1974 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: George Allen |
| Bill Austin | Offensive Line |
| Dick Bielski | Receivers |
| Ralph Hawkins | Defensive Backs |
| Paul Lanham | Special Teams |
| Ted Marchibroda | Offensive Backs |
| LaVern Torgeson | Defensive Line |
| Charlie Waller | Offensive Backs |
| Joe Walton | Offensive Assistant |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/2/1974 | H | New England Patriots | 16-21 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 16405 | |
| Fri | 8/9/1974 | H | Houston Oilers | 3-48 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 14768 | |
| Sun | 8/18/1974 | H | Buffalo Bills | 15-16 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 28409 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1974 | A | Cleveland Browns | 20-17 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44528 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1974 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19-21 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 42327 | |
| Fri | 9/6/1974 | H | Baltimore Colts | 7-6 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 29704 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1974 | A | New York Giants | 13-10 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 49849 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1974 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-17 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53888 | |
| Mon | 9/30/1974 | H | Denver Broncos | 30-3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54395 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1974 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-28 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56175 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1974 | H | Miami Dolphins | 20-17 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54395 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1974 | H | New York Giants | 24-3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53879 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1974 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-23 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49410 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1974 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-6 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55288 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1974 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-20 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65947 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1974 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 28-21 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54395 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1974 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 26-7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54395 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1974 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 23-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63243 | |
| Mon | 12/9/1974 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 23-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 84327 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1974 | H | Chicago Bears | 42-0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52085 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/22/1974 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-19 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 80118 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Bass | 41 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Maxie Baughan | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 36 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Verlon Biggs | 86 | RDE | 6-4 | 267 | 31 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | P | 5-11 | 186 | 28 | Richmond | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 43 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Dodge City CC; Kansas State | 11 | 11 |
| Bill Brundige | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 13 |
| Doug Cunningham | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | Mississippi | 2 | 0 |
| Moses Denson | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 30 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 13 | 8 |
| Speedy Duncan | 44 | S | 5-10 | 176 | 32 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 217 | 24 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Utah; Southern California | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | LCB | 5-10 | 170 | 34 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Frank Grant | 46 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 14 | 1 |
| Chris Hanburger | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 33 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Hancock | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Yuba JC; Idaho State | 11 | 0 |
| Len Hauss | 56 | C | 6-2 | 234 | 32 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Houston | 27 | LS | 6-3 | 196 | 30 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Hull | 25 | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 29 | Glendale CC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Marty Imhof | 66 | DE | 6-6 | 256 | 25 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 13 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 194 | 31 | Utah | 14 | 13 |
| Dennis Johnson | 61 | DT | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Delaware | 13 | 0 |
| Deacon Jones | 75 | LDE | 6-5 | 254 | 36 | South Carolina State; Mississippi Valley State | 14 | 1 |
| Larry Jones | 21 | CB | 5-10 | 174 | 23 | Truman State | 13 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 9 | QB | 5-11 | 202 | 40 | Duke | 14 | 4 |
| Billy Kilmer | 17 | QB | 6-0 | 201 | 35 | Citrus JC; UCLA | 11 | 10 |
| Paul Laaveg | 73 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 26 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Malinchak | 24 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 30 | Indiana | 13 | 0 |
| Ron McDole | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 266 | 35 | Nebraska | 14 | 13 |
| Harold McLinton | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Southern University | 13 | 13 |
| Mark Moseley | 3 | K | 5-11 | 182 | 26 | Texas A&M; Stephen F. Austin State | 13 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | none | 7 | 0 |
| Stu O'Dell | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Indiana | 8 | 0 |
| Brig Owens | 23 | RS | 5-11 | 190 | 31 | Fullerton JC; Cincinnati | 14 | 14 |
| John Pergine | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 28 | Notre Dame | 12 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 232 | 30 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Robinson | 89 | LLB | 6-3 | 243 | 33 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Dan Ryczek | 51 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| Bryant Salter | 30 | S | 6-4 | 196 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Schoenke | 62 | LOT | 6-3 | 246 | 33 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 13 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 64 | LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 27 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Smith | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 208 | 31 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Smith | 38 | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 27 | Florida | 7 | 6 |
| George Starke | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 26 | Columbia | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Stone | 20 | S | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Sturt | 63 | OG-OT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 7 | 0 |
