1978 Washington Redskins season

1978 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Jack Pardee
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9–5 record from 1977. This was Jack Pardee's first season as Head Coach. Despite winning their first six straight, the Redskins finished by going 2–8 and missing the playoffs. Their fate was sealed with a five-game losing streak to end the season.

For the 1978 season, the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1978 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1978	at New England Patriots	W 16–14	55,037
2	September 10, 1978	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–30	54,380
3	September 17, 1978	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–10	49,282
4	September 24, 1978	New York Jets	W 23–3	54,729
5	October 2, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	W 9–5	55,031
6	October 8, 1978	at Detroit Lions	W 21–19	60,555
7	October 15, 1978	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–10	65,722
8	October 22, 1978	at New York Giants	L 17–6	76,192
9	October 29, 1978	San Francisco 49ers	W 38–20	53,706
10	November 6, 1978	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–17	57,631
11	November 12, 1978	New York Giants	W 16–13	53,271
12	November 19, 1978	St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–17	52,460
13	November 23, 1978	at Dallas Cowboys	L 37–10	64,905
14	December 3, 1978	Miami Dolphins	L 16–0	52,860
15	December 10, 1978	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–17	54,178
16	December 16, 1978	Chicago Bears	L 14–10	49,774

Week 5

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (3-2)	0	0	3	2	5
Redskins (5-0)	3	3	3	0	9

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

• Date: Monday, October 2
• Game time: 9:00 p.m.(et)
• Game weather: 68 degrees, relative humidity 58, round(wind) 13 mph
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith
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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

Awards and records

• John Riggins, NFL Comeback Player of the Year