1985 Washington Redskins season

The 1985 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 54th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 49th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984 and finished 10-6. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor. The tackle resulted in a serious leg injury, and Theismann never played in the NFL again. Though the team failed to make the playoffs, they remained in contention for the entire regular season.

1985 Washington Redskins season
OwnerJack Kent Cooke
(Since 1974)
Head coachJoe Gibbs
(5th season)
General managerBobby Beathard
(Since 1978)
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1985 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
233Tory NixonDBSan Diego State
5122Raphel CherryDBHawaii
6163Danzell LeeTELamar
8219Barry WilburnDBMississippi
10263Terry OrrTETexas
11290Raleigh McKenzieCTennessee

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Roster
1985 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
recap
1 September 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–44 0–1 Texas Stadium 62,292 Recap
2 September 15 Houston Oilers W 16–13 1–1 RFK Stadium 53,553 Recap
3 September 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–19 1–2 RFK Stadium 53,748 Recap
4 September 29 at Chicago Bears L 10–45 1–3 Soldier Field 63,708 Recap
5 October 7 St. Louis Cardinals W 27–10 2–3 RFK Stadium 53,134 Recap
6 October 13 Detroit Lions W 24–3 3–3 RFK Stadium 52,845 Recap
7 October 20 at New York Giants L 3–17 3–4 Giants Stadium 74,389 Recap
8 October 27 at Cleveland Browns W 14–7 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,540 Recap
9 November 3 at Atlanta Falcons W 44–10 5–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 42,209 Recap
10 November 10 Dallas Cowboys L 7–13 5–5 RFK Stadium 55,750 Recap
11 November 18 New York Giants W 23–21 6–5 RFK Stadium 53,371 Recap
12 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–23 7–5 Three Rivers Stadium 59,293 Recap
13 December 1 San Francisco 49ers L 8–35 7–6 RFK Stadium 51,321 Recap
14 December 8 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–12 8–6 Veterans Stadium 60,737 Recap
15 December 15 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–24 9–6 RFK Stadium 50,544 Recap
16 December 21 at St. Louis Cardinals W 27–16 10–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 28,090 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
1 234Total
Redskins 0 707 14
• Cowboys 3 141314 44

Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers
Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins
1 234Total
Oilers 0 1030 13
• Redskins 13 300 16
  • Date: Sunday, September 15
  • Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 62°F, wind 8 mph

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 7–5 357 333 L1
New York Giants(4) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 8–4 399 283 W1
Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 4–4 6–6 297 312 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 7 9 0 .438 4–4 6–8 286 310 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 1–7 3–9 278 414 L2

References
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1985
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