| Walt Sweeney | 78 | ROG | 6-3 | 256 | 33 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Diron Talbert | 72 | RDT | 6-5 | 246 | 30 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Taylor | 42 | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 33 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Theismann | 7 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 47 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | West Texas A&M | 11 | 3 |
| Rusty Tillman | 67 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Arizona; Northern Arizona | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Tyrer | 71 | LOT | 6-6 | 283 | 35 | Ohio State | 14 | 1 |
| Mike Varty | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 223 | 22 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 |
| John Wilbur | 60 | OG | 6-3 | 245 | 31 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 6 | 144 | Jon Keyworth | TE | Colorado |
| 7 | 180 | Mike Varty | LB | Northwestern |
| 8 | 196 | Darwin Robinson | RB | South Dakota State |
| 9 | 218 | Mark Sens | DE | Colorado |
| 9 | 228 | Mike Flater | K | Colorado Mines |
| 9 | 233 | Jimmie Kennedy | TE | Colorado State |
| 10 | 258 | Johnny Vann | DB | South Dakota |
| 11 | 282 | Joe Miller | T | Villanova |
| 13 | 332 | Stu O'Dell | LB | Indiana |
| 14 | 361 | Don Van Galder | QB | Utah |
| 16 | 411 | Nate Anderson | RB | Eastern Illinois |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 37 | 120 | 61 | 102 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 41 | 71 | 35 | 196 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 249 | 77 | 156 | 16 | 80/206 38.8% | / % | 78 | 621 | |
| Opponents Totals | 210 | 79 | 114 | 17 | 66/190 34.7% | / % | 69 | 529 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 0 | 27 | 29 | 93.1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 81 |
| Larry Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Duane Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Charley Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jerry Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Moses Denson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Charlie Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Bragg | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Hanburger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Harold McLinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alvin Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Deacon Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 35 | 38 | 92.1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 0 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 196 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 2 | 48 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 9/13 | 6/10 | 0/1 |
| Mike Bragg | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 2 | 48 | 1/1 | 3/6 | 9/13 | 6/10 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 163 | 430 | 2.6 | 16 | 3 |
| Moses Denson | 103 | 391 | 3.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 95 | 347 | 3.7 | 66 | 5 |
| Larry Smith | 55 | 149 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | 32 | 79 | 2.5 | 9 | 2 |
| Billy Kilmer | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 470 | 1443 | 3.1 | 66 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 414 | 1439 | 3.5 | 75 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Jurgensen | 167 | 107 | 64.1 | 55 | 1185 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 44 | 11 | 6.6 | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 69 | 1116 | 94.5 |
| Billy Kilmer | 234 | 137 | 58.5 | 91 | 1632 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 51 | 10 | 4.3 | 6 | 2.6 | 13 | 96 | 1536 | 83.5 |
| Joe Theismann | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 2 | 145 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 69 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 134 | 149.1 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 413 | 254 | 61.5 | 148 | 2978 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 69 | 22 | 5.3 | 11 | 2.7 | 25 | 176 | 2802 | 90.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 399 | 197 | 49.4 | 177 | 2102 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 52 | 13 | 3.3 | 25 | 6.3 | 31 | 256 | 1846 | 49.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Taylor | 54 | 738 | 13.7 | 51 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Smith | 44 | 554 | 12.6 | 30 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Roy Jefferson | 43 | 654 | 15.2 | 43 | 4 | ||||
| Larry Brown | 37 | 388 | 10.5 | 34 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Moses Denson | 26 | 174 | 6.7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Larry Smith | 23 | 137 | 6.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Thomas | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 9t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Grant | 9 | 196 | 21.8 | 69 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Alvin Reed | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Evans | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Doug Cunningham | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 254 | 2978 | 11.7 | 69 | 22 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 197 | 2102 | 10.7 | 52 | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stone | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Brig Owens | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Dave Robinson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Harold McLinton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 328 | 13.1 | 37 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 53 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 74 | 2823 | 38.1 | 57 | 1 | 458 | ||||
| Team Totals | 74 | 2823 | 38.1 | 57 | 1 | 458 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 3072 | 38.4 | 64 | 2 | 453 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 15 | 3 | 157 | 10.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 13 | 0 | 140 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Jones | 8 | 0 | 54 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | 3 | 81 | 13.5 | 58t | 1 |
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Stone | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 6 | 453 | 9.8 | 58 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 4 | 458 | 9.2 | 90 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jones | 23 | 672 | 29.2 | 102t | 1 | |
| Herb Mul-Key | 10 | 285 | 28.5 | 59 | 0 | |
| Charlie Evans | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Moses Denson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dan Ryczek | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 1166 | 25.9 | 102t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1379 | 21.5 | 69 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Diron Talbert | 10.0 | |
| Bill Brundige | 6.5 | |
| Ron McDole | 4.5 | |
| Verlon Biggs | 4.0 | |
| Deacon Jones | 3.0 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 2.5 | |
| Chris Hanburger | 2.0 | |
| Dave Robinson | 1.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=34 | 31.0 | 256.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25.0 | 176.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Verlon Biggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Moses Denson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 0 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron McDole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold McLinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Diron Talbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 2 |
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