1977 Washington Redskins season

The 1977 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 46th season overall, and would be the last under Hall of Fame head coach George Allen. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 10–4 record from 1976, but they would finish 9-5 and fail to qualify for postseason play.

1977 Washington Redskins season
Head coachGeorge Allen
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1977 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
497Duncan McCollDefensive endStanford
7190Reggie HaynesTight endUNLV
9246Mike NorthingtonRunning backPurdue
10273James SykesRunning backRice
11300Don HarrisDefensive backRutgers
12327Curtis KirklandDefensive endMissouri

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Roster
1977 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 18, 1977 at New York Giants L 20–17
76,086
2 September 25, 1977 Atlanta Falcons W 10–6
55,031
3 October 2, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals W 24–14
55,031
4 October 9, 1977 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 10–0
58,571
5 October 16, 1977 at Dallas Cowboys L 34–16
62,115
6 October 23, 1977 New York Giants L 17–6
53,903
7 October 30, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–17
55,031
8 November 7, 1977 at Baltimore Colts L 10–3
57,740
9 November 13, 1977 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14
60,702
10 November 21, 1977 Green Bay Packers W 10–9
51,498
11 November 27, 1977 Dallas Cowboys L 14–7
55,031
12 December 4, 1977 at Buffalo Bills W 10–0
22,975
13 December 10, 1977 at St. Louis Cardinals W 26–20
36,067
14 December 17, 1977 Los Angeles Rams W 17–14
54,208

Game summaries

Week 4

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers try to win their first ever game as they their proud defense held the Redskins to just 10 points and only 118 passing yards allowed but still they lost to the Redskins. All of the Redskins 10 points we're scored in the first period. Kicker Mark Moseley kicked a 44-yard field goal and Mike Thomas 6-yard td run were the only scores of the game for both teams. The Redskins limited the Bucs offense to minus 1 yard in the first half and never look back. Redskins Bill Brundige said it best about the Bucs when he said "I leave Tampa admiring their defense. It's a winner but the offense... coach John McKay is going to have to learn that the I-formation isn't going to work. He isn't at USC anymore playing Stanford.

Week 14
1 234Total
Rams 0 0014 14
• Redskins 14 030 17
  • Date: December 17
  • Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 41°F; wind 6

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Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(1) 12 2 0 .857 7–1 11–1 345 212 W4
Washington Redskins 9 5 0 .643 4–4 8–4 196 189 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 7 7 0 .500 4–4 7–5 272 287 L4
Philadelphia Eagles 5 9 0 .357 2–6 4–8 220 207 W2
New York Giants 5 9 0 .357 3–5 5–7 181 265 L2

Awards, records, and honors

References
  1. http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/washington-redskins/draft/1977
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-30.


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