1975 Washington Redskins season

1975 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10–4 record from 1974.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	New Orleans Saints	W 41–3	54,414
2	September 28, 1975	New York Giants	W 49–13	54,953
3	October 5, 1975	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 26–10	64,397
4	October 13, 1975	St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–17	54,693
5	October 19, 1975	at Houston Oilers	L 13–10	49,566
6	October 26, 1975	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–7	56,702
7	November 2, 1975	Dallas Cowboys	W 30–24	55,004
8	November 9, 1975	at New York Giants	W 21–13	57,242
9	November 16, 1975	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–17	49,919
10	November 23, 1975	Oakland Raiders	L 26–23	53,582
11	November 30, 1975	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–30	54,498
12	December 7, 1975	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30–27	52,809
13	December 13, 1975	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–10	61,091
14	December 21, 1975	Philadelphia Eagles	L 26–3	49,385

Season summary

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 0 6 0 13 • Redskins 0 28 0 21 49 Date: September 28 Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 65°F; wind 11

Scoring summary 1 NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard run (George Hunt kick) NYG 7–0 2 WSH Larry Brown 4 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) Tie 7–7 2 WSH Roy Jefferson 31 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 14–7 2 WSH Ron McDole recovered fumble in end zone (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 21–7 2 WSH Larry Jones 52 yard punt return (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 28–7 3 NYG Jim Obradovich 2 yard pass from Craig Morton (kick failed) WSH 28–13 4 WSH Roy Jefferson 9 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 35–13 4 WSH Charley Taylor 13 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 42–13 4 WSH Alvin Reed 4 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 49–13

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 0 6 3 14 23 Browns 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 26 Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 45°F • Wind 7

Scoring summary 2 WSH Mike Thomas 3 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed) Redskins 6–0 3 WSH Mark Moseley 37 yard field goal Redskins 9–0 3 CLE Oscar Roan 15 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Redskins 9–7 4 WSH Larry Brown 11 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 16–7 4 WSH Mike Thomas 1 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 23–7

Week 7

1 2 3 4 OT Total Cowboys 0 17 0 7 0 24 • Redskins 3 7 7 7 6 30 Date: November 2 Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 55°F, wind 6 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 WSH Mark Moseley 43 yard field goal Redskins 3–0 2 DAL Preston Pearson 12 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 7–3 2 DAL Drew Pearson 10 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 14–3 2 WSH Frank Grant 46 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Cowboys 14–10 2 DAL Toni Fritsch 33 yard field goal Cowboys 17–10 3 WSH Charley Taylor 2 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Tie 17–17 4 DAL Cliff Harris 27 yard interception return (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 24–17 4 WSH Jerry Smith 7 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Tie 24–24 OT WSH Billy Kilmer 1 yard run Redskins 30–24

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 7 0 0 14 21 Giants 0 10 3 0 13 Date: November 9 Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 66°F; wind 10

Scoring summary 1 WSH Frank Grant 96 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 7–0 2 NYG George Hunt 22 yard field goal WSH 7–3 2 NYG Ron Johnson 36 yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick) NYG 10–7 3 NYG George Hunt 22 yard field goal NYG 13–7 4 WSH Larry Brown 1 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 14–13 4 WSH Bob Brunet 2 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) WSH 21–13

Standings

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

The Redskins did not qualify for the postseason in 1975.