1979 Washington Redskins season

1979 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Jack Pardee
Home Field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10-6
Place	3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1978	1980

The 1979 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-8 record from 1978. While the Redskins were able to improve their record; finishing 10-6, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention on the final week of the season when, facing the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC East title on the line, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach led a last-minute comeback to defeat Washington 35-34 to win the division; which combined with the Chicago Bears defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 42-6, resulted in the Redskins losing a points tiebreaker for the final wild-card slot.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	Houston Oilers	L 29-27	54,582
2	September 9, 1979	at Detroit Lions	W 27-24	54,991
3	September 17, 1979	New York Giants	W 27-0	54,672
4	September 23, 1979	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 17-7	50,680
5	September 30, 1979	at Atlanta Falcons	W 16-7	56,819
6	October 7, 1979	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28-17	69,142
7	October 14, 1979	at Cleveland Browns	W 13-9	63,323
8	October 21, 1979	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17-7	54,442
9	October 28, 1979	New Orleans Saints	L 14-10	52,133
10	November 4, 1979	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 38-7	49,462
11	November 11, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30-28	50,868
12	November 18, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	W 34-20	55,031
13	November 25, 1979	at New York Giants	L 14-6	72,641
14	December 2, 1979	Green Bay Packers	W 38-21	51,682
15	December 9, 1979	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28-14	52,882
16	December 16, 1979	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35-34	62,867

Roster

Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks 7 Joe Theismann 11 Kim McQuilken 12 Fred Mortensen Running Backs 25 Benny Malone HB 22 Buddy Hardeman HB/KR/PR 34 Bob Hammond HB/KR 44 John Riggins FB 38 Clarence Harmon FB 35 Lonnie Perrin FB 30 Ike Forte HB Wide Receivers 86 John McDaniel 83 Ricky Thompson 88 Danny Buggs 81 Chris DeFrance 80 Kris Haines Tight Ends 85 Don Warren 84 Jean Fugett 89 Grady Richardson		Offensive Linemen 75 Terry Hermeling T 67 Greg Dubinetz T 64 Ron Saul G 54 Bob Kuziel C 66 Ted Fritsch C 63 Fred Dean C 73 Jeff Williams G 74 George Starke T Defensive Linemen 71 Karl Lorch DE 76 Joe "Turkey" Jones DE 79 Coy Bacon DE 78 Paul Smith DE 65 Dave Butz DT 72 Diron Talbert DT 69 Perry Brooks DT		Linebackers 57 Rich Milot OLB 59 Brad Dusek OLB 51 Monte Coleman MLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 50 Pete Wysocki OLB 82 Dallas Hickman OLB 58 Don Hover OLB Defensive Backs 24 Lemar Parrish CB 20 Joe Lavender CB 47 Ray Waddy CB 26 Don Harris CB/S 37 Mike Reinfeldt FS 29 Mark Murphy FS 27 Ken Houston SS 23 Tony Peters SS Special Teams 3 Mark Moseley K 4 Mike Bragg P		Reserve Lists 36 Don Testerman FB (IR) 62 Dan Nugent G (IR) 68 Gary Anderson G/T (IR) Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	5	0	.688	371	313	W-3
Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	339	282	W-1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	348	295	L-1
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	237	323	L-3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	307	358	L-1

References

• Redskins on Pro Football Reference