1975 Washington Redskins season

The 1975 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 39th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 10–4 record from 1974 and finished 8–6.

1975 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Edward Bennett Williams
General manager	George Allen
President	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	George Allen
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Waller
Defensive coordinator	LaVern Torgeson
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

1975 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
5	108	Mike Thomas *	Running back	UNLV
6	147	Mark Doak	Tackle	Nebraska
9	228	Dallas Hickman	Defensive end	California
11	277	Ardell Johnson	Defensive back	Nebraska
11	282	Jerry Hackenbruck	Defensive end	Oregon State
13	334	Morris McKie	Defensive back	North Carolina A&T
14	359	Dave Benson	Linebacker	Weber State
15	384	Art Kuehn	Center	UCLA
16	412	Dennis Pavelka	Guard	Nebraska
17	437	Carl Taylor	Defensive end	Memphis State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1975 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Randy Johnson 17 Billy Kilmer  7 Joe Theismann Running backs (RB) 40 Bobby Anderson 43 Larry Brown 44 Moses Denson 36 Ralph Nelson 22 Mike Thomas Wide receivers (WR) 46 Frank Grant 80 Roy Jefferson 21 Larry Jones 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends (TE) 88 Alvin Reed 87 Jerry Smith

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Jim Arneson G 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 54 Bob Kuziel C 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 George Starke T 78 Walt Sweeney G Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Bill Brundige DT 65 Dave Butz DT 61 Dennis Johnson DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT

Linebackers (LB) 59 Brad Dusek 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 52 John Pergine 67 Rusty Tillman 50 Pete Wysocki Defensive backs (DB) 41 Mike Bass CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 27 Ken Houston SS 23 Brig Owens SS 30 Bryant Salter FS 20 Ken Stone FS 24 Spencer Thomas CB Special teams  4 Mike Bragg P  3 Mark Moseley K 51 Dan Ryczek LS

Reserve -- Dallas Hickman DE (IR) 73 Paul Laaveg G (IR) 57 Stu O'Dell LB (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 21	New Orleans Saints	W 41–3	1–0	RFK Stadium	54,414	Recap
2	September 28	New York Giants	W 49–13	2–0	RFK Stadium	54,953	Recap
3	October 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–26	2–1	Veterans Stadium	64,397	Recap
4	October 13	St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–17	3–1	RFK Stadium	54,693	Recap
5	October 19	at Houston Oilers	L 10–13	3–2	Astrodome	49,566	Recap
6	October 26	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–7	4–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	56,702	Recap
7	November 2	Dallas Cowboys	W 30–24 (OT)	5–2	RFK Stadium	55,004	Recap
8	November 9	at New York Giants	W 21–13	6–2	Shea Stadium	57,242	Recap
9	November 16	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–20 (OT)	6–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,919	Recap
10	November 23	Oakland Raiders	L 23–26 (OT)	6–4	RFK Stadium	53,582	Recap
11	November 30	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–30	7–4	RFK Stadium	54,498	Recap
12	December 7	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30–27	8–4	Atlanta Stadium	52,809	Recap
13	December 13	at Dallas Cowboys	L 10–31	8–5	Texas Stadium	61,091	Recap
14	December 21	Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–26	8–6	RFK Stadium	49,385	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 0 6 0 13 • Redskins 0 28 0 21 49 Date: September 28 Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)

Scoring summary 1 NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard run (George Hunt kick) NYG 7–0 2 WSH Larry Brown 4 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) Tie 7–7 2 WSH Roy Jefferson 31 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 14–7 2 WSH Ron McDole recovered fumble in end zone (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 21–7 2 WSH Larry Jones 52 yard punt return (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 28–7 3 NYG Jim Obradovich 2 yard pass from Craig Morton (kick failed) WSH 28–13 4 WSH Roy Jefferson 9 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 35–13 4 WSH Charley Taylor 13 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 42–13 4 WSH Alvin Reed 4 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 49–13

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 0 6 3 14 23 Browns 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 26 Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind 7 mph (11 km/h)

Scoring summary 2 WSH Mike Thomas 3 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed) Redskins 6–0 3 WSH Mark Moseley 37 yard field goal Redskins 9–0 3 CLE Oscar Roan 15 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Redskins 9–7 4 WSH Larry Brown 11 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 16–7 4 WSH Mike Thomas 1 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 23–7

Week 7

1 2 3 4 OT Total Cowboys 0 17 0 7 0 24 • Redskins 3 7 7 7 6 30 Date: November 2 Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Referee: Fred Silva Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 WSH Mark Moseley 43 yard field goal Redskins 3–0 2 DAL Preston Pearson 12 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 7–3 2 DAL Drew Pearson 10 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 14–3 2 WSH Frank Grant 46 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Cowboys 14–10 2 DAL Toni Fritsch 33 yard field goal Cowboys 17–10 3 WSH Charley Taylor 2 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Tie 17–17 4 DAL Cliff Harris 27 yard interception return (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 24–17 4 WSH Jerry Smith 7 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Tie 24–24 OT WSH Billy Kilmer 1 yard run Redskins 30–24

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 7 0 0 14 21 Giants 0 10 3 0 13 Date: November 9 Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h)

Scoring summary 1 WSH Frank Grant 96 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 7–0 2 NYG George Hunt 22 yard field goal WSH 7–3 2 NYG Ron Johnson 36 yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick) NYG 10–7 3 NYG George Hunt 22 yard field goal NYG 13–7 4 WSH Larry Brown 1 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 14–13 4 WSH Bob Brunet 2 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 21–13

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals(3)	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–2	356	276	W3
Dallas Cowboys(4)	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	350	268	W2
Washington Redskins	8	6	0	.571	4–4	7–4	325	276	L2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	1–7	3–8	216	306	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	3–5	4–7	225	302	W1

Postseason

The Redskins did not qualify for the postseason in 1975.

Awards and records