1979 Washington Redskins season

1979 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Jack Pardee
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1979 season of the Washington Redskins in American professional football began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 1978. While the Redskins were able to improve their record; finishing 10–6, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention on the final week of the season when, facing the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC East title on the line, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach led a last-minute comeback to defeat Washington 35–34 to win the division; which combined with the Chicago Bears defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 42–6, resulted in the Redskins losing a points tiebreaker for the final wild-card slot.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1979 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1979 Washington Redskins draft
4	103	Don Warren	Tight end	San Diego State
7	182	Rich Milot	Linebacker	Penn State
9	233	Kris Haines	Wide receiver	Notre Dame
11	289	Monte Coleman	Linebacker	Central Arkansas
11	300	Tony Hall	Wide receiver	Knoxville
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1979 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

President – Edward Bennett Williams
Vice President – Jack Kent Cooke
General Manager – Bobby Beathard
Executive Assistant to the President – Bobby Mitchell
Assistant General Manager – Joel Margolis
Assistant General Manager – Dick Meyers
Director of Player Personnel – Mike Allman
Director of Pro Scouting – Kirk Mee
Director of College Scouting – Dick Daniels
Personnel Scouts – Charley Casserly, Charley Taylor

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jack Pardee
Special Assistant to Head Coach – Bob Bowser

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Joe Walton
Running Backs – Fred O'Connor
Tight Ends – John Hilton
Offensive Line – Ray Callahan

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Doc Urich
Linebackers – George Dickson
Defensive Secondary – Richie Petitbon

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – John Hilton

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Roster

1979 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks

11 Kim McQuilken
7 Joe Theismann

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

79 Coy Bacon DE
69 Perry Brooks DT
65 Dave Butz DT
77 Joe Jones DE
71 Karl Lorch DE
78 Paul Smith DT
72 Diron Talbert DT

Linebackers

51 Monte Coleman OLB
59 Brad Dusek OLB
82 Dallas Hickman OLB/DE
58 Don Hover MLB
57 Rich Milot OLB
52 Neal Olkewicz MLB
50 Pete Wysocki OLB

Defensive backs

26 Don Harris FS
27 Ken Houston SS
20 Joe Lavender CB
29 Mark Murphy FS
24 Lemar Parrish CB
23 Tony Peters CB/SS
47 Ray Waddy CB

Special teams

4 Mike Bragg P
3 Mark Moseley K

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	Houston Oilers	L 29–27	54,582
2	September 9, 1979	at Detroit Lions	W 27–24	54,991
3	September 17, 1979	New York Giants	W 27–0	54,672
4	September 23, 1979	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–7	50,680
5	September 30, 1979	at Atlanta Falcons	W 16–7	56,819
6	October 7, 1979	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–17	69,142
7	October 14, 1979	at Cleveland Browns	W 13–9	63,323
8	October 21, 1979	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–7	54,442
9	October 28, 1979	New Orleans Saints	L 14–10	52,133
10	November 4, 1979	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 38–7	49,462
11	November 11, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–28	50,868
12	November 18, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	W 34–20	55,031
13	November 25, 1979	at New York Giants	L 14–6	72,641
14	December 2, 1979	Green Bay Packers	W 38–21	51,682
15	December 9, 1979	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–14	52,882
16	December 16, 1979	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35–34	62,867

Game summaries

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	0	17	7	3	27
Lions	3	0	0	21	24

Date: September 9
Location: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Game start: 2:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 54,991
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	DET	Benny Ricardo 27 yard field goal	DET 3–0

Q2	WSH	Ricky Thompson 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 7–3

Q2	WSH	Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal	WSH 10–3

Q2	WSH	Benny Malone 5 yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 17–3

Q3	WSH	Jean Fugett 3 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 24–3

Q4	DET	Bo Robinson 2 yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)	WSH 24–10

Q4	DET	Rick Kane 12 yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)	WSH 24–17

Q4	DET	Freddie Scott 24 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)	Tie 24–24

Q4	WSH	Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal	WSH 27–24

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽¹⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	10–2	371	313	W3
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	339	282	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	5–3	8–4	348	295	L1
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	1–7	5–9	237	323	L3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–8	307	358	L1

References

↑ "1979 Washington Redskins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
↑ Washington Redskins 1979 Press Guide. pp. 2–21.
↑ "1979 Washington Redskins starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-08.

External links

1979 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1979 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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