1985 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1985 10–6 3rd NFC East Joe Gibbs Bobby Beathard Jack Kent Cooke John Kent Cooke Joe Bugel Richie Petitbon RFK Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1985 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 54th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 49th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984 and finished 10–6. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor. The tackle resulted in a serious leg injury, and Theismann never played in the NFL again. Though the team failed to make the playoffs, they remained in contention for the entire regular season. They also were assessed the fewest penalties in the league, with 74. That was 48 fewer than the Bills, who won eight fewer games than Washington did.2026-10-20 NFL Penalties By Team 1985 https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/nfl-penalties-by-team-1985 2026-10-20 StatMuse en During the December 15 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, law authorities conducted a successful sting operation which resulted in the arrest of 101 fugitives who thought they had received free tickets to the game.Redskins Ticket Sting Nets 101 Fugitives https://apnews.com/article/049070a9479a6b1b8719faa435509830 2023-03-07 AP NEWS en Offseason NFL draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College233Tory NixonDBSan Diego State5122Raphel CherryDBHawaii6163Danzell LeeTELamar8219Barry WilburnDBMississippi10263Terry OrrTETexas11290Raleigh McKenzieCTennesseehttp://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1985 National Football League: NFL Draft History NFL.com 2011-07-09 2011-09-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110916163021/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1985 dead Personnel Coaches / Staff 1985 Washington Redskins Owner / Chairman Of The Board – Jack Kent Cooke General Manager – Bobby Beathard Senior Vice President - Gerard T. Gabrys Director of Player Personnel - Mike Allman Head Coach – Joe Gibbs Assistant Head Coach – Richie Petitbon Offensive Coordinator – Joe Bugel Quarterbacks – Jerry Rhome Running Backs – Don Breaux Wide Receivers – Charley Taylor Tight Ends – Rennie Simmons Offensive Line – Joe Bugel Defensive Coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive Coordinator – Richie Petitbon Defensive Line – LaVern Torgeson Special Teams – Wayne Sevier Strength and Conditioning Coach / Coordinator – Dan Riley Assistant Strength Coach - John Dunn https://archive.org/details/redskins-1985-media-guide-washington-c/page/n3/mode/2up 1985 Washington Redskins Media Guide Washington Redskins Archive.org (6)https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1985.htm 1985 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com Roster 1985 Washington Redskins 17 Steve Bartkowski 16 Babe Laufenberg 10 Jay Schroeder 30 Reggie Branch y 35 Keith Griffin American football 44 John Riggins 38 George Rogers American football 39 Otis Wonsley 84 Gary Clark American football 83 Mark McGrath American football 81 Art Monk 80 Joker Phillips y 86 Clint Didier 82 Anthony Jones American football 88 Rick Walker 85 Don Warren 53 Jeff Bostic C/G 68 Russ Grimm G 61 Ken Huff G 66 Joe Jacoby T 73 Mark May T 63 Raleigh McKenzie y C/G 60 Dan McQuaid T 67 Tom Beasley DE/DT 65 Dave Butz DT 78 Dean Hamel y DT 64 Steve Hamilton American football DE 72 Dexter Manley DE 71 Charles Mann American football DE 58 Stuart Anderson American football MLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 55 Mel Kaufman LLB 57 Rich Milot RLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 37 Raphel Cherry SS y 32 Vernon Dean CB 28 Darrell Green CB 25 Curtis Jordan FS 23 Tony Peters SS 45 Barry Wilburn y CB 47 Greg Williams safety FS 34 Kevin Williams defensive back, born 1961 y CB 12 Steve Cox American football P  3 Mark Moseley K 48 Ken Coffey S IR -- Darnell Dailey no LB IR 76 Rick Donnalley C IR 77 Darryl Grant DT IR  5 Jeff Hayes P IR 31 Ken Jenkins American football RB IR -- Bruce Kimball American