1972 Washington Redskins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: George Allen (11-3)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1972 Washington Redskins RosterTeam Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: George Allen (11-3)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1972 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Washington racked up 336 points, while the stingy defense conceded 218. Larry Brown carried the ball for a team-best 1,216 yards for the Redskins.
Billy Kilmer threw for 1,648 yards. Charley Taylor grabbed 49 passes for 673 yards. Roy Jefferson was targeted regularly, too.
Chris Hanburger and Pat Fischer each picked off 4 opponent throws.
George Allen coached the team. The 1972 Washington Redskins lost in the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Billy Kilmer | 225 | 120 | 53.3 | 1648 | 7.3 | 19 | 8.4 | 11 | 4.9 | 89 | 9 | 67 | 84.8 | Sonny Jurgensen | 59 | 39 | 66.1 | 633 | 10.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 6.8 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 84.9 |
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| Totals | 284 | 159 | 56.0 | 2281 | 8.0 | 21 | 7.4 | 15 | 5.3 | 89 | 11 | 88 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Larry Brown | 285 | 1216 | 4.3 | 38 | 8 | Charlie Harraway | 148 | 567 | 3.8 | 24 | 6 | Herb Mul-Key | 33 | 155 | 4.7 | 35 | 1 | Bob Brunet | 30 | 82 | 2.7 | 18 | 2 | Charley Taylor | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | George Nock | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | Jerry Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Billy Kilmer | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 | Sonny Jurgensen | 4 | -5 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 513 | 2082 | 4.1 | 38 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charley Taylor | 49 | 673 | 13.7 | 70 | 7 | Roy Jefferson | 35 | 550 | 15.7 | 45 | 3 | Larry Brown | 32 | 473 | 14.8 | 89 | 4 | Jerry Smith | 21 | 353 | 16.8 | 34 | 7 | Charlie Harraway | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 | Herb Mul-Key | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 28 | 0 | Mack Alston | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 36 | 0 | Bob Brunet | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 159 | 2281 | 14.3 | 89 | 21 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Mike Bragg | 59 | 2273 | 38.5 | 62 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 59 | 2273 | 38.5 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ted Vactor | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 28 | 0 | Speedy Duncan | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 18 | 0 | Alvin Haymond | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 159 | 4.7 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Speedy Duncan | 15 | 364 | 24.3 | 41 | 0 | Alvin Haymond | 10 | 291 | 29.1 | 41 | 0 | Herb Mul-Key | 8 | 209 | 26.1 | 44 | 0 | Bob Brunet | 8 | 190 | 23.8 | 45 | 0 | Mike Bass | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 | Ted Vactor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | Harold McLinton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Mike Fanucci | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Rusty Tillman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 1133 | 23.6 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chris Hanburger | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 41 | 1 | Pat Fischer | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 35 | 0 | Mike Bass | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 29 | 0 | Harold McLinton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | Ted Vactor | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | Rosey Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | Speedy Duncan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Brig Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 17 | 287 | 16.9 | 41 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Larry Brown | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paul Laaveg | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Ted Vactor | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Pardee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Walt Rock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Myron Pottios | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Verlon Biggs | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | Mack Alston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Fischer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Nock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diron Talbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richie Petitbon | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Bill Malinchak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charley Taylor | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Brig Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Terry Hermeling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harold McLinton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ray Schoenke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Speedy Duncan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roy Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Kilmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Harraway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Brunet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sonny Jurgensen | 4 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Curt Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 82 | Larry Brown | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | Charley Taylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Jerry Smith | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Charlie Harraway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Roy Jefferson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Bob Brunet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Bill Malinchak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Verlon Biggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 336 |
