1972 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season (lost in Super Bowl) August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1972 11–3 1st NFC East Edward Bennett Williams Edward Bennett Williams Ted Marchibroda LaVern Torgeson George Allen George Allen RFK Stadium Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Packers) 16–3Won NFC Championship(vs. Cowboys) 26–3Lost Super Bowl VII(vs. Dolphins) 7–14 Redskins seasons WR Charley TaylorQB Billy KilmerC Len HaussRB Larry BrownRLB Chris Hanburger thumb|right|250px|The Redskins playing against the Dolphins in Super Bowl VII. The 1972 Washington Redskins season was the 41st in the National Football League (NFL) and the 36th in Washington, D.C. The Redskins were trying to build on the success of the previous season, in which they had finished 9–4–1 and made the postseason for the first time in 26 seasons. They ultimately finished the year 11–3, the best record in franchise history and only the second ten-win season in team history after 1942 (the win record would not be surpassed until the 1983 season). Head coach George Allen, in just his second season with the team, took the Redskins to their first Super Bowl. The team, who had missed the postseason in the entirety of the 1950s and 1960s, won its first postseason game since 1943, and appeared in its first league championship game since 1945. The NFC champion Redskins would ultimately lose a close Super Bowl VII, 14–7, to the undefeated Miami Dolphins. The 1972 season was the first in which the team wore its longtime logo, which featured a Native American head in profile within a gold circle. The logo would stay with the team for the next 48 seasons until both it and the team nickname were retired after the 2019 season.http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/redskins.html Washington Redskins at Gridiron Uniform Database 2013-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222350/http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/redskins.html 2013-10-16 dead With the Washington Senators relocating to Texas in 1971, the Baltimore Bullets not relocating until the summer of 1973, and the Washington Capitals having their inaugural season in 1974, the 1972 Redskins were at the time the D.C. area's only team playing in one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Running back Larry Brown led the league with 101.3 yard per game (while rushing for 1,216 yards) on his way to be named league MVP, becoming the first Redskin to receive the honor. Offseason NFL draft 1972 NFL draft 1972 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College 8 203 Moses Denson Running back Maryland-Eastern Shore 9 229 Steve Boekholder Defensive end Drake 10 255 Mike Oldham Wide receiver Michigan 11 281 Jeff Welch Defensive back Arkansas Tech 12 307 Don Bunce Quarterback Stanford 13 332 Frank Grant Wide receiver Southern Colorado 15 365 Mike O'Quinn Guard McNeese State 15 385 Carl Taibi Defensive end Colorado 16 411 Steve Higginbotham Defensive back Alabama 17 437 Kevin Clemente Linebacker Boston College Roster 1972 Washington Redskins 17 Billy Kilmer 18 Sam Wyche 43 Larry Brown running back 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charley Harraway 25 Mike Hull fullback 30 Jeff Jordan running back 28 Herb Mul-Key y 40 George Nock 80 Roy Jefferson 85 Clifton McNeil 42 Charley Taylor 81 Mack Alston 87 Jerry Smith tight end 58 George Burman C 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G/T 60 John Wilbur American football G 89 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 68 Mike Fanucci DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 53 Harold McLinton MLB 32 Jack Pardee OLB 66 Myron Pottios MLB 67 Rusty Tillman OLB 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB/S 37 Pat Fischer CB 13 Alvin Haymond SS 48 Jon Jaqua SS 23 Brig Owens SS 44 Jeff Severson FS 22 Roosevelt Taylor FS 29 Ted Vactor CB 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Curt Knight K 39 Frank Grant American football y WR 63 Mitch Johnson American football T 57 Steve Kiner LB 19 Mike Taliaferro QB 71 Steve Boekholder y no DE IR 82 Jimmie Jones defensive end DE IR  9 Sonny Jurgensen QB IR 24 Bill Malinchak WR IR 16 Richie Petitbon S IR 74 Jim Snowden T IR Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Time