football G IR 94 Danzell Lee y TE IR -- Mike McClearn no T IR 89 Calvin Muhammad WR IR -- Mike Newton y no RB IR 87 Terry Orr y TE IR 56 Chris Osswald y no C/G IR -- Willie Rosborough no DT IR 75 Bob Slater defensive lineman no DT PUP  7 Joe Theismann QB IR 69 R. C. Thielemann G IR 20 Lionel Vital y RB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue AttendanceRecap 1 September 9, 1985 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–44 0–1 Texas Stadium 62,292 Recap 2 September 15 Houston Oilers W 16–13 1–1 RFK Stadium 53,553 Recap 3 September 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–19 1–2 RFK Stadium 53,748 Recap 4 September 29 at Chicago Bears L 10–45 1–3 Soldier Field 63,708 Recap 5 October 7, 1985 St. Louis Cardinals W 27–10 2–3 RFK Stadium 53,134 Recap 6 October 13 Detroit Lions W 24–3 3–3 RFK Stadium 52,845 Recap 7 October 20 at New York Giants L 3–17 3–4 Giants Stadium 74,389 Recap 8 October 27 at Cleveland Browns W 14–7 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,540 Recap 9 November 3 at Atlanta Falcons W 44–10 5–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 42,209 Recap 10 November 10 Dallas Cowboys L 7–13 5–5 RFK Stadium 55,750 Recap 11 November 18, 1985 New York Giants W 23–21 6–5 RFK Stadium 53,371 Recap 12 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–23 7–5 Three Rivers Stadium 59,293 Recap 13 December 1 San Francisco 49ers L 8–35 7–6 RFK Stadium 51,321 Recap 14 December 8 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–12 8–6 Veterans Stadium 60,737 Recap 15 December 15 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–24 9–6 RFK Stadium 50,544 Recap 16 December 21, 1985 at St. Louis Cardinals W 27–16 10–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 28,090 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Redskins 0 7 0 7 Cowboys 3 14 13 14 Monday, September 9 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 8:00 p.m. CST 88 F, wind 10 mph on Jerry Markbreit Frank Gifford O. J. Simpson Joe Namath ABC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Cowboys Rafael Septién 53-yard field goal Cowboys 3–0 2 Cowboys Timmy Newsome 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick) Cowboys 10–0 2 Redskins John Riggins 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick) Cowboys 10–7 2 Cowboys Mike Renfro 55-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) Cowboys 17–7 3 Cowboys Rafael Septien 39-yard field goal Cowboys 20–7 3 Cowboys Rafael Septien 43-yard field goal Cowboys 23–7 3 Cowboys Tony Dorsett 9-yard run (Rafael Septien kick) Cowboys 30–7 4 Cowboys Victor Scott 26-yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick) Cowboys 37–7 4 Redskins Clint Didier 19-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) Cowboys 37–14 4 Cowboys Dennis Thurman 21-yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick) Cowboys 44–14 yes Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins Oilers 0 10 3 0 Redskins 13 3 0 0 Sunday, September 15 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m. EST 62 F, wind 8 mph on Gordon McCarter Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Redskins Calvin Muhammad 17-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 7–0 1 Redskins George Rogers 31-yard run (kick failed) Redskins 13–0 2 Redskins Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal Redskins 16–0 2 Oilers Tony Zendejas 44-yard field goal Redskins 16–3 2 Oilers Drew Hill 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) Redskins 16–10 3 Oilers Tony Zendejas 35-yard field goal Redskins 16–13 yes Week 7 Redskins 0 0 0 3 Giants 0 7 7 3 October 20 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 p.m. 60 °F °C 1; wind 14 mph km/h knots Gene Barth Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 11 Giants 7 0 14 0 Redskins 7 0 7 9 November 18 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 9:00 p.m. EST 52 °F °C 1; wind 6 mph km/h knots Fred Wyant ABC Standings See also Operation Flagship References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Wash