1976 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: George Allen (10-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1976 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: George Allen (10-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1976 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Washington scored 291 points, while the defensive squad conceded 217. Mike Thomas carried the ball for a team-best 1,101 yards for the Redskins.
Billy Kilmer passed for 1,252 yards, and Joe Theismann spent time under center, too. Frank Grant paced the receiving corps, grabbing 50 passes for 818 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Joe Lavender picked off 8 opponent throws.
George Allen coached the team. The 1976 Washington Redskins lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mike Bragg | P | September 26, 1946 | 5'11" | 186 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Larry Brown | RB | September 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Kansas St. | Clairton, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Eddie Brown | KR | February 19, 1952 | 5'11" | 187 | Tennessee | Jasper, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Bill Brundige | LDT | November 13, 1948 | 6'5" | 270 | Colorado | Holyoke, CO USA | 14 | 6 |
| 26 | Bob Brunet | RB | July 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 205 | Louisiana Tech | Larose, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Danny Buggs | WR | April 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 188 | West Virginia | Duluth, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | LLB | December 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Temple, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | LCB | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Ted Fritsch | C | August 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 242 | St. Norbert | Green Bay, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Brian Fryer | WR | July 16, 1953 | 6'1" | 185 | University of Alberta | Edmonton, AB Canada | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | TE | December 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Amherst | Baltimore, MD USA | 12 | 12 |
| 46 | Frank Grant | WR | February 15, 1950 | 5'11" | 181 | Southern Colorado | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger | RLB | August 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 218 | North Carolina | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | C | July 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Terry Hermeling | RG | April 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Santa Maria, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 82 | Dallas Hickman | DE-LB | February 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 238 | California | Martinez, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 227 | Yale | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Houston | SS | November 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 197 | Prairie View | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Roy Jefferson | WR | November 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Utah | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Dennis Johnson | RDE | October 22, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | Delaware | Passaic, NJ USA | 13 | 12 |
| 21 | Larry Jones | WB-DB | March 4, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Truman St. | Lemoore, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | QB | September 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 204 | UCLA | Topeka, KS USA | 10 | 9 |
| 54 | Bob Kuziel | C-T | July 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburgh | New Haven, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Lavender | RCB | February 10, 1949 | 6'4" | 190 | San Diego St. | Rayville, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Karl Lorch | DE-DT | June 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 258 | USC | Honolulu, HI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Bill Malinchak | SE-WR | April 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana | Charleroi, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Ron McDole | LDE | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Harold McLinton | MLB | July 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 235 | Southern | Fort Valley, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M | Laneville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Dan Nugent | RG | August 22, 1953 | 6'3" | 250 | Auburn | Mount Clemens, MI USA | 14 | 5 |
| 57 | Stu O'Dell | LB | November 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 220 | Indiana | Linton, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | DB | February 16, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Cincinnati | Linden, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 44 | John Riggins | FB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | LG | February 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 255 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Jake Scott | FS | July 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Georgia | Greenwood, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | TE | July 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 208 | Arizona St. | Eugene, OR USA | 13 | 2 |
| 74 | George Starke | RT | July 18, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Columbia | New York, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Tim Stokes | LT | March 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Oregon | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert | RDT | July 1, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 14 | 5 |
| 22 | Mike Thomas | RB | July 17, 1953 | 5'11" | 190 | Oklahoma | Greenville, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 67 | Rusty Tillman | LB | February 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Arizona | Beloit, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Gerard Williams | DB | May 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 184 | Langston | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Doug Winslow | WR | July 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Drake | Des Moines, IA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Pete Wysocki | LB | October 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 225 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
