1974 Washington Redskins Statistics
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: George Allen (10-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1974 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Redskins moved the ball well, scoring 320 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 196. Billy Kilmer passed for 1,632 yards, and Sonny Jurgensen spent time under center also. Charley Taylor paced all receivers, grabbing 54 passes for 738 yards. Jerry Smith and Roy Jefferson contributed to the receiving game as well.
Larry Brown carried the pigskin for a team-best 430 yards for Washington, while Duane Thomas and Moses Denson additionally buoyed the ground attack.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 40 turnovers. Ken Stone seized 5 opponent throws.
George Allen coached the team. The 1974 Washington Redskins lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Billy Kilmer | 234 | 137 | 58.5 | 1632 | 7.0 | 10 | 4.3 | 6 | 2.6 | 51 | 13 | 96 | 83.5 | Sonny Jurgensen | 167 | 107 | 64.1 | 1185 | 7.1 | 11 | 6.6 | 5 | 3.0 | 44 | 10 | 69 | 94.5 | Joe Theismann | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 145 | 13.2 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 149.1 | Larry Brown | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
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| Totals | 413 | 254 | 61.5 | 2978 | 7.2 | 22 | 5.3 | 11 | 2.7 | 69 | 25 | 176 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 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 |
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| Totals | 470 | 1443 | 3.1 | 66 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charley Taylor | 54 | 738 | 13.7 | 51 | 5 | Jerry Smith | 44 | 554 | 12.6 | 30 | 3 | Roy Jefferson | 43 | 654 | 15.2 | 43 | 4 | Larry Brown | 37 | 388 | 10.5 | 34 | 4 | Moses Denson | 26 | 174 | 6.7 | 27 | 2 | Larry Smith | 23 | 137 | 6.0 | 14 | 1 | Duane Thomas | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 | Frank Grant | 9 | 196 | 21.8 | 69 | 1 | Alvin Reed | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 1 | Charlie Evans | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 44 | 0 | Doug Cunningham | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
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| Totals | 254 | 2978 | 11.7 | 69 | 22 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Mark Moseley | 29 | 27 | 93.1 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 81 | Mike Bragg | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | Deacon Jones | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 |
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| Totals | 38 | 35 | 92.1 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 92 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Mike Bragg | 74 | 2823 | 38.1 | 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 74 | 2823 | 38.1 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Joe Theismann | 15 | 157 | 10.5 | 44 | 0 | Herb Mul-Key | 13 | 140 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 | Ken Houston | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 58 | 1 | Larry Jones | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 | Speedy Duncan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 | Ken Stone | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 46 | 453 | 9.8 | 58 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Larry Jones | 23 | 672 | 29.2 | 102 | 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 |
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| Totals | 45 | 1166 | 25.9 | 102 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 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 | 28 | 1 | Ken Houston | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 37 | 0 | Dave Robinson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 | Harold McLinton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 1 | Bryant Salter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 25 | 328 | 13.1 | 37 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Mike Bass | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Verlon Biggs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sonny Jurgensen | 2 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Moses Denson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron McDole | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brad Dusek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Evans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Kilmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harold McLinton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diron Talbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Robinson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duane Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Houston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roy Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 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 | Mark Moseley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 81 | Larry Brown | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Duane Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Charley Taylor | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Roy Jefferson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Jerry Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Moses Denson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Charlie Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Mike Bragg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Larry Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Larry Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Frank Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Harold McLinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Alvin Reed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Deacon Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320 |
