1976 Washington Redskins season

The 1976 Washington Redskins season was the franchise’s 45th overall and 40th in Washington, D.C. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–6 record from 1975, which they did, finishing 10-4, second in the NFC East behind the Dallas Cowboys. They would be eliminated from the NFL playoffs by the Minnesota Vikings. This was the first season as a Redskin for Hall of Fame running back John Riggins, signed as a free agent after spending the first five seasons of his career with the New York Jets. This was also the last season in which the Redskins would make the playoffs under Hall of Fame head coach George Allen.

1976 Washington Redskins season
Head coachGeorge Allen
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 35–20

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1976 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
14393Quinn BucknerDefensive backIndiana

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Roster
1976 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


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Rookies in italics

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 DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(2) 11 3 0 .786 6–2 9–3 296 194 L1
Washington Redskins(4) 10 4 0 .714 6–2 9–3 291 217 W4
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 5–3 9–3 309 267 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 10 0 .286 2–6 4–8 165 286 W1
New York Giants 3 11 0 .214 1–7 3–9 170 250 L1

Awards, records, and honors

References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm


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