1972 Washington Redskins

1972 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	George Allen
Home Field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	11-3
Place	1st NFC East
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 16-3 Won Conference Championship (Cowboys) 26-3 Lost Super Bowl VII (Dolphins) 14-7
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1971	1973

The 1972 Washington Redskins was the team's 41st season, and 36th in Washington, D.C.

The Redskins were trying to build on the success of the previous season, in which they had made the postseason for the first time in 26 seasons.

Head coach George Allen, in just his second season with the team, took the Redskins to their first Super Bowl. The team, who had missed the postseason in the entirety of the 1950s and 1960s, won their first postseason game since 1943, and appeared in their first league championship game since 1945.

The NFC Champion Redskins would ultimately lose a very close Super Bowl VII, 14-7, to the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1972 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
8	203	Moses Denson	Running Back	Maryland-Eastern Shore
9	229	Steve Boekholder	Defensive End	Drake
10	255	Mike Oldham	Wide Receiver
11	281	Jeff Welch	Defensive Back
12	307	Don Bunce	Quarterback	Stanford
13	332	Frank Grant	Wide Receiver	Southern Colorado
15	365	Mike O'Quinn	Guard
15	385	Carl Taibi	Defensive End	Colorado
16	411	Steve Higginbotham	Defensive Back
17	437	Kevin Clemente	Linebacker	Boston College

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18, 1972	at Minnesota Vikings	W 24-21	47,900
2	September 24, 1972	St. Louis Cardinals	W 24-10	53,039
3	October 1, 1972	at New England Patriots	L 24-23	60,999
4	October 8, 1972	Philadelphia Eagles	W 14-0	53,039
5	October 15, 1972	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 33-3	50,454
6	October 22, 1972	Dallas Cowboys	W 24-20	53,039
7	October 29, 1972	at New York Giants	W 23-16	62,878
8	November 5, 1972	at New York Jets	W 35-17	63,962
9	November 12, 1972	New York Giants	W 27-13	53,039
10	November 20, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	W 24-13	53,034
11	November 26, 1972	Green Bay Packers	W 21-16	53,039
12	December 3, 1972	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23-7	65,720
13	December 9, 1972	at Dallas Cowboys	L 34-24	65,136
14	December 17, 1972	Buffalo Bills	L 24-17	53,039

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	11	3	0	.786	336	218	L-2
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	319	247	L-1
New York Giants	8	6	0	.571	331	247	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	193	303	W-2
Philadelphia Eagles	2	11	1	.179	145	352	L-5

Roster

1972 Washington Redskins roster
	Quarterbacks 9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer 18 Sam Wyche Running backs 43 Larry Brown 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charlie Harraway FB 25 Mike Hull 28 Herb Mul-Key Wide receivers 86 Boyd Dowler 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 85 Clifton McNeil 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 81 Mack Alston 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 58 George Burman C 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 60 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 89 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 32 Jack Pardee 66 Myron Pottios 67 Rusty Tillman Defensive backs 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 23 Brig Owens S 16 Richie Petitbon SS 22 Rosey Taylor FS 29 Ted Vactor Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Curt Knight K		Reserve lists Practice/Taxi Squad Rookies in italics

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 24, 1972	Green Bay Packers	W 16-3	53,140
Conference Championship	December 31, 1972	Dallas Cowboys	W 26-3	53,129
Super Bowl	January 14, 1973	N Miami Dolphins	L 14-7	90,182

Awards and records

• Larry Brown, NFL MVP
• Larry Brown, Bert Bell Award
• Larry Brown, AP Offensive Player of the Year
• Billy Kilmer, NFL Leader (Tied), Touchdown Passes (19). NFL Leader in Passer Rating (84.8).

External links

• 1972 Washington Redskins article at Wikipedia