TV Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 4, 1972 vs. Baltimore Colts (at Tampa, FL) 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV W 33–3 1–0 Tampa Stadium 42,864 2 August 11, 1972 Denver Broncos 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV W 41–0 2–0 RFK Stadium 46,043 3 August 18, 1972 Philadelphia Eagles 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV W 34–10 3–0 RFK Stadium 47,843 4 August 25, 1972 at Detroit Lions 9:00p.m. EDT CBS L 10–23 3–1 Tiger Stadium 52,647 5 August 31, 1972 Miami Dolphins 8:00p.m. EDT NBC W 27–24 4–1 RFK Stadium 52,098 6 September 9, 1972 at Pittsburgh Steelers 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV T 10–10 4–1–1 Three Rivers Stadium 42,227 Game summaries Week P1: vs. Baltimore Colts Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 1: Washington Redskins 33 vs. Baltimore Colts 3 – Game summary August 4, 1972 8:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 3 13 7 10 Colts 3 0 0 0 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 42,864 WMAL-TV Week P2: vs. Denver Broncos Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 2: Denver Broncos 0 at Washington Redskins 41 – Game summary August 11, 1972 8:05 p.m. EDT Broncos 0 0 0 0 Redskins 7 10 14 10 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 46,043 Fred Wyant WMAL-TV Week P3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles 10 at Washington Redskins 34 – Game summary August 18, 1972 8:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 7 3 0 0 Redskins 7 7 3 17 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 47,843 WMAL-TV Week P4: at Detroit Lions Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 4: Washington Redskins 10 vs. Detroit Lions 23 – Game summary August 25, 1972 9:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 3 0 7 0 Lions 0 20 3 0 Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan 52,647 CBS Week P5: vs. Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 5: Miami Dolphins 24 at Washington Redskins 27 – Game summary August 31, 1972 8:05 p.m. EDT Dolphins 7 0 14 3 Redskins 0 14 7 6 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 52,098 Chuck Heberling NBC Week P6: at Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 6: Washington Redskins 10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 10 – Game summary September 9, 1972 8:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 10 0 0 0 Steelers 0 0 0 10 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 42,227 Jim Tunney WMAL-TV Regular season 1972 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Time TV Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 18, 1972 at Minnesota Vikings 9:00p.m. EDT ABC W 24–21 1–0 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900 Recap 2 September 24, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals 1:00p.m. EDT CBS W 24–10 2–0 RFK Stadium 53,039 Recap 3 October 1, 1972 at New England Patriots 1:00p.m. EDT CBS L 23–24 2–1 Schaefer Stadium 60,999 Recap 4 October 8, 1972 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p.m. EDT CBS W 14–0 3–1 RFK Stadium 53,039 Recap 5 October 15, 1972 at St. Louis Cardinals 2:00p.m. EDT CBS W 33–3 4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,454 Recap 6 October 22, 1972 Dallas Cowboys 4:00p.m. EDT CBS W 24–20 5–1 RFK Stadium 53,039 Recap 7 October 29, 1972 at New York Giants 1:00p.m. EST CBS W 23–16 6–1 Yankee Stadium 62,878 Recap 8 November 5, 1972 at New York Jets 1:00p.m. EST CBS W 35–17 7–1 Shea Stadium 63,962 Recap 9 November 12, 1972 New York Giants 1:00p.m. EST CBS W 27–13 8–1 RFK Stadium 53,039 Recap 10 November 20, 1972 Atlanta Falcons 9:00p.m. EST ABC W 24–13 9–1 RFK Stadium 53,034 Recap 11 November 26, 1972 Green Bay Packers 1:00p.m. EST CBS W 21–16 10–1 RFK Stadium 53,039 Recap 12 December 3, 1972 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p.m. EST CBS W 23–7 11–1 Veterans Stadium 65,720 Recap 13 December 9, 1972 at Dallas Cowboys 4:00p.m. EST CBS L 24–34 11–2 Texas Stadium 65,136 Recap 14 December 17, 1972 Buffalo Bills 1:00p.m. EST NBC L 17–24 11–3 RFK Stadium 53,039 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Game summaries Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Washington Redskins 24 at Minnesota Vikings 21 – Game summary September 18, 1972 9:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (1–0) 7 3 0 14 Vikings (0–1) 0 7 7 7 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota 47,900 66 °F °C; relative humidity 67%; wind 11 mph km/h knots (Mostly Cloudy) Norm Schachter ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings – September 18, 1972 right Washington Redskins WAS Minnesota Vikings MIN Billy Kilmer 7/17, 57 YDS, 1 INT Larry Brown 21 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD Roy Jefferson 4 REC, 38 YDS Fran Tarkenton 18/31, 233 YDS, 2 TDs Oscar Reed 12 CAR, 68 YDS Bill Brown 5 REC, 47 YDS, 1 TD WAS MIN collapsed 1 Redskins — — — Other Malinchak recovered blocked punt and returned 16 yards for a touchdown, Knight kick good 7 0 2 Vikings RushTD Jones 1 good Cox 7 7 2 Redskins FG 30 Knight 10 7 3 Vikings RecTD Gilliam Tarkenton 11 good Cox 10 14 4 Redskins RushTD Brown 3 good Knight 17 14 4 Redskins RushTD Harraway 9 good Knight 24 14 4 Vikings RecTD Brown Tarkenton 4 good Cox 24 21 24 21 Week 2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: St. Louis Cardinals 24 at Washington Redskins 10 – Game summary September 24, 1972 1:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals (1–1) 0 3 7 0 Redskins (2–0) 7 10 7 0 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,039 64 °F °C; relative humidity 82%; wind 10 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Pat Haggerty CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins – September 24, 1972 right St. Louis Cardinals STL Washington Redskins WAS Tim Van Galder 8/15, 85 YDS, 2 INTs Donny Anderson 15 CAR, 32 YDS Walker Gillette 5 REC, 91 YDS Billy Kilmer 13/22, 97 YDS, 2 TDs Larry Brown 26 CAR, 148 YDS Charley Taylor 5 REC, 39 YDS STL WAS collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 6 good Knight 0 7 2 Redskins — — — Other Bass recovered blocked field goal and returned 32 yards for a touchdown, Knight kick good 0 14 2 Cardinals FG 41 Bakken 3 14 2 Redskins FG 31 Knight 3 17 3 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 5 good Knight 3 24 3 Cardinals RushTD Burns 1 good Bakken 10 24 10 24 Week 3: at New England Patriots Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Washington Redskins 23 at New England Patriots 24 – Game summary October 1, 1972 1:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (2–1) 0 14 0 9 Patriots (2–1) 0 7 10 7 Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 60,999 54 °F °C; relative humidity 63%; wind 14 mph km/h knots (Mostly cloudy) John McDonough CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New England Patriots – October 1, 1972 right Washington Redskins WAS New England Patriots NE Billy Kilmer 14/30, 213 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 20 CAR, 113 YDS Charley Taylor 7 REC, 134 YDS, 2 TDs Jim Plunkett 17/33, 255 YDS, 2 TDs Josh Ashton 23 CAR, 108 YDS, 1 TD Bob Windsor 5 REC, 58 YDS WAS NE collapsed 2 12:50 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 30 good Knight 7 0 2 10:04 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 4 good Knight 14 0 2 3:46 Patriots RushTD Ashton 2 good Gogolak 14 7 3 10:18 Patriots RecTD Rucker Plunkett 11 good Gogolak 14 14 3 0:24 Patriots FG 42 Gogolak 14 17 4 9:18 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 9 good Knight 21 17 4 4:12 Patriots RecTD Ashton Plunkett 24 good Gogolak 21 24 4 0:57 Redskins — — — SafetyOther Lougheed punt blocked through the end zone by Malinchak for a safety 23 24 23 24 Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles 0 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary October 8, 1972 1:00 p.m. EDT Eagles (0–4) 0 0 0 0 Redskins (3–1) 0 0 14 0 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,039 59 °F °C; relative humidity 53%; wind 14 mph km/h knots (Clear) Chuck Heberling CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – October 8, 1972 right Philadelphia Eagles PHI Washington Redskins WAS John Reaves 16/31, 214 YDS, 1 INT Tony Baker 7 CAR, 32 YDS Ben Hawkins 6 REC, 97 YDS Sonny Jurgensen 14/24, 237 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Larry Brown 20 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 6 REC, 58 YDS PHI WAS collapsed 3 Redskins RushTD Brown 2 good Knight 0 7 3 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Jurgensen 35 good Knight 0 14 0 14 Week 5: at St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: