1979 Washington Redskins

1979 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Jack Pardee
Home Field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10-6
Place	3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1978	1980

The 1979 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-8 record from 1978. While the Redskins were able to improve their record; finishing 10-6, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention on the final week of the season when, facing the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC East title on the line, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach led a last-minute comeback to defeat Washington 35-34 to win the division; which combined with the Chicago Bears defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 42-6, resulted in the Redskins losing a points tiebreaker for the final wild-card slot.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1979 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	Houston Oilers	L 29-27	54,582
2	September 9, 1979	at Detroit Lions	W 27-24	54,991
3	September 17, 1979	New York Giants	W 27-0	54,672
4	September 23, 1979	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 17-7	50,680
5	September 30, 1979	at Atlanta Falcons	W 16-7	56,819
6	October 7, 1979	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28-17	69,142
7	October 14, 1979	at Cleveland Browns	W 13-9	63,323
8	October 21, 1979	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17-7	54,442
9	October 28, 1979	New Orleans Saints	L 14-10	52,133
10	November 4, 1979	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 38-7	49,462
11	November 11, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30-28	50,868
12	November 18, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	W 34-20	55,031
13	November 25, 1979	at New York Giants	L 14-6	72,641
14	December 2, 1979	Green Bay Packers	W 38-21	51,682
15	December 9, 1979	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28-14	52,882
16	December 16, 1979	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35-34	62,867

Personnel

Staff

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	Front Office President – Edward Bennett Williams Vice president – Jack Kent Cooke General manager – Bobby Beathard Executive assistant to the President – Bobby Mitchell Assistant general manager – Joel Margolis Assistant general manager – Dick Meyers Director of player personnel – Mike Allman Director of pro scouting – Kirk Mee Director of college scouting – Dick Daniels Scouts – Charley Casserly, Charley Taylor Head Coaches Head Coach – Jack Pardee Special Assistant to Head Coach – Bob Bowser Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Joe Walton Running Backs – Fred O'Connor Tight Ends – John Hilton Offensive Line – Ray Callahan			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – George Dickson Defensive Secondary – Richie Petitbon Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coach – John Hilton Strength and Conditioning

Roster

1979 Washington Redskins roster
	Quarterbacks 11 Kim McQuilken 12 Fred Mortensen  7 Joe Theismann Running backs 30 Ike Forte 34 Bobby Hammond 38 Clarence Harmon 25 Benny Malone 44 John Riggins Wide receivers 88 Danny Buggs 80 John McDaniel 83 Ricky Thompson Tight ends 86 Phil DuBois 84 Jean Fugett 89 Grady Richardson 85 Don Warren		Offensive linemen 63 Fred Dean G 67 Greg Dubinetz T 66 Ted Fritsch C 75 Terry Hermeling T 54 Bob Kuziel C 64 Ron Saul G 74 George Starke T 73 Jeff Williams G Defensive linemen 79 Coy Bacon DE 69 Perry Brooks DT 65 Dave Butz DT 82 Dallas Hickman DE 77 Joe Jones DE 71 Karl Lorch DE 78 Paul Smith DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 51 Monte Coleman OLB 59 Brad Dusek OLB 58 Don Hover MLB 57 Rich Milot OLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 50 Pete Wysocki OLB Defensive backs Special teams  4 Mike Bragg P  3 Mark Moseley K		Reserve lists 60 Gary Anderson G (IR) -- Mike Gibbons T (IR) 22 Buddy Hardeman RB (IR) 27 Ken Houston S (IR) -- Tom Milanovich DE (IR) 62 Dan Nugent G (IR) 40 Don Testerman FB (IR) Practice/Taxi Squad Vacant - none Rookies in italics

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	5	0	.688	371	313	W-3
Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	339	282	W-1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	348	295	L-1
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	237	323	L-3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	307	358	L-1

References

• Redskins on Pro Football Reference