1972 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-3-0 .786 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: George Allen |
| Boyd Dowler | Receivers |
| Ralph Hawkins | Defense |
| Marv Levy | Special Teams |
| Ted Marchibroda | Offensive Backs |
| Mike McCormack | Offensive Line |
| Joe Sullivan | Special Assistant |
| LaVern Torgeson | Defensive Line |
| Charlie Waller | Offensive Backs |
| Charley Winner | Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/4/1972 | N | Baltimore Colts | 33-3 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 42864 | |
| Fri | 8/11/1972 | H | Denver Broncos | 41-0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 46043 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1972 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 47843 | |
| Fri | 8/25/1972 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-23 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 52647 | |
| Thu | 8/31/1972 | H | Miami Dolphins | 27-24 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52098 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1972 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-10 | T | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 42227 | |
| Mon | 9/18/1972 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 24-21 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47900 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1972 | A | New England Patriots | 23-24 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60999 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1972 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 33-3 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50454 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1972 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-20 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1972 | A | New York Giants | 23-16 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62878 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | A | New York Jets | 35-17 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62692 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | H | New York Giants | 27-13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Mon | 11/20/1972 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 24-13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1972 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21-16 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1972 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65720 | |
| Sat | 12/9/1972 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 24-34 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65136 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1972 | H | Buffalo Bills | 17-24 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1972 | H | Green Bay Packers | 16-3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53140 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1972 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 26-3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53129 | |
| Super Bowl VII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/14/1973 | H | Miami Dolphins | 7-14 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 90192 | |
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 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 41 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Verlon Biggs | 89 | RDE | 6-4 | 267 | 29 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | P | 5-11 | 186 | 26 | Richmond | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 43 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Dodge City CC; Kansas State | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Brundige | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Colorado | 11 | 10 |
| Bob Brunet | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 1 |
| George Burman | 58 | C-OG | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | Northwestern | 14 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 176 | 30 | Jackson State | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Fanucci | 68 | DE | 6-4 | 236 | 23 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | LCB | 5-10 | 170 | 32 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Chris Hanburger | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 31 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Harraway | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 221 | 28 | San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| Len Hauss | 56 | C | 6-2 | 234 | 30 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Alvin Haymond | 13 | S | 6-0 | 193 | 30 | Southern University | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Hermeling | 75 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Nevada-Reno | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Hull | 25 | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 27 | Glendale CC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Jon Jaqua | 48 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Lewis & Clark | 8 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 194 | 29 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmie Jones | 82 | DE | 6-3 | 215 | 25 | Wichita State | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Jordan | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 29 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 9 | QB | 5-11 | 202 | 38 | Duke | 7 | 4 |
| Billy Kilmer | 17 | QB | 6-0 | 201 | 33 | Citrus JC; UCLA | 12 | 10 |
| Curt Knight | 5 | K | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Coast Guard | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Laaveg | 73 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Malinchak | 24 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 28 | Indiana | 6 | 0 |
| Ron McDole | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 266 | 33 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Harold McLinton | 53 | MLB-LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | Southern University | 13 | 8 |
| Clifton McNeil | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 186 | 32 | Grambling State | 6 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | none | 2 | 1 |
| George Nock | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Morgan State | 7 | 0 |
| Brig Owens | 23 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Fullerton JC; Cincinnati | 14 | 11 |
| Jack Pardee | 32 | LLB | 6-2 | 224 | 36 | Texas A&M | 13 | 13 |
| Richie Petitbon | 16 | LS | 6-3 | 206 | 34 | Loyola (Louisiana); Tulane | 3 | 3 |
| Myron Pottios | 66 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 33 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7 |
| Walt Rock | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 252 | 31 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Schoenke | 62 | OG | 6-3 | 246 | 31 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Severson | 44 | S | 6-1 | 183 | 23 | Long Beach State | 12 | 0 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 64 | LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 25 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 12 | 4 |
