1976 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1976 10–4 2nd NFC East Edward Bennett Williams Edward Bennett Williams Charlie Waller LaVern Torgeson George Allen George Allen RFK Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Vikings) 20–35 Redskins seasons The 1976 Washington Redskins season was the franchise’s 45th overall and 40th in Washington, D.C. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–6 record from 1975, which they did, finishing 10–4, second in the NFC East behind the Dallas Cowboys. They would be eliminated from the NFL playoffs by the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 35–20. This was the first season as a Redskin for Hall of Fame running back John Riggins, signed as a free agent after spending the first five seasons of his career with the New York Jets. This was also the last season in which the Redskins would make the playoffs under Hall of Fame head coach George Allen. Offseason NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 Washington Redskins 5 148 Mike Hughes Guard Baylor no 6 179 Tommy Marvaso Safety Cincinnati no 7 234 Brian Fryer Wide receiver Alberta yes 8 254 Curtis Akins Guard Hawaii no 10 272 Paul Strohmeier Linebacker Washington no 11 308 Dean Gissler Defensive end Nebraska no 12 342 Walter Tullis Defensive back Delaware State no 13 364 Wayman Britt Defensive back Michigan no 14 393 Quinn Buckner Defensive back Indiana no 15 426 John Monroe Running back Bluefield State no 17 476 Chuck Wills Defensive back Oregon no no nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1976_draft.htm 1976 Washington Redskins Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com Personnel Staff / Coaches 1976 Washington Redskins Majority Owner / Vice President – Edward Bennett Williams Minority Owner / President – Jack Kent Cooke General manager – George Allen Executive assistant to the General Manager – C.A. Temerario Assistant Public Relations Director – Charles M. Taylor Assistant general manager / Admin Assistant / Administrative Assistant – Dick Meyers Director of player personnel – C.A. Temerario Director of College Scouting - Mike Allman Director of Pro Scouting - Bobby Mitchell Personnel Scout - Mike Faulkner Personnel Scout - Tom Sullivan Business Manager – Joel Margolis Head Coach – George Allen Offensive Coordinator – Charlie Waller Running Backs – Joe Walton Tight Ends / Wide Receivers – Dick Bielski Offensive Line – Bill Austin Defensive Coordinator – LaVern Torgeson Assistant Defensive Coordinator / Special Assignments - Kirk Mee Linebackers – George Dickson Defensive Secondary / Special Assignments – Ralph Hawkins Special Teams Coach – Paul Lanham Washington Redskins 1976 Press Guide 3 https://archive.org/details/redskins-1976-media-guide-washington-b/page/n3/mode/2uphttps://pro-football-history.com/franchise/40/washington-commanders-coaches Washington Commanders (Redskins) coaches (coaching history) pro-football-history.com May 25, 2026 Roster 1976 Washington Redskins 43 11 0 17 Billy Kilmer  7 Joe Theismann 43 Larry Brown running back 26 Bob Brunet 35 Calvin Hill 44 John Riggins 22 Mike Thomas running back 88 Danny Buggs 46 Frank Grant American football 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 84 Jean Fugett 87 Jerry Smith tight end 66 Ted Fritsch Jr. C 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling G 54 Bob Kuziel T 62 Dan Nugent G 64 Ron Saul G 74 George Starke T 76 Tim Stokes T 77 Bill Brundige DT/DE 65 Dave Butz DT 82 Dallas Hickman DE 61 Dennis Johnson defensive tackle DE 71 Karl Lorch DT 79 Ron McDole DE 72 Diron Talbert DT 59 Brad Dusek OLB 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 53 Harold McLinton MLB 57 Stu O'Dell OLB 67 Rusty Tillman MLB 50 Pete Wysocki OLB 25 Eddie Brown safety SS 37 Pat Fischer CB 27 Ken Houston SS 20 Joe Lavender CB 23 Brig Owens FS 13 Jake Scott FS 45 Gerard Williams American football CB  4 Mike Bragg P  3 Mark Moseley K -- Curtis Akins y DE IR 85 Brian Fryer y WR IR -- Ernie Janet G IR 21 Larry Jones wide receiver WR IR 73 Paul Laaveg G IR -- Pete Solverson y T IR 78 Walt Sweeney G IR 42 Charley Taylor WR IR -- David Thomas Canadian football y CB IR -- James Thompson American football y WR IR 81 Doug Winslow WR IR None - N/A Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12, 1976 New York Giants W 19–17 1–0 RFK Stadium 54,245 Recap 2 September 19 Seattle Seahawks W 31–7 2–0 RFK Stadium 53,174 Recap 3 September 27, 1976 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 3–0 Veterans Stadium 66,005 Recap 4 October 3 at Chicago Bears L 7–33 3–1 Soldier Field 52,105 Recap 5 October 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 30–33 3–2 RFK Stadium 53,060 Recap 6 October 17 Detroit Lions W 20–7 4–2 RFK Stadium 45,908 Recap 7 October 25, 1976 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–10 5–2 RFK Stadium 48,325 Recap 8 October 31 Dallas Cowboys L 7–20 5–3 RFK Stadium 55,004 Recap 9 November 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–21 6–3 Candlestick Park 56,134 Recap 10 November 14 at New York Giants L 9–12 6–4 Giants Stadium 72,975 Recap 11 November 21 at St. Louis Cardinals W 16–10 7–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,833 Recap 12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–0 8–4 RFK Stadium 54,292 Recap 13 December 5 at New York Jets W 37–16 9–4 Shea Stadium 46,638 Recap 14 December 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–14 10–4 Texas Stadium 59,916 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1976.htm 1976 Washington Redskins Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 1 (Sunday, September 12, 1976): vs. New York Giants Washington Redskins 1976 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: New York Giants 17 at Washington Redskins 19 – Game summary September 12, 1976 1:00 p.m. EDT Giants (0–1) 3 7 0 7 Redskins (1–0) 0 3 9 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,245 Ben Dreith CBS Don Criqui (play-by-play) and Sonny Jurgenson (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – September 12, 1976 right New York Giants NYG Washington Redskins WAS Craig Morton 13/26, 228 YDS, 2 TDs, 4 INTs Larry Csonka 23 CAR, 78 YDS Walker Gillette 5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD Billy Kilmer 17/35, 257 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Mike Thomas 17 CAR, 56 YDS Mike Thomas 5 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD NYG WAS collapsed 1 Giants FG 20 Danelo 3 0 2 Redskins FG 22 Moseley 3 3 2 Giants RecTD Rhodes Morton 63 good Danelo 10 3 3 Redskins SafetyTackle Morton McDole 10 5 3 Redskins RecTD Grant Kilmer 53 good Moseley 10 12 4 Giants RecTD Gillette Morton 62 good Danelo 17 12 4 Redskins RecTD Thomas Kilmer 5 good Moseley 17 19 17 19 Point spread: Redskins –4½ Time of game: GiantsGame statisticsRedskins14 First downs 1740–96 Rushes–yards 31–89228 Passing yards 25713–26–4 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 17–36–12–7 Sacked–yards 3–24221 Net passing yards 233317 Total yards 32252 Return yards 2087–48.9 Punts Number–Average yardage 10–39.61–0 Fumbles–lost 3–26–55 Penalties–yards 13–120 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Divisional December 18 at Minnesota Vikings (1) L 20–35 Metropolitan Stadium 47,221 Recap Divisional Standings References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing Category:Long stubs with short prose