1978 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (8-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1978 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (8-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1978 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Redskins scored 273 points, and the defense surrendered 283. John Riggins carried the ball for a team-best 1,014 yards for Washington.
Joe Theismann passed for 2,593 yards. Danny Buggs paced pass catchers, grabbing 36 passes, while John McDaniel accumulated 577 receiving yards, while John Riggins and Mike Thomas contributed to the receiving game as well.
Jake Scott picked off 7 opponent throws.
Jack Pardee coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Terry Anderson | WR | January 10, 1955 | 5'9" | 182 | Bethune-Cookman | Eastover, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 80 | Coy Bacon | RDE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | P | September 26, 1946 | 5'11" | 186 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Perry Brooks | DT | December 4, 1954 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern | Bogalusa, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 88 | Danny Buggs | WR | April 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 188 | West Virginia | Duluth, GA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis | LB | March 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 232 | Duke | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 2 |
| 63 | Fred Dean | T-G | March 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas Southern | Gainesville, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | Jack Deloplaine | RB | April 21, 1954 | 5'10" | 205 | Salem | Pottstown, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | LLB | December 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Ike Forte | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 203 | Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 66 | Ted Fritsch | C | August 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 242 | St. Norbert | Green Bay, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | TE | December 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Amherst | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 12 |
| 46 | Frank Grant | WR | February 15, 1950 | 5'11" | 181 | Southern Colorado | Brooklyn, NY USA | 6 | 4 |
| 34 | Tony Green | KR | September 26, 1956 | 5'9" | 185 | Florida | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger | RLB | August 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 218 | North Carolina | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Jim Harlan | T | June 14, 1954 | 6'4" | 250 | Howard Payne | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 38 | Clarence Harmon | RB | November 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 204 | Mississippi St. | Kosciusko, MS USA | 16 | 3 |
| 26 | Don Harris | DB | February 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Rutgers | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Reggie Haynes | TE | September 15, 1954 | 6'2" | 229 | UNLV | Denison, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 76 | Bob Heinz | DT-DE | July 25, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Pacific | Milwaukee, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Terry Hermeling | LT | April 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Santa Maria, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Dallas Hickman | DE-LB | February 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 238 | California | Martinez, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Donnie Hickman | G | June 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 261 | USC | Flagstaff, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Houston | SS | November 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 197 | Prairie View | Lufkin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Don Hover | LB | December 13, 1954 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | QB | September 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 204 | UCLA | Topeka, KS USA | 5 | 2 |
| 54 | Bob Kuziel | C | July 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburgh | New Haven, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Joe Lavender | RCB | February 10, 1949 | 6'4" | 190 | San Diego St. | Rayville, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Karl Lorch | LDE | June 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 258 | USC | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 8 |
| 25 | Benny Malone | RB | February 3, 1952 | 5'10" | 193 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 85 | Greg McCrary | TE | March 24, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Clark (GA) | Griffin, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | John McDaniel | WR | September 23, 1951 | 6'1" | 193 | Lincoln (MO) | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 11 |
| 79 | Ron McDole | LDE | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 16 | 10 |
| 53 | Harold McLinton | MLB | July 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 235 | Southern | Fort Valley, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M | Laneville, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Mark Murphy | DB | July 13, 1955 | 6'4" | 210 | Colgate | Fulton, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Dan Nugent | RG | August 22, 1953 | 6'3" | 250 | Auburn | Mount Clemens, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Lemar Parrish | LCB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 44 | John Riggins | FB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | LG | February 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 255 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | Jake Scott | FS | July 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Georgia | Greenwood, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | J.T. Smith | WR | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | North Texas | Leonard, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | George Starke | RT | July 18, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Columbia | New York, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert | RDT | July 1, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Pascagoula, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 16 | 14 |
| 22 | Mike Thomas | RB | July 17, 1953 | 5'11" | 190 | Oklahoma | Greenville, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 83 | Ricky Thompson | WR | May 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Baylor | El Paso, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 45 | Gerard Williams | LCB | May 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 184 | Langston | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 5 |
| 73 | Jeff Williams | RT | April 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 256 | Rhode Island | Gloucester, MA USA | 7 | 6 |
| 50 | Pete Wysocki | LB | October 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 225 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