| Jerry Smith | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 208 | 29 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Diron Talbert | 72 | RDT | 6-5 | 246 | 28 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Taylor | 42 | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Rosey Taylor | 22 | RS | 5-11 | 186 | 35 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Rusty Tillman | 67 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Arizona; Northern Arizona | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 29 | CB | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| John Wilbur | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 245 | 29 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Sam Wyche | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 27 | Furman | 7 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 8 | 203 | Moses Denson | RB | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 9 | 229 | Steve Boekholder | DE | Drake |
| 10 | 255 | Mike Oldham | WR | Michigan |
| 11 | 281 | Jeff Welch | DB | Arkansas Tech |
| 12 | 307 | Don Bunce | QB | Stanford |
| 13 | 332 | Frank Grant | WR | Colorado State-Pueblo |
| 14 | 365 | Mike O'Quinn | G | McNeese State |
| 15 | 385 | Carl Taibi | DE | Colorado |
| 16 | 411 | Steve Higginbotham | DB | Alabama |
| 17 | 437 | Kevin Clemente | LB | Boston College |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30 | 105 | 92 | 109 | 336 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 56 | 43 | 61 | 218 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 235 | 110 | 106 | 19 | 79/177 44.6% | / % | 78 | 721 | |
| Opponents Totals | 223 | 95 | 108 | 20 | 74/191 38.7% | / % | 64 | 568 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Knight | 0 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 0 | 82 |
| Larry Brown | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Jerry Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Charley Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Charley Harraway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Roy Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Brunet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bill Malinchak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Mike Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Verlon Biggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Hanburger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 1 | 336 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 0 | 218 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Knight | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 0 | 46 | 4/4 | 0/3 | 6/11 | 4/8 | 0/4 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 0 | 46 | 4/4 | 0/3 | 6/11 | 4/8 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 6/6 | 4/7 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 285 | 1216 | 4.3 | 38t | 8 |
| Charley Harraway | 148 | 567 | 3.8 | 24 | 6 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 33 | 155 | 4.7 | 35 | 1 |
| Bob Brunet | 30 | 82 | 2.7 | 18 | 2 |
| Charley Taylor | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| George Nock | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 513 | 2082 | 4.1 | 38t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 427 | 1733 | 4.1 | 41 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kilmer | 225 | 120 | 53.3 | 94 | 1648 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 89t | 19 | 8.4 | 11 | 4.9 | 9 | 67 | 1581 | 84.8 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 59 | 39 | 66.1 | 16 | 633 | 10.7 | 16.2 | 36t | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 6.8 | 2 | 21 | 612 | 84.9 |
| Team Totals | 284 | 159 | 56.0 | 110 | 2281 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 89t | 21 | 7.4 | 15 | 5.3 | 11 | 88 | 2193 | 84.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 367 | 186 | 50.7 | 164 | 2130 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 40 | 10 | 2.7 | 17 | 4.6 | 35 | 268 | 1862 | 58.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Taylor | 49 | 673 | 13.7 | 70t | 7 |
| Roy Jefferson | 35 | 550 | 15.7 | 45t | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 32 | 473 | 14.8 | 89t | 4 |
| Jerry Smith | 21 | 353 | 16.8 | 34 | 7 |
| Charley Harraway | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Mack Alston | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Bob Brunet | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 159 | 2281 | 14.3 | 89t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 186 | 2130 | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hanburger | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 41t | 1 |
| Pat Fischer | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Harold McLinton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brig Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 287 | 16.9 | 41t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 160 | 10.7 | 49 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 59 | 2273 | 38.5 | 62 | 0 | 39 | ||||
| Team Totals | 59 | 2273 | 38.5 | 62 | 0 | 39 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 2765 | 40.1 | 58 | 3 | 159 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Vactor | 17 | 14 | 88 | 5.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 11 | 6 | 70 | 6.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Alvin Haymond | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Severson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 22 | 159 | 4.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 29 | 39 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Duncan | 15 | 364 | 24.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Alvin Haymond | 10 | 291 | 29.1 | 41 | 0 | |
| Herb Mul-Key | 8 | 209 | 26.1 | 44 | 0 | |
| Bob Brunet | 8 | 190 | 23.8 | 45 | 0 | |
| Mike Bass | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mike Fanucci | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Harold McLinton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 1133 | 23.6 | 45 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 1191 | 22.5 | 86 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Verlon Biggs | 8.0 | |
| Diron Talbert | 7.5 | |
| Ron McDole | 6.0 | |
| Jack Pardee | 4.0 | |
| Chris Hanburger | 3.5 | |
| Bill Brundige | 2.5 | |
| Manny Sistrunk | 2.0 | |
| Jimmie Jones | 1.0 | |
| Mike Bass | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 35.0 | 268.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11.0 | 88.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Alston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Verlon Biggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Brunet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Speedy Duncan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Hermeling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Laaveg | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Malinchak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold McLinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Nock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brig Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Pardee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Petitbon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Myron Pottios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Rock | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Schoenke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Diron Talbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ted Vactor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 0 |
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