1968 Washington Redskins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Capitol Division
Coach: Otto Graham (5-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1968 Washington Redskins Statistics
1968 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Capitol Division.

The Redskins ran up 249 points, but the leaky defense conceded 358. Sonny Jurgensen tossed for 1,980 yards. Charley Taylor grabbed 48 passes for 650 yards, while Jerry Smith and Pat Richter contributed to the receiving game also.

Gerry Allen carried the ball for a team-best 399 yards for Washington.

Brig Owens picked off 8 opponent throws.

Otto Graham coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
20Gerry AllenHBJune 26, 19416'1"200Nebraska-OmahaCanton, OH USA110
61Don BandyGJuly 1, 19456'3"255TulsaSouth Gate, CA USA120
68Willie BanksGMarch 17, 19466'2"250Alcorn St.Greenville, MS USA100
81Ken BarefootTEOctober 11, 19456'4"230Virginia TechPortsmouth, VA USA80
77Walt BarnesDT-DEJanuary 19, 19446'3"245NebraskaChicago, IL USA140
16Gary BebanQBAugust 5, 19466'1"195UCLASan Francisco, CA USA40
73Frank BoschDT-DEOctober 24, 19456'4"255ColoradoBremerton, WA USA140
4Mike BraggPSeptember 26, 19465'11"186RichmondRichmond, VA USA140
63Ed BredingMLBNovember 3, 19446'4"235Texas A&MBillings, MT USA140
26Bob BrunetRBJuly 29, 19466'1"205Louisiana TechLarose, LA USA70
60Jim CarrollLBMay 6, 19436'2"230Notre DameJonesboro, AR USA140
79Dennis CraneLDTFebruary 23, 19456'7"260USCSan Bernardino, CA USA1414
57Dave CrossanCJune 8, 19406'4"245MarylandPhiladelphia, PA USA140
37Pat FischerLCBJanuary 2, 19405'9"170NebraskaSt. Edward, NE USA140
3Charlie GogolakKDecember 29, 19445'10"165PrincetonRapahidveg, Hungary140
55Chris HanburgerRLBAugust 13, 19416'2"218North CarolinaFort Bragg, NC USA140
21George HaroldDBApril 13, 19426'3"194AllenAugusta, GA USA80
46Rickie HarrisKRMay 15, 19435'11"182ArizonaSt. Louis, MO USA140
56Len HaussCJuly 11, 19426'2"235GeorgiaJesup, GA USA140
9Sonny JurgensenQBAugust 23, 19345'11"202DukeWilmington, NC USA1212
66Carl KammererRDEMarch 20, 19376'3"243San Francisco St.Stockton, CA USA140
24Pete LarsonRBMay 30, 19446'1"200CornellWilmington, DE USA140
40Aaron MartinRSFebruary 10, 19426'0"190North Carolina CentralNew Bern, NC USA140
32Ray McDonaldRBMay 7, 19446'4"248IdahoMcKinney, TX USA10
85Marlin McKeeverLB-TEJanuary 1, 19406'1"235USCCheyenne, WY USA140
49Bobby MitchellFL-HB-WRJune 6, 19356'0"192IllinoisHot Springs, AR USA140
52Mike MorganLBJanuary 31, 19426'4"242LSUShreveport, LA USA140
71Spain MusgroveLDEJuly 30, 19456'4"275Utah St.Kansas City, MO USA140
11Jim NinowskiQBMarch 26, 19366'1"206Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA72
23Brig OwensLSFebruary 16, 19435'11"190CincinnatiLinden, TX USA140
65Vince PromutoGJune 8, 19386'1"245Holy CrossNew York, NY USA40
88Pat RichterTESeptember 9, 19416'5"229WisconsinMadison, WI USA140
76Walt RockLTNovember 4, 19416'5"255MarylandCleveland, OH USA140
54Tom RousselLLBJanuary 20, 19456'3"235Southern MissThibodeaux, LA USA140
72Joe RutgensRDTJanuary 26, 19396'2"255IllinoisCedar Point, IL USA130
62Ray SchoenkeLGSeptember 10, 19416'4"250SMUWahiawa, HI USA110
87Jerry SmithFLJuly 19, 19436'3"208Arizona St.Eugene, OR USA130
34Jim SmithDBNovember 4, 19466'3"195OregonYazoo City, MS USA140
28Dick SmithDB-HBJune 19, 19446'0"205NorthwesternHamilton, OH USA100
74Jim SnowdenRTJanuary 12, 19426'3"255Notre DameYoungstown, OH USA1414
42Charley TaylorSESeptember 28, 19416'3"210Arizona St.Grand Prairie, TX USA140
17Harry TheofiledesQBApril 19, 19445'10"180WaynesburgHomestead, PA USA50
44Steve ThurlowFBApril 25, 19426'3"222StanfordLong Beach, CA USA60
75Fred WashingtonTJune 14, 19446'5"268North TexasMarlin, TX USA10
25A.D. WhitfieldRBSeptember 2, 19435'10"200North TexasRosebud, TX USA100
67John WootenRGDecember 5, 19366'2"235ColoradoClarksville, TX USA140



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