1976 Washington Redskins Statistics
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd 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
1976 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Redskins scored 291 points, and the defensive squad conceded 217. Mike Thomas carried the ball for a team-best 1,101 yards for Washington.
Billy Kilmer passed for 1,252 yards, and Joe Theismann spent time under center, too. Frank Grant paced the receiving corps, grabbing 50 passes for 818 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Joe Lavender picked off 8 opponent throws.
George Allen coached the team. The 1976 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 | 206 | 108 | 52.4 | 1252 | 6.1 | 12 | 5.8 | 10 | 4.9 | 53 | 15 | 125 | 70.3 | Joe Theismann | 163 | 79 | 48.5 | 1036 | 6.4 | 8 | 4.9 | 10 | 6.1 | 44 | 22 | 172 | 59.8 | Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | Mike Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 370 | 187 | 50.5 | 2288 | 6.2 | 20 | 5.4 | 20 | 5.4 | 53 | 38 | 303 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mike Thomas | 254 | 1101 | 4.3 | 28 | 5 | John Riggins | 162 | 572 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 | Calvin Hill | 79 | 301 | 3.8 | 15 | 1 | Joe Theismann | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 22 | 1 | Larry Brown | 20 | 56 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | Jean Fugett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | Billy Kilmer | 13 | -7 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 | Frank Grant | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
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| Totals | 548 | 2111 | 3.9 | 28 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Frank Grant | 50 | 818 | 16.4 | 53 | 5 | Mike Thomas | 28 | 290 | 10.4 | 34 | 4 | Roy Jefferson | 27 | 364 | 13.5 | 27 | 2 | Jean Fugett | 27 | 334 | 12.4 | 33 | 6 | John Riggins | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 18 | 1 | Larry Brown | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 | Calvin Hill | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 | Jerry Smith | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 20 | 2 | Danny Buggs | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | Bill Malinchak | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
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| Totals | 187 | 2288 | 12.2 | 53 | 20 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Mike Bragg | 90 | 3503 | 38.9 | 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 90 | 3503 | 38.9 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Eddie Brown | 48 | 646 | 13.5 | 71 | 1 | Jake Scott | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | Larry Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 52 | 688 | 13.2 | 71 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Eddie Brown | 30 | 738 | 24.6 | 67 | 0 | Brian Fryer | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 27 | 0 | Bob Brunet | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 24 | 0 | Doug Winslow | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | Larry Jones | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Brig Owens | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Rusty Tillman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | Pete Wysocki | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Karl Lorch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 50 | 1066 | 21.3 | 67 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Joe Lavender | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 28 | 0 | Pat Fischer | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 32 | 0 | Ken Houston | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 | Jake Scott | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | Chris Hanburger | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Harold McLinton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Eddie Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Dennis Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Brad Dusek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 26 | 190 | 7.3 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Jake Scott | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 0 | Dennis Johnson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Kilmer | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | Ron McDole | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Grant | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rusty Tillman | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Ken Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Butz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tim Stokes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eddie Brown | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ted Fritsch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Lavender | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | John Riggins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Brundige | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Theismann | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | Pete Wysocki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Fischer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Calvin Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jean Fugett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Karl Lorch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doug Winslow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roy Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 55 | 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 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 97 | Mike Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Jean Fugett | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Frank Grant | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | John Riggins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Jerry Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Roy Jefferson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Eddie Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ron McDole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 291 |
