1975 Washington Redskins season

1975 Washington Redskins season
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 stadium	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
	← 1974; Redskins seasons; 1976 →;

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, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1970.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1975 Washington Redskins draft
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

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

**1975 Washington Redskins staff**
	Front office Majority Owner / Vice President – Edward Bennett Williams Minority Owner / President – Jack Kent Cooke General manager – George Allen Executive assistant to the General Manager – C.A. Temerario Assistant Public Relations Director – Charles M. Taylor Assistant general manager / Admin Assistant / Administrative Assistant – Dick Meyers Director of player personnel – C.A. Temerario Director of College Scouting - Mike Allman Director of Pro Scouting - Bobby Mitchell Personnel Scout - Mike Faulkner Personnel Scout - Tom Sullivan Business Manager – Joel Margolis Head coaches Head Coach – George Allen Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Charlie Waller Running Backs – Joe Walton Tight Ends / Wide Receivers – Dick Bielski Offensive Line – Bill Austin			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – LaVern Torgeson Assistant Defensive Coordinator / Special Assignments - Kirk Mee Linebackers – George Dickson Defensive Secondary / Special Assignments – Ralph Hawkins Special teams coaches Special Teams Coach – Paul Lanham Strength and conditioning Conditioning Coordinator - Jim Hiyler

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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 26 Bob Brunet 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 76 Tim Stokes T 78 Walt Sweeney G Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Bill Brundige DT 65 Dave Butz DT/DE 61 Dennis Johnson DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers (LB) 59 Brad Dusek OLB 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 53 Harold McLinton MLB 52 John Pergine OLB 67 Rusty Tillman MLB 50 Pete Wysocki OLB Defensive backs (DB) 41 Mike Bass CB 25 Eddie Brown SS 27 Ken Houston SS 23 Brig Owens FS 30 Bryant Salter FS 24 Spencer Thomas CB Special teams (ST) 4 Mike Bragg P 3 Mark Moseley K 51 Dan Ryczek LS		Reserve 86 Verlon Biggs DE (IR) 37 Pat Fischer CB (IR) 84 Mike Hancock TE (IR) 82 Dallas Hickman DE (IR) 73 Paul Laaveg G (IR) 35 Felix Lobdell RB (IR) 57 Stu O'Dell LB (IR) 74 George Starke T (IR) 20 Ken Stone S (IR) Rookies in italics 43 active, 9 reserve, 0 practice squad

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

Team	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)

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Week 6

Team	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)

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Week 7

Team	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

Week 8

Team	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)

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Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	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

For the first time since 1970, the Redskins did not qualify for the postseason in 1975.

Awards and records

Milestones

References

↑ Washington Redskins 1975 Press Guide. p. 1.
↑ "Washington Commanders (Redskins) coaches (coaching history)". pro-football-history.com. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.

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[1] Washington Redskins 1975 Press Guide. p. 1.

[2] "Washington Commanders (Redskins) coaches (coaching history)". pro-football-history.com. Retrieved May 25, 2026.

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com

[5] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.

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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


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


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


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