1968 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Eastern Conference • Capitol Division • 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Otto Graham |
| Ken Carpenter | Offense |
| Don Doll | Defense |
| Ray Mathews | Assistant Coach |
| Mike McCormack | Offense |
| Mike Scarry | Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/1/1968 | A | Houston Oilers | 3-9 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 41468 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | N | Atlanta Falcons | 16-14 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 42180 | |
| Fri | 8/16/1968 | H | Baltimore Colts | 13-15 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 45810 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | N | Chicago Bears | 13-45 | L | Raleigh, NC | Carter-Finley Stadium | 26800 | |
| Thu | 8/29/1968 | H | Detroit Lions | 16-10 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 36721 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-17 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 17712 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1968 | A | Chicago Bears | 38-28 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 41321 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1968 | A | New Orleans Saints | 17-37 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 65941 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | A | New York Giants | 21-48 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62797 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-14 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50816 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-13 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50659 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-41 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46456 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | H | New York Giants | 10-13 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50839 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 14-27 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47644 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-10 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 59133 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-44 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50816 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-27 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50621 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1968 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 20-29 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 66076 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1968 | H | Cleveland Browns | 21-24 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50661 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | H | Detroit Lions | 14-3 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50123 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Gerry Allen | 20 | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 27 | Nebraska-Omaha | 11 | 11 |
| Don Bandy | 61 | OT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Compton JC; Tulsa | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Banks | 68 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | Alcorn State | 10 | 5 |
| Ken Barefoot | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 0 |
| Walt Barnes | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Nebraska | 14 | 2 |
| Gary Beban | 16 | RB | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | UCLA | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Bosch | 73 | RDT-LDT | 6-4 | 246 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 5 |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | P | 5-11 | 186 | 22 | Richmond | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Breding | 63 | MLB | 6-4 | 235 | 25 | Texas A&M | 14 | 3 |
| Bob Brunet | 26 | FB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 5 |
| Jim Carroll | 60 | MLB | 6-1 | 229 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 11 |
| Dennis Crane | 79 | LDT | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | San Bernardino Valley JC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Crossan | 57 | OG-C | 6-2 | 245 | 28 | Maryland | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | LCB | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Gogolak | 3 | K | 5-10 | 165 | 24 | Princeton | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 27 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| George Harold | 21 | S | 6-3 | 198 | 26 | Allen | 8 | 0 |
| Rickie Harris | 46 | RCB-RS-LCB-LS | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | East Los Angeles JC; Arizona | 14 | 10 |
| Len Hauss | 56 | C | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 9 | QB | 5-11 | 202 | 34 | Duke | 12 | 12 |
| Carl Kammerer | 66 | RDE | 6-3 | 240 | 31 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Larson | 24 | HB | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Cornell | 14 | 3 |
| Aaron Martin | 40 | RCB | 6-0 | 187 | 26 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 5 |
| Ray McDonald | 32 | RB | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | Idaho | 1 | 0 |
| Marlin McKeever | 85 | TE | 6-1 | 233 | 28 | Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 49 | SE-FL | 6-0 | 192 | 33 | Illinois | 14 | 4 |
| Mike Morgan | 52 | LLB | 6-4 | 241 | 26 | Louisiana State | 14 | 6 |
| Spain Musgrove | 71 | LDE | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Bakersfield CC; Utah State | 14 | 11 |
| Jim Ninowski | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 32 | Michigan State | 7 | 2 |
| Brig Owens | 23 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Fullerton JC; Cincinnati | 14 | 14 |
| Vin Promuto | 65 | ROG | 6-1 | 244 | 30 | Holy Cross | 4 | 4 |
| Pat Richter | 88 | TE-P | 6-5 | 230 | 27 | Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
| Walt Rock | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 252 | 27 | Maryland | 14 | 10 |
| Tom Roussel | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 8 |
| Joe Rutgens | 72 | RDT | 6-2 | 258 | 29 | Illinois | 13 | 9 |
| Ray Schoenke | 62 | ROG-LOT | 6-3 | 246 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 9 |
| Dick Smith | 28 | RS-LCB-HB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Northwestern | 10 | 2 |
| Jerry Smith | 87 | FL | 6-2 | 208 | 25 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona State | 13 | 13 |
| Jim Smith | 34 | RS | 6-3 | 195 | 22 | Oregon | 14 | 11 |
| Jim Snowden | 74 | ROT | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Taylor | 42 | SE | 6-3 | 210 | 27 | Arizona State | 14 | 11 |
| Harry Theofiledes | 17 | QB | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Waynesburg | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 44 | FB | 6-3 | 217 | 26 | Stanford | 6 | 6 |
| Fred Washington | 75 | OT | 6-5 | 268 | 24 | Cisco JC; North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| A.D. Whitfield | 25 | FB | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | North Texas | 10 | 3 |
| John Wooten | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 250 | 32 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 12 | Jim Smith | DB | Oregon |
