1979 Washington Redskins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1979 Washington Redskins RosterTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1979 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Washington netted 348 points, while the defensive unit yielded 295. John Riggins carried the ball for a team-best 1,153 yards for the Redskins.
Joe Theismann threw for 2,797 yards. Danny Buggs grabbed 46 passes for 631 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Lemar Parrish intercepted 9 opponent throws.
Jack Pardee coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 395 | 233 | 59.0 | 2797 | 7.1 | 20 | 5.1 | 13 | 3.3 | 62 | 34 | 263 | 83.9 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| Kim McQuilken | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 401 | 235 | 58.6 | 2839 | 7.1 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 3.7 | 62 | 34 | 263 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 260 | 1153 | 4.4 | 66 | 9 |
| Benny Malone | 176 | 472 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Clarence Harmon | 65 | 267 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 46 | 181 | 3.9 | 22 | 4 |
| Ike Forte | 25 | 125 | 5.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 609 | 2328 | 3.8 | 66 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Buggs | 46 | 631 | 13.7 | 45 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 32 | 434 | 13.6 | 40 | 5 |
| John Riggins | 28 | 163 | 5.8 | 23 | 3 |
| Don Warren | 26 | 303 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 |
| John McDaniel | 25 | 357 | 14.3 | 62 | 2 |
| Ricky Thompson | 22 | 368 | 16.7 | 35 | 4 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 41 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 55 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 30 | 3 |
| Ike Forte | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 235 | 2839 | 12.1 | 62 | 20 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 114 |
| Totals | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 114 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 78 | 2998 | 38.4 | 74 |
| Totals | 78 | 2998 | 38.4 | 74 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hardeman | 24 | 207 | 8.6 | 52 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 271 | 8.2 | 52 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hardeman | 19 | 404 | 21.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 14 | 314 | 22.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 8 | 211 | 26.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Don Harris | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 1145 | 20.8 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Lavender | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Karl Lorch | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Monte Coleman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Wysocki | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Waddy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 250 | 9.6 | 31 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Coleman | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Bacon | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Karl Lorch | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |||||
| Don Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lemar Parrish | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mark Murphy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ron Saul | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ricky Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Harmon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ike Forte | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Perry Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Hover | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Don Warren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| George Starke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Riggins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Benny Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Peters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Mark Moseley | 25 | 39 | 0 | 114 | ||||||||||
| John Riggins | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| Clarence Harmon | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Ricky Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Benny Malone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| John McDaniel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Karl Lorch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ike Forte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Danny Buggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Hover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 |
