1985 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Gibbs (10-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1985 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Gibbs (10-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1985 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Washington racked up 297 points, while the defensive squad allowed 312. George Rogers carried the ball for a team-best 1,093 yards for the Redskins.
Joe Theismann passed for 1,774 yards, and Jay Schroeder spent time under center, too. Art Monk grabbed 91 passes for 1,226 yards. Gary Clark was targeted regularly also.
Vernon Dean and Curtis Jordan each seized 5 opponent throws. Dexter Manley topped the defensive unit with 15 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 52 sacks.
Joe Gibbs coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Stuart Anderson | LB | December 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 238 | Virginia | Mathews, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Doug Barnett | DE | April 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 250 | Azusa Pacific | Montebello, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Malcolm Barnwell | WR | June 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 184 | Virginia Union | Charleston, SC USA | 7 | 2 |
| 67 | Tom Beasley | DE-DT | August 11, 1954 | 6'5" | 253 | Virginia Tech | Bluefield, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Jeff Bostic | C | September 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 268 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 10 | 6 |
| 30 | Reggie Branch | RB | October 22, 1962 | 5'11" | 232 | West Virginia St. | Sanford, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Raphel Cherry | SS | December 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 194 | Hawaii | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 6 |
| 84 | Gary Clark | WR | May 1, 1962 | 5'9" | 173 | James Madison | Radford, VA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 51 | Monte Coleman | LB | November 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 242 | Central Arkansas | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Steve Cox | P | May 11, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Tulsa | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Pete Cronan | LB | January 13, 1955 | 6'2" | 238 | Boston Col. | Bourne, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Vernon Dean | RCB | May 5, 1959 | 5'11" | 178 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Clint Didier | TE | April 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 240 | Portland St. | Connell, WA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 76 | Rick Donnalley | C | December 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 261 | North Carolina | Wilmington, DE USA | 13 | 12 |
| 77 | Darryl Grant | RDT | November 22, 1959 | 6'1" | 269 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 8 | 8 |
| 28 | Darrell Green | LCB | February 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 184 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Keith Griffin | RB | October 26, 1961 | 5'8" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 68 | Russ Grimm | LG | May 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Pittsburgh | Scottsdale, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Dean Hamel | RDT | July 7, 1961 | 6'3" | 279 | Tulsa | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 8 |
| 64 | Steve Hamilton | DE-DT | September 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 263 | East Carolina | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Jeff Hayes | P | August 19, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | North Carolina | Elkin, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 61 | Ken Huff | RG | February 21, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | North Carolina | Hutchinson, KS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 66 | Joe Jacoby | LT | July 6, 1959 | 6'7" | 305 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 31 | Ken Jenkins | KR | May 8, 1959 | 5'8" | 183 | Bucknell | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 82 | Anthony Jones | TE | May 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 248 | Md-Eastern Shore | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | Curtis Jordan | FS | January 25, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Mel Kaufman | LLB | February 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 221 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 59 | Chris Keating | LB | October 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 223 | Maine | Boston, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 79 | Todd Liebenstein | DE | January 9, 1960 | 6'6" | 253 | UNLV | Las Vegas, NM USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Dexter Manley | RDE | July 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Charles Mann | LDE | April 12, 1961 | 6'6" | 268 | Nevada-Reno | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Mark May | RT | November 2, 1959 | 6'6" | 295 | Pittsburgh | Oneonta, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Mark McGrath | WR | December 17, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | Montana St. | San Diego, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 63 | Raleigh McKenzie | G-C-T | February 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 290 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | Dan McQuaid | T | October 4, 1960 | 6'7" | 278 | UNLV | Cortland, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 57 | Rich Milot | RLB | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Coraopolis, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Art Monk | WR | December 5, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Syracuse | White Plains, NY USA | 15 | 14 |
| 20 | Michael Morton | RB | February 6, 1960 | 5'8" | 180 | UNLV | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M | Laneville, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Calvin Muhammad | WR | December 10, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 52 | Neal Olkewicz | MLB | January 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 230 | Maryland | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Tony Peters | SS | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 10 | 10 |
| 80 | Joe Phillips | WR | May 12, 1963 | 5'9" | 188 | Kentucky | Franklin, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | John Riggins | RB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 12 | 11 |
| 38 | George Rogers | RB | December 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | South Carolina | Duluth, GA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 10 | Jay Schroeder | QB | June 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Milwaukee, WI USA | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 11 | 11 |
| 69 | R.C. Thielemann | G | August 12, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Don Warren | TE | May 5, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | San Diego St. | Bellingham, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Barry Wilburn | DB | December 9, 1963 | 6'2" | 196 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 47 | Greg Williams | DB | August 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Greenville, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Kevin Williams | DB | November 28, 1961 | 5'9" | 169 | Iowa St. | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | Otis Wonsley | RB | August 13, 1957 | 5'10" | 214 | Alcorn St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
