1976 Washington Redskins season
1976 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | RFK Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–4 |
Division place | 2nd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–35 |
The 1976
Hall of Fame running back John Riggins, signed as a free agent after spending the first five seasons of his career with the New York Jets. This was also the last season in which the Redskins would make the playoffs under Hall of Fame head coach George Allen
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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14 | 393 | Quinn Buckner | Defensive back | Indiana |
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}}
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | New York Giants | W 19–17 | 1–0 | RFK Stadium
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54,245 | Recap |
2 | September 19 | Seattle Seahawks | W 31–7 | 2–0 | RFK Stadium | 53,174 | Recap |
3 | September 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Veterans Stadium | 66,005 | Recap |
4 | October 3 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–33 | 3–1 | Soldier Field | 52,105 | Recap |
5 | October 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 30–33 | 3–2 | RFK Stadium | 53,060 | Recap |
6 | October 17 | Detroit Lions | W 20–7 | 4–2 | RFK Stadium | 45,908 | Recap |
7 | October 25 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 20–10 | 5–2 | RFK Stadium | 48,325 | Recap |
8 | October 31 | Dallas Cowboys | L 7–20 | 5–3 | RFK Stadium | 55,004 | Recap |
9 | November 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24–21 | 6–3 | Candlestick Park | 56,134 | Recap |
10 | November 14 | at New York Giants | L 9–12 | 6–4 | Giants Stadium | 72,975 | Recap |
11 | November 21 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 16–10 | 7–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,833 | Recap |
12 | November 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–0 | 8–4 | RFK Stadium | 54,292 | Recap |
13 | December 5 | at New York Jets | W 37–16 | 9–4 | Shea Stadium | 46,638 | Recap |
14 | December 12 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 27–14 | 10–4 | Texas Stadium | 59,916 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 1: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Redskins | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 54,245
- Referee: Sonny Jurgenson
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Playoffs
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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Divisional
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December 18 | at Minnesota Vikings (1) | L 20–35 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,221 | Recap |
Divisional
Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys(2) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 296 | 194 | L1 |
Washington Redskins(4) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 291 | 217 | W4 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 309 | 267 | W2 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 165 | 286 | W1 |
New York Giants | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 1–7 | 3–9 | 170 | 250 | L1 |
Awards, records, and honors
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References