| 2 | 38 | Tom Roussel | LB | Southern Mississippi |
| 4 | 94 | Dennis Crane | DT | Southern California |
| 5 | 113 | Ken Barefoot | TE | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | 117 | Mike Bragg | K | Richmond |
| 6 | 149 | Willie Banks | G | Alcorn State |
| 7 | 176 | Bob Brunet | RB | Louisiana Tech |
| 8 | 203 | Bryan Magnuson | RB | Montana |
| 9 | 230 | Frank Liberatore | DB | Clemson |
| 11 | 284 | Tom Garretson | DB | Northwestern |
| 12 | 311 | Dave Weedman | DT | Western Washington |
| 13 | 338 | Mike St. Louis | T | Central Missouri |
| 14 | 365 | Dave Zivich | T | California-Santa Barbara |
| 15 | 392 | Coger Coverson | G | Texas Southern |
| 16 | 419 | Willie Turner | RB | Jackson State |
| 17 | 446 | Frank Bosch | DT | Colorado |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 44 | 77 | 63 | 65 | 249 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 129 | 73 | 109 | 358 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 223 | 67 | 132 | 24 | / % | / % | 65 | 643 | |
| Opponents Totals | 259 | 122 | 118 | 19 | / % | / % | 82 | 879 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gogolak | 0 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 57 |
| Pat Richter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Jerry Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Gerry Allen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Charley Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Pete Larson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Barefoot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Brunet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Hanburger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 249 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 1 | 358 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gogolak | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 37 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 3/3 | 0/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 37 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 3/3 | 0/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 6/ | 9/ | 4/ | 4/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Allen | 123 | 399 | 3.2 | 20 | 4 |
| Bob Brunet | 71 | 227 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 51 | 184 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Larson | 44 | 132 | 3.0 | 16 | 1 |
| A.D. Whitfield | 37 | 125 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Gary Beban | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Dick Smith | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Theofiledes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Bragg | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 360 | 1164 | 3.2 | 20 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 497 | 2194 | 4.4 | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Jurgensen | 292 | 167 | 57.2 | 114 | 1980 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 99t | 17 | 5.8 | 11 | 3.8 | 21 | 183 | 1797 | 81.7 |
| Jim Ninowski | 95 | 49 | 51.6 | 40 | 633 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 56 | 4 | 4.2 | 6 | 6.3 | 12 | 128 | 505 | 60.5 |
| Harry Theofiledes | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 8 | 211 | 10.6 | 19.2 | 39t | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 29 | 182 | 104.4 |
| Gary Beban | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 408 | 227 | 55.6 | 163 | 2824 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 99t | 23 | 5.6 | 18 | 4.4 | 37 | 340 | 2484 | 77.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 359 | 202 | 56.3 | 136 | 2662 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 16 | 4.5 | 21 | 5.8 | 21 | 173 | 2489 | 70.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Taylor | 48 | 650 | 13.5 | 47 | 5 |
| Jerry Smith | 45 | 626 | 13.9 | 56 | 6 |
| Pat Richter | 42 | 533 | 12.7 | 40 | 9 |
| Gerry Allen | 21 | 294 | 14.0 | 99t | 1 |
| Bob Brunet | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 39t | 1 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 14 | 130 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| A.D. Whitfield | 13 | 107 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 56 | 0 |
| Pete Larson | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Dick Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Beban | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 227 | 2824 | 12.4 | 99t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 202 | 2662 | 13.2 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig Owens | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Aaron Martin | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Mike Morgan | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rickie Harris | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 225 | 10.7 | 38 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 192 | 10.7 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 76 | 3288 | 43.3 | 64 | 2 | 485 | ||||
| Team Totals | 76 | 3288 | 43.3 | 64 | 2 | 485 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 2259 | 39.6 | 194 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Harris | 19 | 2 | 144 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 6 | 1 | 38 | 6.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Aaron Martin | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brig Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 4 | 194 | 6.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 485 | 10.8 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Harris | 23 | 579 | 25.2 | 40 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | 11 | 235 | 21.4 | 43 | 0 | |
| Dick Smith | 10 | 228 | 22.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Aaron Martin | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 31 | 0 | |
| Pete Larson | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 49 | 0 | |
| Jim Smith | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Walt Rock | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Walt Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marlin McKeever | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 64 | 1410 | 22.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 996 | 19.5 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Allen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Barnes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bosch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bragg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Brunet | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Crane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickie Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Ninowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brig Owens | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Rock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Rutgens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 1 | |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Theofiledes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Thurlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.D. Whitfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 75 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1 |
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