1978 Washington Redskins season

The 1978 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1977, finishing 8-8.

1978 Washington Redskins season
OwnerJack Kent Cooke
Head coachJack Pardee
General managerBobby Beathard
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

This was the first of Jack Pardee's three seasons as head coach of the Redskins. This was also the first season in which the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game schedule. The Redskins started the season 6-0 and got to 8-3, but ended the season with a five-game losing streak and missed the playoffs. The losing streak began with a loss to a Cardinals team which had started 0-8. The Cardinals would not win again at RFK Stadium until 1993, their sixth season in Arizona.

Quarterback and longtime Redskins favorite Billy Kilmer, who primarily served as backup to Joe Theismann during this season, would retire when it was over.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1978 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
6159Tony GreenRBFlorida
8202Walker LeeWRNorth Carolina
8219Don HoverLBWashington State
9243John HurleyQBSanta Clara[d]
10270Scott HertensteinDEAzusa Pacific
11297Mike WilliamsDBTexas A&M
12324Steve McCabeGBowdoin

Roster
1978 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
recap
1 September 3 at New England Patriots W 16–14 1–0 Schaefer Stadium 55,037 Recap
2 September 10 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–30 2–0 RFK Stadium 54,380 Recap
3 September 17 at St. Louis Cardinals W 28–10 3–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,282 Recap
4 September 24 New York Jets W 23–3 4–0 RFK Stadium 54,729 Recap
5 October 2 Dallas Cowboys W 9–5 5–0 RFK Stadium 55,031 Recap
6 October 8 at Detroit Lions W 21–19 6–0 Pontiac Silverdome 60,555 Recap
7 October 15 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–17 6–1 Veterans Stadium 65,722 Recap
8 October 22 at New York Giants L 6–17 6–2 Giants Stadium 76,192 Recap
9 October 29 San Francisco 49ers W 38–20 7–2 RFK Stadium 53,706 Recap
10 November 6 at Baltimore Colts L 17–21 7–3 Memorial Stadium 57,631 Recap
11 November 12 New York Giants W 16–13 8–3 RFK Stadium 53,271 Recap
12 November 19 St. Louis Cardinals L 17–27 8–4 RFK Stadium 52,460 Recap
13 November 23 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–37 8–5 Texas Stadium 64,905 Recap
14 December 3 Miami Dolphins L 0–16 8–6 RFK Stadium 52,860 Recap
15 December 10 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 8–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,178 Recap
16 December 16 Chicago Bears L 10–14 8–8 RFK Stadium 49,774 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 5
1 2 34Total
Cowboys (3-2) 0 0 325
Redskins (5-0) 3 3 309

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(2) 12 4 0 .750 7–1 9–3 384 208 W6
Philadelphia Eagles(5) 9 7 0 .563 4–4 6–6 270 250 W1
Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 273 283 L5
St. Louis Cardinals 6 10 0 .375 3–5 6–6 248 296 W1
New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 2–6 5–9 264 298 L1

References


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