1976 Washington Redskins season

1976 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	George Allen
Home Field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10-4
Place	2nd NFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 35-20
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1975	1977

The 1976 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-6 record from 1975.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
14	393	Quinn Buckner	Defensive Back	Indiana

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Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	New York Giants	W 19-17	54,245
2	September 19, 1976	Seattle Seahawks	W 31-7	53,174
3	September 27, 1976	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20-17	66,005
4	October 3, 1976	at Chicago Bears	L 33-7	52,105
5	October 10, 1976	Kansas City Chiefs	L 33-30	53,060
6	October 17, 1976	Detroit Lions	W 20-7	45,908
7	October 25, 1976	St. Louis Cardinals	W 20-10	48,325
8	October 31, 1976	Dallas Cowboys	L 20-7	55,004
9	November 7, 1976	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24-21	56,134
10	November 14, 1976	at New York Giants	L 12-9	72,975
11	November 21, 1976	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 16-10	49,833
12	November 28, 1976	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24-0	54,292
13	December 5, 1976	at New York Jets	W 37-16	46,638
14	December 12, 1976	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27-14	59,916

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 18, 1976	at Minnesota Vikings	L 35-20	47,221

Standings[]

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	3	0	.786	296	194	L-1
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	291	217	W-4
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	309	267	W-2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	165	286	W-1
New York Giants	3	11	0	.214	170	250	L-1

Roster[]

Awards, records, and honors[]

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References[]

↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm

v · d · eWashington Redskins

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins • Founded in 1932 • Plays in Landover, Maryland • Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Coaches • First-round Draft picks • Draft • Starting Quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field • Fenway Park • Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • FedExField

Culture	Hogettes • Cheerleaders • Chief Zee • Hail to the Redskins • Joe Gibbs • Washington Redskins mascot controversy

Lore	The Hogs • The Rivalry • The Fun Bunch • The Over-the-Hill Gang • The Body Bag Game • Redskins Rule

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Division championships (12)	1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999

Super Bowl appearances (5)	VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI

League championships (5)	1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991

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

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1976 NFL seasonv · d · e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	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		Tampa Bay	Washington		Seattle
1976 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XI

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