1975 Washington Redskins season

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1975 Washington Redskins season
OwnerJack Kent Cooke
Head coachGeorge Allen
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1975 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 39th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 10–4 record from 1974 and finished 8–6.

Offseason[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Roster[edit]

1975 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[edit]

$===Schedule===

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 21 New Orleans Saints W 41–3 1–0 RFK Stadium 54,414 Recap
2 September 28 New York Giants W 49–13 2–0 RFK Stadium 54,953 Recap
3 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–26 2–1 Veterans Stadium 64,397 Recap
4 October 13 St. Louis Cardinals W 27–17 3–1 RFK Stadium 54,693 Recap
5 October 19 at Houston Oilers L 10–13 3–2 Astrodome 49,566 Recap
6 October 26 at Cleveland Browns W 23–7 4–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 56,702 Recap
7 November 2 Dallas Cowboys W 30–24 (OT) 5–2 RFK Stadium 55,004 Recap
8 November 9 at New York Giants W 21–13 6–2 Shea Stadium 57,242 Recap
9 November 16 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–20 (OT) 6–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,919 Recap
10 November 23 Oakland Raiders L 23–26 (OT) 6–4 RFK Stadium 53,582 Recap
11 November 30 Minnesota Vikings W 31–30 7–4 RFK Stadium 54,498 Recap
12 December 7 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–27 8–4 Atlanta Stadium 52,809 Recap
13 December 13 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–31 8–5 Texas Stadium 61,091 Recap
14 December 21 Philadelphia Eagles L 3–26 8–6 RFK Stadium 49,385 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary[edit]

Week 2[edit]

1 234Total
Giants 7 060 13
• Redskins 0 28021 49
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)

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Week 6[edit]

1 234Total
Redskins 0 6314 23
Browns 0 070 7

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Week 7[edit]

1 234OTTotal
Cowboys 0 17070 24
Redskins 3 7776 30
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Fred Silva

Week 8[edit]

1 234Total
• Redskins 7 0014 21
Giants 0 1030 13

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Standings[edit]

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
St. Louis Cardinals(3) 11 3 0 .786 6–2 9–2 356 276 W3
Dallas Cowboys(4) 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–3 350 268 W2
Washington Redskins 8 6 0 .571 4–4 7–4 325 276 L2
New York Giants 5 9 0 .357 1–7 3–8 216 306 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 10 0 .286 3–5 4–7 225 302 W1

Postseason[edit]

The Redskins did not qualify for the postseason in 1975.

Awards and records[edit]

Milestones[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.