1979 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1979 Washington Redskins Roster
1979 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Redskins netted 348 points, and the defensive unit yielded 295. John Riggins carried the ball for a team-best 1,153 yards for Washington.

Joe Theismann threw for 2,797 yards. Danny Buggs grabbed 46 passes for 631 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Lemar Parrish intercepted 9 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	395	233	59.0	2797	7.1	20	5.1	13	3.3	62	34	263	83.9
Buddy Hardeman	2	1	50.0	30	15.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	30	0	0	56.3
Kim McQuilken	4	1	25.0	12	3.0	0	0.0	1	25.0	12	0	0	0.0
Totals	401	235	58.6	2839	7.1	20	5.0	15	3.7	62	34	263

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Riggins	260	1153	4.4	66	9
Benny Malone	176	472	2.7	14	3
Clarence Harmon	65	267	4.1	18	0
Joe Theismann	46	181	3.9	22	4
Ike Forte	25	125	5.0	20	1
Buddy Hardeman	31	124	4.0	22	0
Bobby Hammond	2	5	2.5	3	0
Lonnie Perrin	2	4	2.0	3	0
Kim McQuilken	2	-3	-1.5	-1	0
Totals	609	2328	3.8	66	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Danny Buggs	46	631	13.7	45	1
Clarence Harmon	32	434	13.6	40	5
John Riggins	28	163	5.8	23	3
Don Warren	26	303	11.7	23	0
John McDaniel	25	357	14.3	62	2
Ricky Thompson	22	368	16.7	35	4
Buddy Hardeman	21	197	9.4	41	1
Benny Malone	13	137	10.5	55	1
Jean Fugett	10	128	12.8	30	3
Ike Forte	10	105	10.5	22	0
Bobby Hammond	2	16	8.0	12	0
Totals	235	2839	12.1	62	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mark Moseley	39	39	100.0	33	25	75.8	114
Totals	39	39	100.0	33	25	75.8	114

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Bragg	78	2998	38.4	74
Totals	78	2998	38.4	74

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Buddy Hardeman	24	207	8.6	52
Bobby Hammond	7	54	7.7	16
Clarence Harmon	1	10	10.0	10
Tony Peters	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	33	271	8.2	52

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Buddy Hardeman	19	404	21.3	33
Bobby Hammond	14	314	22.4	34
Ike Forte	8	211	26.4	38
Don Harris	6	80	13.3	23
Lonnie Perrin	3	73	24.3	29
Clarence Harmon	5	63	12.6	19
Totals	55	1145	20.8	38

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lemar Parrish	9	65	7.2	23	0
Joe Lavender	6	77	12.8	27	0
Mark Murphy	3	29	9.7	16	0
Karl Lorch	1	31	31.0	31	1
Ken Houston	1	20	20.0	20	0
Monte Coleman	1	13	13.0	13	0
Pete Wysocki	1	9	9.0	9	0
Ray Waddy	1	6	6.0	6	0
Neal Olkewicz	1	4	4.0	4	0
Brad Dusek	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tony Peters	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	26	250	9.6	31	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Monte Coleman	37	37	0	0	0	3	0	0
Coy Bacon					0	4	3	0
Brad Dusek				0	0	3	0	0
Karl Lorch				0	0	3	0	0
Joe Theismann					3	2	-4	0
Don Harris					0	2	0	0
Buddy Hardeman					4	2	0	0
Lemar Parrish				0	0	2	0	0
Mark Murphy				0	0	2	22	0
Ron Saul					0	1	0	0
Ricky Thompson					0	1	0	0
Clarence Harmon					3	1	0	0
Ike Forte					3	1	0	0
Perry Brooks					0	1	0	0
Don Hover					0	1	0	1
Don Warren					0	1	0	0
George Starke					0	1	0	0
John Riggins					5	0	0	0
Benny Malone					1	0	0	0
Jean Fugett					1	0	0	0
Tony Peters				0	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	37	0	0	21	31	21	1

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	25	39	0			114
John Riggins	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Clarence Harmon	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Ricky Thompson	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Benny Malone	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Joe Theismann	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Jean Fugett	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
John McDaniel	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Karl Lorch	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ike Forte	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Buddy Hardeman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Danny Buggs	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Don Hover	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	17	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	39	0	0	0	348