Washington Redskins 33 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 – Game summary October 15, 1972 2:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (4–1) 3 7 6 17 Cardinals (2–3) 0 0 3 0 Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 50,454 50 °F °C; relative humidity 59%; wind 11 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Jack Reader CBS Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals – October 15, 1972 right Washington Redskins WAS St. Louis Cardinals STL Sonny Jurgensen 13/18, 203 YDS, 1 INT Larry Brown 23 CAR, 110 YDS Roy Jefferson 4 REC, 91 YDS Gary Cuozzo 8/21, 86 YDS, 2 INTs Donny Anderson 9 CAR, 34 YDS Donny Anderson 4 REC, 28 YDS WAS STL collapsed 1 Redskins FG 30 Knight 3 0 2 Redskins RushTD Harraway 1 good Knight 10 0 3 Cardinals FG 46 Bakken 10 3 3 Redskins FG 8 Knight 13 3 3 Redskins FG 42 Knight 16 3 4 Redskins FG 36 Knight 19 3 4 Redskins RushTD Harraway 4 good Knight 26 3 4 Redskins RushTD Brunet 2 good Knight 33 3 33 3 Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys Redskins Rule Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 6: Dallas Cowboys 20 at Washington Redskins 24 – Game summary October 22, 1972 4:00 p.m. EDT Cowboys (4–2) 10 3 7 0 Redskins (5–1) 0 7 10 7 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,039 52 °F °C; relative humidity 64%; wind 10 mph km/h knots (Partly cloudy) Bernie Ulman CBS Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – October 22, 1972 right Dallas Cowboys DAL Washington Redskins WAS Craig Morton 14/27, 174 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Calvin Hill 14 CAR, 61 YDS Bob Hayes 3 REC, 46 YDS Sonny Jurgensen 11/16, 1980 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 26 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 7 REC, 100 YDS, 1 TD DAL WAS collapsed 1 Cowboys RecTD Sellers Morton 35 good Fritsch 7 0 1 Cowboys FG 12 Fritsch 10 0 2 Redskins RecTD Brown Jurgensen 19 good Knight 10 7 3 Cowboys RushTD Garrison 1 good Fritsch 20 7 3 Redskins RushTD Brown 34 good Knight 20 14 3 Redskins FG 42 Knight 20 17 4 Redskins RushTD Harraway 13 good Knight 20 24 20 24 Week 7: at New York Giants Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 7: Washington Redskins 23 at New York Giants 16 – Game summary October 29, 1972 1:00 p.m. EST Redskins (6–1) 3 6 7 7 Giants (4–3) 0 6 3 7 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 62,878 61 °F °C; relative humidity 91%; wind 11 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Fred Swearingen CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Giants – October 29, 1972 right Washington Redskins WAS New York Giants NYG Billy Kilmer 8/16, 114 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 29 CAR, 191 YDS, 1 TD Roy Jefferson 3 REC, 46 YDS Norm Snead 25/37, 258 YDS, 1 TD Ron Johnson 16 CAR, 80 YDS Bob Tucker 7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD WAS NYG collapsed 1 Redskins FG 41 Knight 3 0 2 Giants FG 43 Gogolak 3 3 2 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 7 no good Knight 9 3 2 Giants FG 14 Gogolak 9 6 3 Giants FG 22 Gogolak 9 9 3 Redskins RushTD Brown 38 good Knight 16 9 4 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 5 good Knight 23 9 4 Giants RecTD Tucker Snead 10 good Gogolak 23 16 23 16 Week 8: at New York Jets Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 8: Washington Redskins 35 at New York Jets 17 – Game summary November 5, 1972 1:00 p.m. EST Redskins (7–1) 7 14 7 7 Jets (5–3) 7 3 0 7 Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York 63,962 45 °F °C; relative humidity 86%; wind 13 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Bob Frederic NONE (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers strike) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Jets – November 5, 1972 right Washington Redskins WAS New York Jets NYJ Billy Kilmer 7/16, 222 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 16 CAR, 48 YDS Larry Brown 3 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD Joe Namath 15/28, 148 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs John Riggins 20 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TD Rich Caster 5 REC, 70 YDS WAS NYJ collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 46 good Knight 7 0 1 Jets RushTD Riggins 1 good Howfield 7 7 2 Jets