1968 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Capitol Division
Coach: Otto Graham (5-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1968 Washington Redskins Roster
1968 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Capitol Division.

Washington ran up 249 points, while the leaky defense conceded 358. Sonny Jurgensen tossed for 1,980 yards. Charley Taylor grabbed 48 passes for 650 yards, while Pat Richter and Jerry Smith provided receiving help also.

Gerry Allen carried the ball for a team-best 399 yards for the Redskins.

Brig Owens picked off 8 opponent throws.

Otto Graham coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sonny Jurgensen	292	167	57.2	1980	6.8	17	5.8	11	3.8	99	81.7
Jim Ninowski	95	49	51.6	633	6.7	4	4.2	6	6.3	56	60.5
Harry Theofiledes	20	11	55.0	211	10.6	2	10.0	1	5.0	39	104.4
Gary Beban	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	408	227	55.6	2824	6.9	23	5.6	18	4.4	99

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerry Allen	123	399	3.2	20	4
Bob Brunet	71	227	3.2	15	0
Steve Thurlow	51	184	3.6	11	0
Pete Larson	44	132	3.0	16	1
A.D. Whitfield	37	125	3.4	17	0
Bobby Mitchell	10	46	4.6	13	0
Sonny Jurgensen	8	21	2.6	11	1
Gary Beban	5	18	3.6	5	0
Jim Ninowski	2	13	6.5	8	0
Dick Smith	3	5	1.7	3	0
Harry Theofiledes	3	0	0.0	7	0
Mike Bragg	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Charley Taylor	2	-3	-1.5	4	0
Totals	360	1164	3.2	20	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charley Taylor	48	650	13.5	47	5
Jerry Smith	45	626	13.9	56	6
Pat Richter	42	533	12.7	40	9
Gerry Allen	21	294	14.0	99	1
Bob Brunet	18	160	8.9	39	1
Bobby Mitchell	14	130	9.3	18	0
A.D. Whitfield	13	107	8.2	18	0
Steve Thurlow	12	151	12.6	56	0
Pete Larson	12	146	12.2	25	1
Dick Smith	1	15	15.0	15	0
Gary Beban	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	227	2824	12.4	99	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Charlie Gogolak	31	30	96.8	19	9	47.4	57
Totals	31	30	96.8	19	9	47.4	57

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Bragg	76	3288	43.3	64
Totals	76	3288	43.3	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rickie Harris	19	144	7.6	20
Jim Smith	6	38	6.3	25
Aaron Martin	2	12	6.0	8
Bobby Mitchell	1	0	0.0	0
Brig Owens	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	29	194	6.7	25

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rickie Harris	23	579	25.2	49
Bobby Mitchell	11	235	21.4	43
Dick Smith	10	228	22.8	30
Pete Larson	6	151	25.2	49
Aaron Martin	7	146	20.9	31
Jim Smith	3	61	20.3	26
Walt Rock	2	10	5.0	10
Walt Barnes	1	0	0.0	0
Marlin McKeever	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	64	1410	22.0	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brig Owens	8	109	13.6	38	0
Aaron Martin	4	23	5.8	18	0
Chris Hanburger	2	53	26.5	30	1
Mike Morgan	2	23	11.5	14	0
Pat Fischer	2	14	7.0	13	0
Rickie Harris	2	3	1.5	3	0
Dick Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	225	10.7	38	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jim Smith			1	3	61	1
Gerry Allen			3	2	0
Brig Owens		0	1	2	0	0
Pat Fischer		0	0	2	0	0
Dennis Crane			0	2	14	0
Jim Carroll			0	2	0	0
Chris Hanburger		0	0	1	0
Frank Bosch			0	1	0	0
Mike Bragg			2	1	0	0
Sonny Jurgensen			2	1	0
Bob Brunet			7	1	0
Pete Larson			0	1	0
Walt Rock			1	1	0	0
A.D. Whitfield			3	1	0	0
Walt Barnes			0	1	0	0
Jim Ninowski			1	1	0	0
Joe Rutgens			0	1	0	0
Rickie Harris		0	4	0	0	0
Harry Theofiledes			1	0	0	0
Steve Thurlow			1	0	0	0
Bobby Mitchell			1	0	0	0
Charley Taylor			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	24	75	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Charlie Gogolak									9	30	0			57
Pat Richter		9							0	0	0			54
Jerry Smith		6							0	0	0			36
Charley Taylor	0	5							0	0	0			30
Gerry Allen	4	1							0	0	0			30
Pete Larson	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Sonny Jurgensen	1								0	0	0			6
Bob Brunet	0	1							0	0	0			6
Jim Smith			0	0			1		0	0	0			6
Chris Hanburger						1			0	0	0			6
Ken Barefoot								1	0	0	0			6
Totals	6	23	0	0	0	1	1	1	9	30	0	0	0	249