1975 Washington Redskins season

1975 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10–4 record from 1974.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	New Orleans Saints	W 41–3	54,414
2	September 28, 1975	New York Giants	W 49–13	54,953
3	October 5, 1975	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 26–10	64,397
4	October 13, 1975	St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–17	54,693
5	October 19, 1975	at Houston Oilers	L 13–10	49,566
6	October 26, 1975	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–7	56,702
7	November 2, 1975	Dallas Cowboys	W 30–24	55,004
8	November 9, 1975	at New York Giants	W 21–13	57,242
9	November 16, 1975	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–17	49,919
10	November 23, 1975	Oakland Raiders	L 26–23	53,582
11	November 30, 1975	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–30	54,498
12	December 7, 1975	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30–27	52,809
13	December 13, 1975	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–10	61,091
14	December 21, 1975	Philadelphia Eagles	L 26–3	49,385

Season summary

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	6	0	13
• Redskins	0	28	0	21	49

Date: September 28
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 65°F; wind 11

Scoring summary

1	NYG	Ron Johnson 1 yard run (George Hunt kick)	NYG 7–0

2	WSH	Larry Brown 4 yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	Tie 7–7

2	WSH	Roy Jefferson 31 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 14–7

2	WSH	Ron McDole recovered fumble in end zone (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 21–7

2	WSH	Larry Jones 52 yard punt return (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 28–7

3	NYG	Jim Obradovich 2 yard pass from Craig Morton (kick failed)	WSH 28–13

4	WSH	Roy Jefferson 9 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 35–13

4	WSH	Charley Taylor 13 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 42–13

4	WSH	Alvin Reed 4 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 49–13

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	0	6	3	14	23
Browns	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 26
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 45°F • Wind 7

Scoring summary

2	WSH	Mike Thomas 3 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed)	Redskins 6–0

3	WSH	Mark Moseley 37 yard field goal	Redskins 9–0

3	CLE	Oscar Roan 15 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)	Redskins 9–7

4	WSH	Larry Brown 11 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	Redskins 16–7

4	WSH	Mike Thomas 1 yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	Redskins 23–7

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	17	0	7	0	24
• Redskins	3	7	7	7	6	30

Date: November 2
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 55°F, wind 6 mph

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	WSH	Mark Moseley 43 yard field goal	Redskins 3–0

2	DAL	Preston Pearson 12 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)	Cowboys 7–3

2	DAL	Drew Pearson 10 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)	Cowboys 14–3

2	WSH	Frank Grant 46 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	Cowboys 14–10

2	DAL	Toni Fritsch 33 yard field goal	Cowboys 17–10

3	WSH	Charley Taylor 2 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	Tie 17–17

4	DAL	Cliff Harris 27 yard interception return (Toni Fritsch kick)	Cowboys 24–17

4	WSH	Jerry Smith 7 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	Tie 24–24

OT	WSH	Billy Kilmer 1 yard run	Redskins 30–24

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	7	0	0	14	21
Giants	0	10	3	0	13

Date: November 9
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66°F; wind 10

Scoring summary

1	WSH	Frank Grant 96 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 7–0

2	NYG	George Hunt 22 yard field goal	WSH 7–3

2	NYG	Ron Johnson 36 yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick)	NYG 10–7

3	NYG	George Hunt 22 yard field goal	NYG 13–7

4	WSH	Larry Brown 1 yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 14–13

4	WSH	Bob Brunet 2 yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	WSH 21–13

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals⁽³⁾	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–2	356	276	W3
Dallas Cowboys⁽⁴⁾	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	350	268	W2
Washington Redskins	8	6	0	.571	4–4	7–4	325	276	L2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	1–7	3–8	216	306	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	3–5	4–7	225	302	W1

Postseason

The Redskins did not qualify for the postseason in 1975.

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.

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

1975 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			Washington

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