FG 12 Howfield 7 10 2 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 70 good Knight 14 10 2 Redskins — — — IntTD Hanburger 41 good Knight 21 10 3 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 89 good Knight 28 10 4 Jets RecTD Maynard Namath 15 good Howfield 28 17 4 Redskins — — — FumbleTD Biggs 16 good Knight 35 17 35 17 Week 9: vs. New York Giants Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: New York Giants 13 at Washington Redskins 27 – Game summary November 12, 1972 1:00 p.m. EST Giants (5–4) 0 7 3 3 Redskins (8–1) 0 6 7 14 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,039 48 °F °C; relative humidity 73%; wind 9 mph km/h knots (Mostly clear) Pat Haggerty CBS Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – November 12, 1972 right New York Giants NYG Washington Redskins WAS Norm Snead 14/26, 117 YDS, 2 INTs Ron Johnson 23 CAR, 96 YDS, 1 TD Joe Morrison 4 REC, 26 YDS Billy Kilmer 15/23, 256 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Larry Brown 30 CAR, 106 YDS, 2 TDs Roy Jefferson 5 REC, 86 YDS NYG WAS collapsed 2 Giants RushTD Johnson 1 good Gogplak 7 0 2 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 18 no good (blocked) Knight 7 6 3 Giants FG 12 Gogolak 10 6 3 Redskins RushTD Harraway 1 good Knight 10 13 4 Giants FG 23 Gogolak 13 13 4 Redskins RushTD Brown 5 good Knight 13 20 4 Redskins RushTD Brown 4 good Knight 13 27 13 27 Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Atlanta Falcons 13 at Washington Redskins 27 – Game summary November 20, 1972 9:00 p.m. EST Falcons (5–5) 7 3 0 3 Redskins (9–1) 0 7 14 3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,039 40 °F °C; relative humidity 90%; wind 11 mph km/h knots (Cloudy) Jim Tunney ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – November 20, 1972 right Atlanta Falcons ATL Washington Redskins WAS Bob Berry 11/21, 138 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Art Malone 15 CAR, 74 YDS Art Malone 6 REC, 52 YDS Billy Kilmer 10/19, 109 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 26 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD Roy Jefferson 4 REC, 42 YDS ATL WAS collapsed 1 Falcons RecTD Mitchell Berry 36 good Bell 7 0 2 Falcons FG 33 Bell 10 0 2 Redskins RushTD Brown 1 good Knight 10 7 3 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 28 good Knight 10 14 3 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 12 good Knight 10 21 4 Falcons FG 17 Bell 13 21 4 Redskins FG 37 Knight 13 24 13 24 Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 11: Green Bay Packers 16 at Washington Redskins 21 – Game summary November 26, 1972 1:00 p.m. EST Packers (7–4) 3 3 0 10 Redskins (10–1) 0 14 0 7 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,039 44 °F °C; relative humidity 87%; wind 10 mph km/h knots (Half cloudy) John McDonough CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Tim Ryan (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – November 26, 1972 right Green Bay Packers GB Washington Redskins WAS Jerry Tagge 3/14, 71 YDS MacArthur Lane 17 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD Dave Davis 2 REC, 40 YDS Billy Kilmer 14/21, 158 YDS, 2 TDs Larry Brown 25 CAR, 69 YDS Charley Taylor 5 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD GB WAS collapsed 1 Packers FG 51 Marcol 3 0 2 Redskins RushTD Brown 2 good Knight 3 7 2 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 25 good Knight 3 14 2 Packers FG 37 Marcol 6 14 4 Packers RushTD Lane 6 good Marcol 13 14 4 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 5 good Knight 13 21 4 Packers FG 39 Marcol 16 21 16 21 Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 12: Washington Redskins 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 7 – Game summary December 3, 1972 1:00 p.m. EST Redskins (11–1) 3 7 3 10 Eagles (2–9–1) 7 0 0 0 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65,720 46 °F °C; relative humidity 78%; wind 12 mph km/h knots (Clear) Fred Wyant CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – December 3, 1972 right Washington Redskins WAS Philadelphia Eagles PHI Billy Kilmer 12/15, 155 YDS, 1 TD Charley Harraway 20 CAR, 77 YDS Charley Taylor 5 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD John Reaves 7/21, 67 YDS, 1 TD Po James 10 CAR, 24 YDS Harold Jackson 2 REC, 21 YDS WAS PHI collapsed 