1979 Washington Redskins season
1979 Washington Redskins season | |
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Head coach | Jack Pardee |
General manager | Bobby Beathard |
Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
Home field | RFK Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 3rd NFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1979 season of the Washington Redskins in American professional football 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.
Contents
Offseason
NFL draft
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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4 | 103 | Don Warren | Tight end | San Diego State | |
7 | 182 | Rich Milot | Linebacker | Penn State | |
9 | 233 | Kris Haines | Wide receiver | Notre Dame | |
11 | 289 | Monte Coleman | Linebacker | Central Arkansas | |
11 | 300 | Tony Hall | Wide receiver | Knoxville | |
Made roster |
Personnel
Staff
1979 Washington Redskins staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 2, 1979 | Houston Oilers | L 29–27 |
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2 | September 9, 1979 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–24 |
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3 | September 17, 1979 | New York Giants | W 27–0 |
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4 | September 23, 1979 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 17–7 |
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5 | September 30, 1979 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 16–7 |
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6 | October 7, 1979 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 28–17 |
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7 | October 14, 1979 | at Cleveland Browns | W 13–9 |
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8 | October 21, 1979 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–7 |
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9 | October 28, 1979 | New Orleans Saints | L 14–10 |
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10 | November 4, 1979 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 38–7 |
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11 | November 11, 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 30–28 |
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12 | November 18, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys | W 34–20 |
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13 | November 25, 1979 | at New York Giants | L 14–6 |
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14 | December 2, 1979 | Green Bay Packers | W 38–21 |
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15 | December 9, 1979 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–14 |
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16 | December 16, 1979 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 35–34 |
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Game summaries
Week 2
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Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys(1) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 371 | 313 | W3 |
Philadelphia Eagles(4) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 339 | 282 | W1 |
Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 348 | 295 | L1 |
New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–7 | 5–9 | 237 | 323 | L3 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 307 | 358 | L1 |
References
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External links
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