1978 Washington Redskins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (8-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1978 Washington Redskins RosterTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (8-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1978 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Washington scored 273 points, while the defense surrendered 283. John Riggins carried the ball for a team-best 1,014 yards for the Redskins.
Joe Theismann passed for 2,593 yards. Danny Buggs paced pass catchers, grabbing 36 passes, while John McDaniel accumulated 577 receiving yards, while John Riggins and Mike Thomas were targeted regularly as well.
Jake Scott picked off 7 opponent throws.
Jack Pardee coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 390 | 187 | 47.9 | 2593 | 6.6 | 13 | 3.3 | 18 | 4.6 | 63 | 42 | 391 | 61.6 |
| Billy Kilmer | 46 | 23 | 50.0 | 316 | 6.9 | 4 | 8.7 | 3 | 6.5 | 50 | 4 | 22 | 74.2 |
| Mike Bragg | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 438 | 212 | 48.4 | 2978 | 6.8 | 17 | 3.9 | 21 | 4.8 | 63 | 46 | 413 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 248 | 1014 | 4.1 | 31 | 5 |
| Mike Thomas | 161 | 533 | 3.3 | 26 | 3 |
| Joe Theismann | 37 | 177 | 4.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 34 | 141 | 4.1 | 47 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| John McDaniel | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 537 | 2082 | 3.9 | 47 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Buggs | 36 | 575 | 16.0 | 63 | 2 |
| Mike Thomas | 35 | 387 | 11.1 | 35 | 2 |
| John McDaniel | 34 | 577 | 17.0 | 52 | 4 |
| John Riggins | 31 | 299 | 9.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 25 | 367 | 14.7 | 49 | 7 |
| Ricky Thompson | 23 | 350 | 15.2 | 49 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 11 | 112 | 10.2 | 22 | 1 |
| Frank Grant | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Reggie Haynes | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 212 | 2978 | 14.0 | 63 | 17 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 103 | 4056 | 39.4 | 56 |
| Totals | 103 | 4056 | 39.4 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Green | 42 | 443 | 10.5 | 80 | 1 |
| Terry Anderson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 527 | 9.8 | 80 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Green | 34 | 870 | 25.6 | 99 | 1 |
| Ike Forte | 11 | 243 | 22.1 | 37 | 0 |
| Don Harris | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Terry Anderson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 1352 | 23.3 | 99 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Gerard Williams | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Butz | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron McDole | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lavender | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 189 | 8.6 | 39 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Thomas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Theismann | 8 | 3 | -26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Saul | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Hover | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Wysocki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Riggins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ike Forte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diron Talbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coy Bacon | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerard Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Lavender | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold McLinton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Green | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron McDole | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Haynes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 87 | ||
| Jean Fugett | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| John Riggins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mike Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| John McDaniel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Tony Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Danny Buggs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ricky Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gerard Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Harmon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