1 Redskins FG 9 Knight 3 0 1 Eagles RecTD Carmichael Reaves 10 good Dempsey 3 7 2 Redskins RushTD Harraway 1 good Knight 10 7 3 Redskins FG 14 Knight 13 7 4 Redskins FG 46 Knight 16 7 4 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 30 good Knight 23 7 23 7 Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 13: Washington Redskins 24 at Dallas Cowboys 34 – Game summary December 9, 1972 4:00 p.m. EST Redskins (11–2) 0 3 7 14 Cowboys (10–3) 14 14 3 3 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 65,136 38 °F °C; relative humidity 95%; wind 9 mph km/h knots (Fog) Fred Swearingen CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Don Criqui (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – December 9, 1972 right Washington Redskins WAS Dallas Cowboys DAL Billy Kilmer 14/29, 178 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Herb Mul-Key 8 CAR, 60 YDS Charley Taylor 5 REC, 50 YDS, 2 TDs Craig Morton 7/17, 61 YDS, 1 TD Walt Garrison 10 CAR, 121 YDS, 1 TD Calvin Hill 5 REC, 39 YDS, 1 TD WAS DAL collapsed 1 Cowboys RushTD Hill 10 good Fritsch 0 7 1 Cowboyss RecTD Hill Morton 26 good Fritsch 0 14 2 Cowboys RushTD Garrison 25 good Fritsch 0 21 2 Redskins FG 16 Knight 3 21 2 Cowboys RushTD Morton 12 good Fritsch 3 28 3 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 10 good Knight 10 28 3 Cowboys FG 36 Fritsch 10 31 3 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 10 good Knight 17 31 4 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 6 good Knight 24 31 4 Cowboys FG 26 Fritsch 24 34 24 34 Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 14: Buffalo Bills 24 at Washington Redskins 17 – Game summary December 17, 1972 1:00 p.m. EST Bills (4–9–1) 10 0 0 14 Redskins (11–3) 0 7 10 0 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,039 22 °F °C; relative humidity 52%; wind 14 mph km/h knots; wind chill 5 °F °C (Mostly clear) Dick Jorgensen NBC Jim Simpson (play-by-play) and Kyle Rote (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins – December 17, 1972 right Buffalo Bills BUF Washington Redskins WAS Dennis Shaw 10/21, 107 YDS, 2 INTs O. J. Simpson 26 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD Jan White 4 REC, 49 YDS Billy Kilmer 4/15, 62 YDS, 3 INTs Herb Mul-Key 25 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD Herb Mul-Key 2 REC, 28 YDS BUF WAS collapsed 1 Bills — — — FumbleTD Wyatt 49 good Leypoldt 7 0 1 Bills FG 23 Leypoldt 10 0 2 Redskins RushTD Mul-Key 8 good Knight 10 7 3 Redskins RushTD Brunet 2 good Knight 10 14 3 Redskins FG 35 Knight 10 17 4 Bills RushTD Simpson 21 good Leypoldt 17 17 4 Bills RushTD Braxton 4 good Leypoldt 24 17 24 17 Stats Passing Passing Player Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Lng Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD Kilmer QB 12 10 7–3–0 120 225 53.3 1,648 19 8.4 11 4.9 89 7.3 6.8 13.7 137.3 84.8 9 67 3.8 6.76 6.26 1 2 Jurgensen QB 7 4 4–0–0 39 59 66.1 633 2 3.4 4 6.8 36 10.7 8.4 16.2 90.4 84.9 2 21 3.3 10.03 7.74 1 1 Team total 14 11–3–0 159 284 56.0 2,281 21 7.4 15 5.3 89 8.0 7.1 14.3 162.9 84.8 11 88 3.7 7.43 6.57 2 3 Opp total 14 186 367 50.7 2,130 10 2.7 17 4.6 5.8 4.26 11.5 152.1 58.3 35 268 8.7 4.6 3.2 Rushing Rushing Player Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Brown RB 12 12 285 1,216 8 38 4.3 101.3 23.8 Harraway FB 14 14 148 567 6 24 3.8 40.5 10.6 Mul-Key RB 2 1 33 155 1 35 4.7 77.5 16.5 Brunet RB 14 1 30 82 2 18 2.7 5.9 2.1 Tayloe WR 14 14 3 39 0 17 13.0 2.8 0.2 Nock RB 7 0 6 22 0 6 3.7 3.1 0.9 Smith TE 14 14 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0.1 Kilmer QB 12 10 3 –3 0 1 –1.0 –0.3 0.3 Jurgensen QB 7 4 4 –5 0 0 –1.3 –0.7 0.6 Team total 14 513 2,082 17 38 4.1 148.7 36.6 Opp total 14 427 1,733 12 4.1 123.8 30.5 Receiving Receiving Player Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Taylor WR 14 14 49 673 13.7 7 70 3.5 48.1 0.0% Jefferson WR 14 14 35 550 15.7 3 45 2.5 39.3 0.0% Brown RB 12 12 32 473 14.8 4 89 2.7 39.4 0.0% Smith TE 14 14 21 353 16.8 7 34 1.5 25.2 0.0% Harraway FB 14 14 15 105 7.0 0 24 1.1 7.5 0.0% Mul-Key RB 2 1 4 66 16.5 0 28 2.0 33.0 0.0% Alston TE 14 0 2 53 26.5 0 36 0.1 3.8 0.0% Brunet RB 14 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.6 0.0% Team total 14 159 2,281 14.3 21 89 11.4 162.9 Opp total 14 186 1,862 10.0 10 13.3 133.0 Kicking Kicking Games 