1975 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season

← 1974
Redskins seasons
1976 →

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

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

**1975 Washington Redskins roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Randy Johnson 17 Billy Kilmer 7 Joe Theismann Running backs 43 Larry Brown 44 Moses Denson 36 Ralph Nelson 22 Mike Thomas Wide receivers 46 Frank Grant 80 Roy Jefferson 21 Larry Jones 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 88 Alvin Reed 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 54 Bob Kuziel C 73 Paul Laaveg G 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 George Starke T 78 Walt Sweeney G Defensive linemen 77 Bill Brundige DT 65 Dave Butz DT 61 Dennis Johnson DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 59 Brad Dusek 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 52 John Pergine 67 Rusty Tillman 50 Pete Wysocki Defensive backs 41 Mike Bass CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 27 Ken Houston SS 23 Brig Owens SS 30 Bryant Salter FS 20 Ken Stone 24 Spencer Thomas Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 3 Mark Moseley K 51 Dan Ryczek LS		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

$===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

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 (18 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)

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

^[1]

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 (7 °C) • Wind 7 mph (11 km/h)

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

^[2]

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 (13 °C), wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: Fred Silva

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 (19 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h)

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

^[3]

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	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.

Awards and records

Milestones

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.

v t e Washington Commanders
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021) Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
Franchise	History Seasons Players Coaches Draft first-round picks Starting quarterbacks Records Broadcasters
Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Commanders Field
Ownership group	Managing partner: Josh Harris Limited partners: Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, David Blitzer, Mark Ein, others
Key personnel	General manager: Adam Peters President: Jason Wright Head coach: Dan Quinn
Culture	"Hail to the Commanders" Marching Band Major Tuddy Hogettes Chief Zee Redskins name controversy Name change advocates Opinion polls Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" The Replacements Everybody's All-American
Lore	Bears 73, Redskins 0 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang Body Bag Game Raljon, Maryland Redskins Rule Ricky Williams trade
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles
Division championships (15)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015 2020
Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991
League championships (2)	1937 1942
Super Bowl championships (3)	1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)
Hall of Famers	Cliff Battles Sammy Baugh Bill Dudley Turk Edwards Joe Gibbs Darrell Green Russ Grimm Chris Hanburger Ken Houston Sam Huff Deacon Jones Stan Jones Sonny Jurgensen Paul Krause Vince Lombardi Wayne Millner Bobby Mitchell Art Monk John Riggins Bruce Smith Charley Taylor
Affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

v t e Washington Commanders seasons
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1975 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington