1970 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 6-8-0 .429 |
| Head Coach: Bill Austin |
| Bill Austin | Offense |
| Lew Carpenter | Receivers |
| George Dickson | Offensive Backs |
| Don Doll | Defensive Backs |
| Sam Huff | Defense |
| Mike McCormack | Defense |
| Harland Svare | Defense/Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1970 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 12-27 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium | 52299 | |
| Sun | 8/16/1970 | A | Boston Patriots | 45-21 | W | Boston, MA | Boston College Alumni Stadium | 25584 | |
| Fri | 8/21/1970 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 21-13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 35168 | |
| Fri | 8/28/1970 | H | Buffalo Bills | 27-0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 43004 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1970 | N | Miami Dolphins | 26-21 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 32601 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1970 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-14 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 46045 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1970 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-26 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 34984 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1970 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-27 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44246 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 33-21 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60658 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1970 | H | Detroit Lions | 31-10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50414 | |
| Mon | 10/19/1970 | A | Oakland Raiders | 20-34 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54471 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50415 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | A | Denver Broncos | 19-3 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 50705 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-19 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50415 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | A | New York Giants | 33-35 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62915 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 21-45 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50415 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | New York Giants | 24-27 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50415 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 0-34 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 57936 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-6 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50415 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1970 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-27 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50415 | |
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 |
| Mack Alston | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 8 | 0 |
| Bruce Anderson | 83 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Willamette | 14 | 8 |
| Mike Bass | 41 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Frank Bosch | 71 | RDE-LDT | 6-4 | 246 | 25 | Colorado | 11 | 5 |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | P | 5-11 | 186 | 24 | Richmond | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 43 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Dodge City CC; Kansas State | 13 | 13 |
| Bill Brundige | 77 | RDT | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Brunet | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 0 |
| Leo Carroll | 89 | LDE-RDE | 6-7 | 250 | 26 | Glendale CC; Tulsa; San Diego State | 7 | 7 |
| John Didion | 51 | LB | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Oregon State | 10 | 0 |
| Henry Dyer | 32 | WR-RB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Grambling State | 12 | 2 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | LCB | 5-10 | 170 | 30 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Gene Hamlin | 52 | C | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Western Michigan | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 29 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Harraway | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | San Jose State | 13 | 13 |
| Jimmy Harris | 22 | CB | 5-11 | 173 | 24 | Houston; Howard Payne | 3 | 0 |
| Rickie Harris | 46 | RS | 6-0 | 182 | 27 | East Los Angeles JC; Arizona | 14 | 12 |
| Len Hauss | 56 | C | 6-2 | 234 | 28 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Jon Henderson | 28 | WR | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Colorado State | 14 | 4 |
| Terry Hermeling | 71 | OT | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | Nevada-Reno | 5 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 85 | LDE-RDE | 6-7 | 260 | 27 | Southern California; Hawaii | 13 | 9 |
| Jon Jaqua | 48 | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Lewis & Clark | 14 | 2 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 9 | QB | 5-11 | 202 | 36 | Duke | 14 | 14 |
| Curt Knight | 5 | K | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Coast Guard | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 40 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Marquette; Washington | 12 | 1 |
| Paul Laaveg | 73 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 22 | Iowa | 11 | 6 |
| Bill Malinchak | 24 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Indiana | 9 | 0 |
| Marlin McKeever | 86 | MLB | 6-1 | 233 | 30 | Southern California | 14 | 12 |
| Harold McLinton | 53 | LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Brig Owens | 23 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Fullerton JC; Cincinnati | 14 | 14 |
| Floyd Peters | 78 | LDT | 6-3 | 254 | 34 | San Francisco State | 10 | 9 |
| Danny Pierce | 19 | RB | 6-3 | 215 | 22 | Pearl River CC; Mississippi State; Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| Vin Promuto | 65 | ROG | 6-1 | 244 | 32 | Holy Cross | 3 | 3 |
| Pat Richter | 88 | WR | 6-5 | 230 | 29 | Wisconsin | 11 | 1 |
| Walt Roberts | 47 | WR | 5-10 | 167 | 28 | San Jose State | 14 | 12 |
| Walt Rock | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 252 | 29 | Maryland | 13 | 13 |
| Tom Roussel | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 1 |
| Frank Ryan | 13 | QB | 6-3 | 199 | 34 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Schmidt | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | Ventura JC; Long Beach State | 11 | 6 |
| Ray Schoenke | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 246 | 29 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 13 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 64 | LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10 | 3 |
| Jerry Smith | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 208 | 27 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Snowden | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Taylor | 42 | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 29 | Arizona State | 10 | 10 |
| Rusty Tillman | 67 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Arizona; Northern Arizona | 14 | 2 |
| Ted Vactor | 29 | CB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Wright | 75 | ROT | 6-6 | 250 | 28 | Alabama | 14 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 43 | Bill Brundige | DE | Colorado |
| 4 | 103 | Paul Laaveg | T | Iowa |
| 5 | 114 | Manny Sistrunk | DT | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 5 | 121 | Danny Pierce | RB | Memphis |
| 7 | 173 | Roland Merritt | WR | Maryland |
| 7 | 178 | Jimmy Harris | DB | Howard Payne |
| 8 | 200 | Paul Johnson | DB | Penn State |
| 9 | 225 | Ralph Sonntag | T | Maryland |
| 11 | 277 | Mack Alston | TE | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 12 | 303 | Jim Kates | LB | Penn State |
| 13 | 329 | Joe Patterson | T | Lawrence |
| 14 | 355 | Tony Moro | RB | Dayton |
| 15 | 381 | Vic Lewandowsky | C | Holy Cross |
| 16 | 407 | Steve Bushore | WR | Emporia State |
| 17 | 433 | Earl Maxfield | DT | Baylor |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 75 | 72 | 82 | 297 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 89 | 83 | 91 | 314 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 249 | 122 | 100 | 27 | / % | / % | 65 | 613 | |
| Opponents Totals | 266 | 125 | 125 | 16 | / % | / % | 87 | 930 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Knight | 0 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 93 |
| Jerry Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Charley Taylor | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Larry Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Charley Harraway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jon Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Walt Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 297 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 1 | 314 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Knight | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 49 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/7 | 4/9 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 49 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/7 | 4/9 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 3/3 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 4/7 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 237 | 1125 | 4.7 | 75t | 5 |
| Charley Harraway | 146 | 577 | 4.0 | 57t | 5 |
| Henry Dyer | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Bob Brunet | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Bragg | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Walt Roberts | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Danny Pierce | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 444 | 2021 | 4.6 | 75t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 468 | 2068 | 4.4 | 40 | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Jurgensen | 337 | 202 | 59.9 | 125 | 2354 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 66t | 23 | 6.8 | 10 | 3.0 | 25 | 214 | 2140 | 91.5 |
| Frank Ryan | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 35 | -32 | 39.6 |
| Mike Bragg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 342 | 203 | 59.4 | 129 | 2357 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 66t | 23 | 6.7 | 10 | 2.9 | 29 | 249 | 2108 | 90.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 374 | 205 | 54.8 | 154 | 2434 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 57 | 14 | 3.7 | 15 | 4.0 | 24 | 169 | 2265 | 70.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Smith | 43 | 575 | 13.4 | 41 | 9 |
| Charley Taylor | 42 | 593 | 14.1 | 41 | 8 |
| Larry Brown | 37 | 341 | 9.2 | 66 | 2 |
| Walt Roberts | 27 | 411 | 15.2 | 66t | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 24 | 136 | 5.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Jon Henderson | 13 | 176 | 13.5 | 56t | 3 |
| Dave Kopay | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Henry Dyer | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Brunet | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Richter | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Danny Pierce | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 203 | 2357 | 11.6 | 66t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 205 | 2434 | 11.9 | 57 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig Owens | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Rickie Harris | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jon Jaqua | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 240 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 181 | 18.1 | 41 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 61 | 2493 | 40.9 | 66 | 1 | 259 | ||||
| Team Totals | 61 | 2493 | 40.9 | 66 | 1 | 259 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 2199 | 39.3 | 68 | 0 | 45 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Harris | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Walt Roberts | 10 | 6 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 45 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 13 | 259 | 7.4 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Vactor | 28 | 700 | 25.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Rickie Harris | 10 | 208 | 20.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Harris | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 31 | 0 | |
| Henry Dyer | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 29 | 0 | |
| Chris Hanburger | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Pat Richter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marlin McKeever | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bill Brundige | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 61 | 1223 | 20.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 1181 | 24.1 | 100 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| John Hoffman | 6.5 | |
| Bruce Anderson | 5.0 | |
| Bill Brundige | 5.0 | |
| Chris Hanburger | 2.5 | |
| Floyd Peters | 1.5 | |
| Harold McLinton | 1.0 | |
| Manny Sistrunk | 1.0 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 1.0 | |
| Frank Bosch | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 24.0 | 169.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29.0 | 249.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brundige | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Dyer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rickie Harris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Hauss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jaqua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marlin McKeever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold McLinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Pierce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Roberts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2 |
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