1979 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1979 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1979 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Redskins netted 348 points, and the defensive unit yielded 295. John Riggins carried the ball for a team-best 1,153 yards for Washington.
Joe Theismann threw for 2,797 yards. Danny Buggs grabbed 46 passes for 631 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Lemar Parrish intercepted 9 opponent throws.
Jack Pardee coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Coy Bacon | RDE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | P | September 26, 1946 | 5'11" | 186 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Perry Brooks | DT | December 4, 1954 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern | Bogalusa, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Danny Buggs | WR | April 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 188 | West Virginia | Duluth, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 51 | Monte Coleman | LB | November 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 242 | Central Arkansas | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Fred Dean | T | March 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas Southern | Gainesville, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 81 | Chris DeFrance | WR | September 13, 1956 | 6'1" | 205 | Arizona St. | Waldo, AR USA | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Greg Dubinetz | G | April 15, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 86 | Phil DuBois | TE | November 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | San Diego St. | Rochester, MN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | LLB | December 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Ike Forte | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 203 | Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 66 | Ted Fritsch | C | August 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 242 | St. Norbert | Green Bay, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | TE | December 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Amherst | Baltimore, MD USA | 11 | 6 |
| 80 | Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Bobby Hammond | RB | February 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Morgan St. | Orangeburg, SC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Buddy Hardeman | KR | October 21, 1954 | 6'0" | 196 | Iowa St. | Auburn, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | Clarence Harmon | RB | November 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 204 | Mississippi St. | Kosciusko, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | Don Harris | DB | February 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Rutgers | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Terry Hermeling | LT | April 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Santa Maria, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Dallas Hickman | DE-LB | February 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 238 | California | Martinez, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Houston | SS | November 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 197 | Prairie View | Lufkin, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 58 | Don Hover | MLB | December 13, 1954 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 77 | Joe Jones | DE | January 7, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 54 | Bob Kuziel | C | July 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburgh | New Haven, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Joe Lavender | RCB | February 10, 1949 | 6'4" | 190 | San Diego St. | Rayville, LA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 71 | Karl Lorch | LDE | June 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 258 | USC | Honolulu, HI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 25 | Benny Malone | RB | February 3, 1952 | 5'10" | 193 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | John McDaniel | WR | September 23, 1951 | 6'1" | 193 | Lincoln (MO) | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Kim McQuilken | QB | February 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 203 | Lehigh | Allentown, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Rich Milot | RLB | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Coraopolis, PA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M | Laneville, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Mark Murphy | FS | July 13, 1955 | 6'4" | 210 | Colgate | Fulton, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Neal Olkewicz | MLB | January 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 230 | Maryland | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 24 | Lemar Parrish | LCB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Lonnie Perrin | RB | February 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 222 | Illinois | Norfolk, VA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Tony Peters | FS | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 5 |
| 89 | Grady Richardson | TE | April 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 225 | Cal State-Fullerton | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | John Riggins | FB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | LG | February 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 255 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 78 | Paul Smith | DT | August 13, 1945 | 6'3" | 256 | New Mexico | Ada, OK USA | 15 | 2 |
| 74 | George Starke | RT | July 18, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Columbia | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert | RDT | July 1, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Pascagoula, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Ricky Thompson | WR | May 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Baylor | El Paso, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 47 | Ray Waddy | DB | August 21, 1956 | 5'11" | 175 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Freeport, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Don Warren | TE | May 5, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | San Diego St. | Bellingham, WA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 73 | Jeff Williams | RG | April 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 256 | Rhode Island | Gloucester, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Pete Wysocki | RLB | October 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 225 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 9 |
