTD Dunsmore Payton 19 good Thomas run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 3 3 14:34 Bears RecTD Gault Fuller 75 no good Thomas run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 3 3 9:35 Redskins RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 10 3 4:05 Bears RecTD McKinnon Fuller 16 good Thomas run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 10 3 0:05 Redskins RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 17 4 8:08 Redskins — — — SafetyOther Finzer stepped out of the end zone 23 19 23 19 Standings Awards and records Art Monk, NFL Receptions Leader (106) John Riggins, NFL Rushing TD Leader (14, Tied) Milestones Art Monk, 1st 100 Reception SeasonNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440 John Riggins, breaks 10,000 career rushing yards First season sweep over the Dallas Cowboys in franchise history. Joe Theismann becomes Redskins all-time leader in passing attempts, passing completions and passing yards. References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Category:NFC East championship seasons Wash