1974 Washington Redskins Roster
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: George Allen (10-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1974 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Washington moved the ball well, scoring 320 points, while the rigid defensive squad yielded 196. Billy Kilmer passed for 1,632 yards, and Sonny Jurgensen spent time under center also. Charley Taylor paced all receivers, grabbing 54 passes for 738 yards, while Roy Jefferson and Jerry Smith were targeted regularly as well.
Larry Brown carried the pigskin for a team-best 430 yards for the Redskins, while Moses Denson and Duane Thomas additionally buoyed the ground attack.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 40 turnovers. Ken Stone seized 5 opponent throws.
George Allen coached the team. The 1974 Washington Redskins lost in the Division Playoff.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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41 | Mike Bass | RCB | March 31, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
50 | Maxie Baughan | LB | August 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 227 | Georgia Tech | Forkland, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
86 | Verlon Biggs | RDE | March 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 275 | Jackson St. | Moss Point, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
4 | Mike Bragg | P | September 26, 1946 | 5'11" | 186 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
43 | Larry Brown | RB | September 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Kansas St. | Clairton, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
77 | Bill Brundige | LDT | November 13, 1948 | 6'5" | 270 | Colorado | Holyoke, CO USA | 14 | 13 |
40 | Doug Cunningham | RB | September 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 200 | Mississippi | Louisville, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
44 | Moses Denson | FB | July 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Md-Eastern Shore | Vredenburgh, AL USA | 13 | 8 |
45 | Speedy Duncan | DB | August 10, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | Jackson St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
59 | Brad Dusek | LB | December 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Temple, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
31 | Charlie Evans | RB | January 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah | Gardena, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
37 | Pat Fischer | LCB | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
46 | Frank Grant | WR | February 15, 1950 | 5'11" | 181 | Southern Colorado | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 1 |
55 | Chris Hanburger | RLB | August 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 218 | North Carolina | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
84 | Mike Hancock | TE | February 25, 1950 | 6'4" | 220 | Idaho St. | Woodlake, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
56 | Len Hauss | C | July 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
27 | Ken Houston | SS | November 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 197 | Prairie View | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
25 | Mike Hull | RB | January 2, 1945 | 6'3" | 220 | USC | Glendale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | Martin Imhof | DE-DT | October 9, 1949 | 6'6" | 255 | San Diego St. | Seattle, WA USA | 13 | 0 |
80 | Roy Jefferson | WR | November 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Utah | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
61 | Dennis Johnson | DE-DT | October 22, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | Delaware | Passaic, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
75 | Deacon Jones | DE | December 9, 1938 | 6'5" | 272 | South Carolina St. | Eatonville, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
21 | Larry Jones | KR | March 4, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Truman St. | Lemoore, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
9 | Sonny Jurgensen | QB | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 202 | Duke | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 4 |
17 | Billy Kilmer | QB | September 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 204 | UCLA | Topeka, KS USA | 11 | 10 |
73 | Paul Laaveg | LG | October 1, 1948 | 6'4" | 245 | Iowa | Sioux Falls, SD USA | 14 | 14 |
24 | Bill Malinchak | SE-WR | April 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana | Charleroi, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
79 | Ron McDole | LDE | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
53 | Harold McLinton | MLB | July 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 235 | Southern | Fort Valley, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
3 | Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M | Laneville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
28 | Herb Mul-Key | RB | November 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | none | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
57 | Stu O'Dell | LB | November 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 220 | Indiana | Linton, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
23 | Brig Owens | FS | February 16, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Cincinnati | Linden, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
52 | John Pergine | LB | September 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | Notre Dame | Norristown, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
88 | Alvin Reed | TE | August 1, 1944 | 6'5" | 235 | Prairie View | Kilgore, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
89 | Dave Robinson | LLB | May 3, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Penn St. | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
51 | Dan Ryczek | C | August 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 249 | Virginia | Painesville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
30 | Bryant Salter | DB | January 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
62 | Ray Schoenke | LT | September 10, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | SMU | Wahiawa, HI USA | 14 | 13 |
64 | Manny Sistrunk | DT | June 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 269 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Montgomery, AL USA | 2 | 1 |
87 | Jerry Smith | TE | July 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 208 | Arizona St. | Eugene, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
38 | Larry Smith | RB | September 2, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 7 | 6 |
74 | George Starke | RT | July 18, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Columbia | New York, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
20 | Ken Stone | DB-WR | September 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 179 | Vanderbilt | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
63 | Fred Sturt | G | January 6, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | Bowling Green | Toledo, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
78 | Walt Sweeney | RG | April 18, 1941 | 6'4" | 256 | Syracuse | Cohasset, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
72 | Diron Talbert | RDT | July 1, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
42 | Charley Taylor | WR | September 28, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | Arizona St. | Grand Prairie, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
7 | Joe Theismann | PR | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
47 | Duane Thomas | RB | June 21, 1947 | 6'1" | 220 | West Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 3 |
67 | Rusty Tillman | LB | February 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Arizona | Beloit, WI USA | 14 | 1 |
71 | Jim Tyrer | T | February 25, 1939 | 6'6" | 280 | Ohio St. | Newark, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
58 | Mike Varty | LB | February 10, 1952 | 6'1" | 223 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
60 | John Wilbur | G-DE | May 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 251 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 1 | 0 |