0–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ Scoring Player Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM Lng FG% XPA XPM XP% Knight K 14 0 4 4 3 11 6 8 4 4 30 14 46 46.7% 41 40 97.6% Team total 14 4 4 3 11 6 8 4 4 30 14 46.7% 41 40 97.6% Opp total 14 33 19 57.6% 23 23 100.0% Punting Punting Player Pos G GS Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P Bragg P 14 0 59 2,273 62 0 38.5 Team total 14 59 2,273 62 0 38.5 Opp total 14 69 2,767 40.1 Kick return Kick return Player Pos G GS Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt Duncan DB 8 0 15 364 0 41 24.3 Haymond DB 4 0 10 291 0 41 29.1 Mul-Key RB 2 1 8 209 0 44 26.1 Brunet RB 14 1 8 190 0 45 23.8 Bass RCB 14 14 2 22 0 21 11.0 Tillman LB 14 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 Vactor DB 14 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 Fanucci DE 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 McLinton MLB 13 8 1 15 0 15 15.0 Team total 14 48 1,133 0 45 23.6 Opp total 14 53 1,191 0 22.5 Punt return Punt return Player Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Vactor DB 14 0 17 88 0 28 5.2 Duncan DB 8 0 11 70 0 18 6.4 Haymond DB 4 0 6 1 0 6 0.2 Team total 14 34 159 0 28 Opp total 14 19 39 0 Sacks Sacks Player Pos G GS Sk Biggs RDE 14 14 8.0 Talbert RDT 14 14 7.5 McDole LDE 14 14 6.0 Pardee LLB 14 14 4.0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 3.5 Brundige LDT 11 10 2.5 Sistrunk DT 12 4 2.0 Jones DE 3 0 1.0 Bass RCB 14 14 0.5 Team total 14 35 Opp total 14 11 Interceptions Interceptions Player Pos G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD Hanburger RLB 14 14 4 98 1 41 Fischer LCB 14 14 4 61 0 35 Bass RCB 14 14 3 53 0 29 McLinton MLB 13 8 2 22 0 19 Vactor DB 14 0 1 28 0 28 Taylor FS 14 14 1 17 0 17 Duncan DB 8 0 1 8 0 8 Owens SS 14 11 1 0 0 0 Team total 14 17 287 1 41 Opp total 14 Fumbles Fumbles Player Pos G GS FF Fmb FR Yds TD Brown RB 12 12 9 3 0 0 Vactor DB 14 0 4 2 0 0 Jurgensen QB 7 4 4 0 –9 0 Duncan DB 8 0 2 1 0 0 Harraway FB 14 14 2 0 0 0 Jefferson WR 14 14 1 1 0 0 Nock RB 7 0 1 1 0 0 Taylor WR 14 14 1 1 9 0 Brunet RB 14 1 1 0 0 0 Kilmer QB 12 10 1 0 0 0 Mul-Key RB 2 1 1 0 0 0 Biggs RDE 14 14 0 2 16 1 Laaveg LG 14 14 0 2 2 0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 0 2 0 0 Pardee LLB 13 13 0 2 0 0 Pottios MLB 12 7 0 2 0 0 Rock RT 14 14 0 2 0 0 Owens SS 14 11 0 1 5 0 Petitbon DB 3 3 0 1 5 0 Alston TE 14 0 0 1 0 0 Fischer LCB 14 14 0 1 0 0 Hermeling LT 14 14 0 1 0 0 Malinchak WR 6 0 0 1 0 0 McLinton MLB 13 8 0 1 0 0 Schoenke G 12 0 0 1 0 0 Talbert RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0 Team total 14 27 30 28 1 Opp total 14 28 13 0 Tackles Tackles Player Pos G GS Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Malinchak WR 6 0 1 Team total 14 1 Opp total 14 Scoring summary Scoring summary Player Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Knight K 14 0 40 41 14 30 82 5.9 Brown RB 12 12 8 4 12 72 6.0 Smith TE 14 14 7 7 42 3.0 Taylor WR 14 14 7 7 42 3.0 Harraway FB 14 14 6 6 36 2.6 Jefferson WR 14 14 3 3 18 1.3 Brunet RB 14 1 2 2 12 0.9 Malinchak WR 6 0 1 1 1 8 1.3 Bass RCB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Biggs RDE 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Hanburger RLB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Mul-Key RB 2 1 1 1 6 3.0 Team total 14 17 21 1 1 2 42 40 41 14 30 1 336 Opp total 14 12 10 1 23 23 23 19 33 218 Team Team Total yds & TO Passing Rushing Penalties Player PF Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD Pen Yds 1stPy Team Stats 336 4,275 808 5.3 26 11 235 159 284 2,193 21 15 7.4 106 513 2,082 17 4.1 110 78 721 19 Opp Stats 218 3,595 829 4.3 32 15 223 186 367 1,862 10 17 4.6 108 427 1,733 12 4.1 95 64 568 20 Lg Rank Offense 7 11 3 8 14 23 12 3 8 2 6 10 6 14 Lg Rank Defense 3 4 14 10 9 21 6 3 16 4 4 7 10 13 Quarter-by-quarter Quarter-by-quarter Team 1 2 3 4 T Redskins 30 105 92 109 336 Opponent 58 56 43 61 218 Postseason 1972–73 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent Time TV Result Venue Attendance Recap Divisional December 24, 1972 Green Bay Packers 12Noon EST CBS W 16–3 RFK Stadium 53,140 Recap NFC Championship December 31, 1972 Dallas Cowboys 3:00p.m. EST CBS W 26–3 RFK Stadium 53,129 Recap Super Bowl VII January 14, 1973 Miami Dolphins 3:30p.m. EST NBC L 7–14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,182 Recap Game summaries NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. Green Bay Packers Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed NFC Divisional Playoffs: Green Bay Packers 3 at Washington Redskins 16 – Game summary December 24, 1972 12 Noon EST Packers (10–5) 0 3 0 0 Redskins (12–3) 0 10 0 6 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,140 39 °F °C; relative humidity 98%; wind 7 mph km/h knots (Drizzle) Bernie Ulman CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – December 24, 1972 right Green Bay Packers GB Washington Redskins WAS Scott Hunter 12/24, 150 YDS, 1 TD MacArthur Lane 14 CAR, 56 YDS MacArthur Lane 4 REC, 42 YDS Billy Kilmer 7/14. 100 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 25 CAR, 101 YDS Roy Jefferson 5 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD GB WAS collapsed 2 Packers FG 17 Marcol 3 0 2 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 32 good Knight 3 7 2 Redskins FG 42 Knight 3 10 4 Redskins FG 35 Knight 3 13 4 Redskins FG 46 Knight 3 16 3 16 NFC Championship Game: vs. Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed NFC Championship Game: Dallas Cowboys 3 at Washington Redskins 26 – Game summary December 31, 1972 3:00 p.m. EST Cowboys (11–5) 0 3 0 0 Redskins (13–3) 0 10 0 16 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,129 49 °F °C; relative humidity 99%; wind 8 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Jim Tunney CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; NFC Championship Game – Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – December 31, 1972 right Dallas Cowboys DAL Washington Redskins WAS Roger Staubach 9/20, 98 YDS Roger Staubach 5 CAR, 59 YDS Ron Sellers 2 REC, 29 YDS Billy Kilmer 14/18, 194 YDS, 2 TDs Larry Brown 30 CAR, 88 YDS Charley Taylor 7 REC, 146 YDS, 2 TDs DAL WAS collapsed 2 Redskins FG 18 Knight 0 3 2 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 15 good Knight 0 10 2 Cowboys FG 35 Fritsch 3 10 4 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 45 good Knight 3 17 4 Redskins FG 39 Knight 3 20 4 Redskins FG 46 Knight 3 23 4 Redskins FG 45 Knight 3 26 3 26 Super Bowl VII: vs. Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VII Washington Redskins 1972 2; text-align:center collapsed Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins 14 vs. Washington Redskins 7 – Game summary January 14, 1973 3:49 p.m. EST Dolphins (17–0) 7 7 0 0 Redskins (13–4) 0 0 0 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 90,182 (paid); 81,706 (actual) 84 °F °C; relative humidity 53%; wind 9 mph km/h knots (sunny, hazy)Super Bowl Game-Time Temperatures http://www.profootballhof.com/news/super-bowl-game-time-temperatures/ Pro Football Hall of Fame March 9, 2018 March 7, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180307202941/http://www.profootballhof.com/news/super-bowl-game-time-temperatures/ live Tom Bell NBC Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator) and Bill Enis (sideline reporter) Pro Football Reference; Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins – January 14, 1973 right Miami Dolphins MIA Washington Redskins WAS Bob Griese 8/11, 88 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Larry Csonka 15 CAR, 112 YDS Paul Warfield 3 REC, 36 YDS Billy Kilmer 14/28, 104 YDS, 3 INTs Larry Brown 22 CAR, 72 YDS Roy Jefferson 5 REC, 50 YDS MIA WAS collapsed 1 0:01 Dolphins 6 63 2:54 RecTD Twilley Griese 28 good Yepremian 7 0 2 0:18 Dolphins 5 27 1:33 RushTD Kiick 1 good Yepremian 14 0 4 2:07 Redskins — — FumbleTD Bass 49 good Knight 14 7 14 7 Awards and records Larry Brown, NFL MVPNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400 Larry Brown, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2010-06-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm 2009-06-19 Larry Brown, AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Billy Kilmer, NFL leader (tied) in touchdown passes (19).NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451 NFL leader in passer rating (84.8). References 35em Further reading Brig Owens and Chuck Cascio, Over the Hill to the Superbowl. New York: Robert B. Luce, 1973. Washington Category:NFC East championship seasons Category:National Football Conference championship seasons Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing