Washington Redskins / Numbers and Records

This page presents the Washington Redskins stats, facts and records .

Unless otherwise stated, the data is based on the last completed season. The source of the data is - unless otherwise stated - the website pro-football-reference.com.

statistics

After the end of the 2019 season , the following statistical values ​​could be determined:

	value
Seasons played	88
Games total	1,276
Wins overall	626
Total losses	622
Total tie	28
Regular season games	1,234
Regular season victories	603
Regular season losses	603
Play-off games	28
Play-off victories	23
Play-off defeats	19th
player	1,387
Head coaches	30th
NFL Championships	2
Super Bowl title	3

Records

record	player	value
Games played	Darrell Green	295
Offense
Thrown yards	Joe Theismann	25.206
Yards run	John Riggins	7,472
Captive yards	Art Monk	12,026
Thrown touchdowns	Sammy Baugh	187
Run touchdowns	John Riggins	79
Captured touchdowns	Charley Taylor	79
Pass attempts	Joe Theismann	3,602
Successful passes		2,044
Runs	John Riggins	1.1988
Catches	Art Monk	888
Defense
Touchdowns	Darrell Green	8th
Interceptions		54
forced fumbles	Ryan Kerrigan	26th
Sacks	Dexter Manley	91.0
Tackles	Darrell Green	1163
Safeties	Willie Wilkin	2
Special teams
Punt returns	Brian Mitchell	317
Punt return yards		3,476
Punt return touchdowns		7th
Longest punt return	Bill Dudley	96 yds
Yards per punt return	Johnny Sample	22.5
Kick returns	Brian Mitchell	421
Kick return yards		9,586
Kick-return touchdowns	Brian Mitchell Eddie Saenz Bobby Mitchell Andy Farkas	2
Longest kick return	Larry Jones	102 yds
Yards per kick return	DeAngelo Hall	43.0
Field goal attempts	Mark Moseley	397
successful field goals		263
PAT attempts		441
successful PATs		417
most points scored		986
Punts	Mike Bragg	896
potted yards		35,746
Yards per punt	Tress Way	46.6

Direct comparison

With 176 games, most of the Redskins games took place against the New York Giants . They are most successful against the current NFL teams against the Jacksonville Jaguars .

opponent	First encounter	Regular season						Play-offs
		S.	N	UE	SQ	P +	P-	S.	N	SQ	P +	P-
Arizona Cardinals	1932	77	46	1	, 624	2,796	2,326
Atlanta Falcons	1966	14th	10	1	, 580	612	517	1	0	1,000	24	7th
Baltimore Ravens	1997	3	3	0	, 500	94	102
Buffalo Bills	1972	5	9	0	, 357	245	289	1	0	1,000	37	24
Carolina Panthers	1995	9	6th	0	, 600	314	334
Chicago Bears	1932	22nd	21st	1	, 511	819	907	4th	3	, 571	130	194
Cincinnati Bengals	1970	4th	5	1	, 450	224	215
Cleveland Browns	1950	12	33	1	, 272	763	1,142
Dallas Cowboys	1960	43	73	2	, 373	2,275	2,787	2	0	1,000	57	20th
Denver Broncos	1970	6th	7th	0	, 462	298	254	1	0	1,000	42	10
Detroit Lions	1932	28	14th	0	, 667	890	691	3	0	1,000	99	30th
Green Bay Packers	1932	15th	19th	1	, 443	595	683	1	2	, 333	40	59
Houston Texans	2002	2	3	0	, 400	111	95
Indianapolis Colts	1953	10	21st	0	, 323	611	801
Jacksonville Jaguars	1997	6th	1	0	, 857	179	124
Kansas City Chiefs	1971	1	9	0	, 100	166	292
Los Angeles Chargers	1973	7th	4th	0	, 636	268	239
Los Angeles Rams	1937	24	11	1	, 681	837	691	2	2	, 500	94	48
Miami Dolphins	1973	5	8th	0	, 385	216	241	1	1	, 500	34	31
Minnesota Vikings	1968	10	12	0	, 455	490	557	3	2	, 600	102	86
New England Patriots	1972	6th	5	0	, 545	212	265
New Orleans Saints	1967	17th	10	0	, 630	659	557
New York Giants	1932	68	102	4th	, 402	3.119	3,552	1	1	, 500	28	17th
New York Jets	1972	8th	4th	0	, 667	265	226
Oakland Raiders	1970	6th	7th	0	, 462	290	275	0	1	, 000	9	38
Philadelphia Eagles	1934	85	80	6th	, 515	3,390	3,628	1	0	1,000	20th	6th
Pittsburgh Steelers	1933	42	33	3	, 558	1,447	1,259
San Francisco 49ers	1952	10	18th	1	, 362	540	688	1	3	, 250	67	93
Seattle Seahawks	1976	12	5	0	, 706	328	263	0	3	, 000	38	79
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1977	11	10	0	, 524	381	404	1	1	, 500	30th	24
Tennessee Titans	1971	6th	7th	0	, 462	250	274
Former teams
Baltimore Colts	1950	2	0	0	1,000	76	42
Boston Yanks	1944	8th	2	0	, 800	266	144
Brooklyn Tigers	1932	17th	5	3	, 740	408	178
New York Yanks	1949	1	0	1	, 750	52	28
Staten Island Stapletons	1932	1	0	0	1,000	19th	6th

Legend:

S iege	N iederlagen	U nentschieden
SQ win rate	P + points made	P- opposing points

All seasons since 1932

NFL winner (1920-1965)

Super Bowl Champions (1966-present)

Conference winner

Division winner

Wild card space

season	league	Conference	division	Regular season				Play-off results	Awards
				placement	Victories	defeat	draw
Boston Braves
1932	NFL			4th	4th	4th	2
Boston Redskins
1933	NFL		East	3.	5	5	2
1934	NFL		East	2.	6th	6th	0
1935	NFL		East	4th	2	8th	1
1936	NFL		East	1.	7th	5	0	6:21 loss to Packers NFL championship
Washington Redskins
1937	NFL		East	1.	8th	3	0	28: 21- victory against Bears NFL Championship (1)
1938	NFL		East	2.	6th	3	2
1939	NFL		East	2.	8th	2	1
1940	NFL		East	1.	9	2	0	0:73 loss to Bears NFL championship
1941	NFL		East	3.	6th	5	0
1942	NFL		East	1.	10	1	0	14: 6 win against Bears NFL Championship (2)
1943	NFL		East	1.	6th	3	1	28-0 win against Giants Divisional Play-off 21:41 loss against Bears NFL championship
1944	NFL		East	3.	6th	3	1
1945	NFL		East	1.	8th	2	0	14:15 loss to Rams NFL championship
1946	NFL		East	T-3.	5	5	1
1947	NFL		East	4th	4th	8th	0
1948	NFL		East	2.	7th	5	0
1949	NFL		East	4th	4th	7th	1
1950	NFL	American		6th	3	9	0
1951	NFL	American		3.	5	7th	0
1952	NFL	American		T-5.	4th	8th	0
1953	NFL	Eastern		3.	6th	5	1
1954	NFL	Eastern		5.	3	9	0
1955	NFL	Eastern		2.	8th	4th	0		Joe Kuharich ( COY )
1956	NFL	Eastern		3.	6th	6th	0
1957	NFL	Eastern		4th	5	6th	1
1958	NFL	Eastern		4th	4th	7th	1
1959	NFL	Eastern		5.	3	9	0
1960	NFL	Eastern		6th	1	9	2
1961	NFL	Eastern		7th	1	12	1
1962	NFL	Eastern		4th	5	7th	2
1963	NFL	Eastern		6th	3	11	0
1964	NFL	Eastern		T-3.	6th	8th	0		Charley Taylor ( Off. ROY )
1965	NFL	Eastern		4th	6th	8th	0
1966	NFL	Eastern		5.	7th	7th	0
1967	NFL	Eastern	Capitol	3.	5	6th	3
1968	NFL	Eastern	Capitol	3.	5	9	0
1969	NFL	Eastern	Capitol	2.	7th	5	2
1970	NFL	NFC	East	4th	6th	8th	0
1971	NFL	NFC	East	2.	9	4th	1	20:24 loss to 49ers Divisional	George Allen (COY)
1972	NFL	NFC	East	1.	12	4th	0	16: 3 win against Packers Divisional 26: 3 win against Cowboys NFC title 7:14 loss against Dolphins Super Bowl	Larry Brown ( MVP , OPOY )
1973	NFL	NFC	East	2.	10	4th	0	20:27 loss to Vikings Divisional
1974	NFL	NFC	East	2.	10	4th	0	10:19 loss to Rams Divisional
1975	NFL	NFC	East	3.	8th	6th	0		Mike Thomas (Off.ROY)
1976	NFL	NFC	East	2.	10	4th	0	20:35 loss to Vikings Divisional
1977	NFL	NFC	East	2.	9	5	0
1978	NFL	NFC	East	3.	8th	8th	0		John Riggins ( CBPOY )
1979	NFL	NFC	East	3.	10	6th	0		Jack Pardee (COY)
1980	NFL	NFC	East	3.	6th	10	0
1981	NFL	NFC	East	4th	8th	8th	0
1982	NFL	NFC		1.	4th	5	0	31: 7- win against Lions First Round 21: 7- win against Vikings Second Round 31: 17- win against Cowboys NFC-Title 21: 17- win against Dolphins Super Bowl XVII (3)	Joe Gibbs (COY) Mark Moseley (MVP) John Riggins ( SB MVP ) Joe Theismann ( WP MOY )
1983	NFL	NFC	East	1.	14th	2	0	51: 7 - win against Rams Divisional 24: 21 - win against 49ers NFC title 9:38 loss against Raiders Super Bowl	Joe Gibbs (COY) Joe Theismann (MVP, OPOY)
1984	NFL	NFC	East	1.	11	5	0	19:23 loss to Bears Divisional
1985	NFL	NFC	East	3.	10	6th	0	17-3 win against 49ers Wildcard 0-21 loss against Bears Divisional
1986	NFL	NFC	East	2.	12	4th	0	19: 7- win against Rams Wildcard 27: 13- win against Bears Divisional 0-21-defeat against Giants NFC-Title
1987	NFL	NFC	East	1.	11	4th	0	21:17- win against Bears Divisional 17:10- win against Vikings NFC-Title 42:10- win against Broncos Super Bowl XXII (4)	Doug Williams (SB MVP)
1988	NFL	NFC	East	3.	7th	9	0
1989	NFL	NFC	East	3.	10	6th	0
1990	NFL	NFC	East	3.	10	6th	0	20-6 win against Eagles Wildcard 10-28 loss against 49ers Divisional
1991	NFL	NFC	East	1.	14th	2	0	24: 7- win against Falcons Divisional 41: 10- win against Lions NFC-Title 37: 24- win against Bill's Super Bowl XXVI (5)	Joe Gibbs (COY) Mark Rypien (SB MVP)
1992	NFL	NFC	East	3.	9	7th	0	24-7 win against Vikings Wildcard 13-20 loss against 49ers Divisional
1993	NFL	NFC	East	5.	4th	12	0
1994	NFL	NFC	East	5.	3	13	0
1995	NFL	NFC	East	3.	6th	10	0
1996	NFL	NFC	East	3.	9	7th	0		Darrell Green (WP MOY)
1997	NFL	NFC	East	2.	8th	7th	1
1998	NFL	NFC	East	4th	6th	10	0
1999	NFL	NFC	East	1.	7th	9	0	27:13 - win against Lions Wildcard 13:14 loss against Buccaneers Divisional
2000	NFL	NFC	East	3.	8th	8th	0
2001	NFL	NFC	East	2.	8th	8th	0
2002	NFL	NFC	East	3.	7th	9	0
2003	NFL	NFC	East	3.	5	11	0
2004	NFL	NFC	East	4th	6th	10	0
2005	NFL	NFC	East	2.	10	6th	0	17:10 win against Buccaneers Wildcard 10:20 loss against Seahawks Divisional
2006	NFL	NFC	East	4th	5	11	0
2007	NFL	NFC	East	2.	10	6th	0	14:35 loss to Seahawks Wildcard
2008	NFL	NFC	East	4th	8th	8th	0
2009	NFL	NFC	East	4th	4th	12	0
2010	NFL	NFC	East	4th	6th	10	0
2011	NFL	NFC	East	4th	5	11	0
2012	NFL	NFC	East	1.	10	6th	0	14:24 loss to Seahawks Wildcard
2013	NFL	NFC	East	4th	3	13	0
2014	NFL	NFC	East	4th	4th	12	0
2015	NFL	NFC	East	1.	10	6th	0	18:35 loss to Packers Wildcard	Robert Griffin III (Off.ROY)
2016	NFL	NFC	East	3.	8th	7th	1
2017	NFL	NFC	East	3.	7th	9	0
2018	NFL	NFC	East	3.	7th	9	0
2019	NFL	NFC	East	4th	3	13	0
Total					603	603	28	1932–2019, regular season only
					23	19th	0	1932-2019, play-offs only
					626	622	28	1932–2019, regular season and play-offs

First round draft picks

Unlike many other players of his day, Sammy Baugh threw the ball in every game situation.

For the first few years of his career, Charley Taylor played the running back position.

Art Monk has caught the most yards with the Redskins with 12,026.

Darrell Green has the most consecutive seasons of the Redskins with 20 seasons.

All first-round draft picks from the NFL draft that the Redskins have made since the first draft in 1936 are listed below. You could pick the overall first in the NFL draft twice (1948 and 1962). Of the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama , the Redskins have been with four players selected, most first-round picks.

year	Overall pick	Surname	position	college
1936	2	Riley Smith	Fullback	Crimson Tide
1937	6th	Sammy Baugh ! * ^	Quarterback	TCU
1938	9	Andy Farkas * ^	Running back	Detroit
1939	8th	IB Hale	Tackle	TCU
1940	8th	Ed Boell	Quarterback	new York
1941	10	Forest Evashevski	Quarterback	Michigan
1942	6th	Spec Sanders ^	Running back	Texas
1943	10	Jack Jenkins	Fullback	Vanderbilt
1944	8th	Mike Micka	Fullback	Colgate
1945	10	Jim Hardy ^	Quarterback	Southern California
1946	9	Cal Rossi	Back	UCLA
1947	4th	Cal Rossi	Back	UCLA
1948	1	Harry Gilmer ^	Halfback	Crimson Tide
	4th	Lowell Tew	Back	Crimson Tide
1949	8th	Rob Goode ^	Running back	Texas A&M
1950	6th	George Thomas	Back	Oklahoma
1951	4th	Leon Heath	Fullback	Oklahoma
1952	7th	Larry Isbell	Back	Baylor
1953	3	Jack Scarbath	Quarterback	Maryland
1954	8th	Steve Meilinger	End	Kentucky
1955	4th	Ralph Guglielmi	Quarterback	Notre Dame
1956	12	Ed Vereb	Halfback	Maryland
1957	9	Don Bosseler *	Fullback	Miami
1958	-	no pick	-	-
1959	4th	Don Allard	Quarterback	Boston College
1960	4th	Richie Lucas	Quarterback	Penn State
1961	2	Norm Snead ^	Quarterback	Wake Forest
	3	Joe Rutgens ^	Defensive tackle	Illinois
1962	1	Ernie Davis	Halfback	Syracuse
1963	7th	Pat Richter	End	Wisconsin
1964	3	Charley Taylor ! * ^	Halfback	Arizona State
1965	-	no pick	-	-
1966	6th	Charlie Gogolak	Kicker	Princeton
1967	13	Ray McDonald	Running back	Idaho
1968	13	Jim Smith	Defensive back	Oregon
1969	-	no pick	-	-
1970	-	no pick	-	-
1971	-	no pick	-	-
1972	-	no pick	-	-
1973	-	no pick	-	-
1974	-	no pick	-	-
1975	-	no pick	-	-
1976	-	no pick	-	-
1977	-	no pick	-	-
1978	-	no pick	-	-
1979	-	no pick	-	-
1980	18th	Art Monk ! * ^	Wide receiver	Syracuse
1981	20th	Mark May * ^	Guard	Pittsburgh
1982	-	no pick	-	-
1983	28	Darrell Green ! * ^	Cornerback	Texas A&I
1984	-	no pick	-	-
1985	-	no pick	-	-
1986	-	no pick	-	-
1987	-	no pick	-	-
1988	-	no pick	-	-
1989	-	no pick	-	-
1990	-	no pick	-	-
1991	17th	Bobby Wilson	Defensive tackle	Michigan State
1992	4th	Desmond Howard ^	Wide receiver	Michigan
1993	17th	Tom Carter	Defensive back	Notre Dame
1994	3	Heath Shuler	Quarterback	Tennessee
1995	4th	Michael Westbrook	Wide receiver	Colorado
1996	30th	Andre Johnson	Tackle	Penn State
1997	17th	Kenard Lang	Defensive end	Miami
1998	-	no pick	-	-
1999	7th	Champ Bailey ^	Cornerback	Georgia
2000	2	LaVar Arrington * ^	Linebacker	Penn State
	3	Chris Samuels * ^	Tackle	Alabama
2001	15th	Rod Gardner	Wide receiver	Clemson
2002	32	Patrick Ramsey	Quarterback	Tulane
2003	-	no pick	-	-
2004	5	Sean Taylor ^	Safety	Miami
2005	9	Carlos Rogers ^	Cornerback	Auburn
	25th	Jason Campbell	Quarterback	Auburn
2006	-	no pick	-	-
2007	6th	LaRon Landry ^	Safety	LSU
2008	-	no pick	-	-
2009	13	Brian Orakpo ^	Linebacker	Texas
2010	5	Trent Williams ^	Tackle	Oklahoma
2011	16	Ryan Kerrigan ^	Defensive end	Purdue
2012	2	Robert Griffin III ^	Quarterback	Baylor
2013	-	no pick	-	-
2014	-	no pick	-	-
2015	5	Brandon Scherff ^	Guard	Iowa
2016	18th	Josh Doctson	Wide receiver	TCU
2017	17th	Jonathan Allen	Defensive end	Crimson Tide
2018	13	Da'Ron Payne	Defensive tackle	Alabama
2019	15th	Dwayne Haskins	Quarterback	Ohio State
	26th	Montez sweat	Linebacker	Mississippi State
2020	2	Chase Young	Defensive end	Ohio State

Legend:

^	= Pro bowler
!	= Hall of Famer
*	= Greatest Redskins

Remarks

1. ↑ The Redskins are the fifth team after the Bears, Packers, Giants and Steelers to have reached the mark of 600 regular season victories .
2. ↑ Of the eight touchdowns he was able to achieve six touchdowns after an interception and two touchdowns after a recorded fumble.
3. ↑ When they first met, the Cardinals were still playing in Chicago as the Chicago Cardinals.
4. ↑ When the Lions first met in Portsmouth, they played as Portsmouth Spartans.
5. ↑ When they first met, the Colts were still playing in Baltimore as the Baltimore Colts.
6. ↑ When they first met, the Chargers were still playing in San Diego as the San Diego Chargers.
7. ↑ When they first met, the Rams were still playing in Cleveland as the Cleveland Rams.
8. ↑ When they first met, the Steelers were still playing as Pittsburgh Pirates.
9. ↑ When they first met, the Titans were still playing in Houston as the Houston Oilers.
10. ↑ When they first met, the Tigers were still playing as Brooklyn Dodgers.
11. ↑ With the new T formation , the Bears were able to defeat the Redskins in front of 36,034 spectators with a record score of 73-0. To date, the final result holds the NFL record for most points scored in an NFL game or final, most points scored in an NFL game or final without opposing points, and the largest difference in points in an NFL game or final. -Endgame.
12. ↑ After the regular season, the Redskins and the Giants had the same record. To decide who would play in the NFL championship game, a play-off game was played as a decision, which the Redskins won.
13. ↑ The 1967 season was the first season in NFL history to be divided into two conferences, which in turn were divided into two divisions. Before 1967, the NFL was either divided into two conferences, or two divisions, or not at all.
14. ↑ The Redskins and Cowboys finished the 1973 season with a 10-4 record. Through tie-breaker regulations of the NFL, the Cowboys were able to win the division ahead of the Redskins due to their better point difference during their games together.
15. ↑ The Redskins and Cardinals finished the 1976 season with a 10-4 record. Due to their two wins against the Cardinals in the season and the tie-breaker regulations of the NFL, the Redskins were able to participate in the play-offs.
16. ↑ The Redskins and Bears finished the 1977 season with a 9-5 record. Due to the tie-breaker regulations of the NFL, the Bears were able to participate in the play-offs due to their higher point difference in the conference games (48 compared to the four-point difference of the Redskins).
17. ↑ The NFL increased the regular season by two games - from 14 to 16.
18. ↑ The Redskins and Bears finished the 1979 season with a 10-6 record. Due to the tie-breaker regulations of the NFL, the Bears were able to achieve second wild card place due to their higher point difference in all games (57 compared to the 53 point difference of the Redskins).
19. ↑ In the 1982 season only nine instead of 16 games were played due to a strike by the players. Eight teams per conference were qualified for the play-offs. This was dependent on their regular season records, which they achieved in the conference instead of in the division.
20. ↑ The Redskins, Cowboys and Giants all finished the 1985 season with a 10-6 record. Due to the tie-breaker regulations of the NFL, the Cowboys won the division ahead of the Giants. However, the Giants were set before the Redskins by the regulations and were thus able to take part in the play-offs in the wild card game.
21. ↑ Due to a player strike, the 1987 season was shortened to 15 games.
22. ↑ The Redskins and Packers finished the 1992 season with a 9-7 record. Due to the tie-breaker regulations of the NFL, the Redskins were able to achieve third wild card place thanks to their better performance in the conference (7-5 compared to the Packers' 6-6 balance sheet).
23. ↑ The Redskins and Vikings finished the 1996 season with a 9-7 record. Due to the tie-breaker regulations of the NFL, the Vikings were able to achieve third wild card place due to their better performance in the conference (8-4 compared to the 6-6 balance of the Redskins).
24. ↑ Since Jay Berwanger , the first selected person in the newly created NFL Draft , never played in the NFL, Riley Smith , who was selected second by the Redskins , can also be seen as the first properly drafted player.
25. ↑ Jim Hardy was selected by the Redskins in the draft, but he never played for Washington. Instead, he played for the Los Angeles Rams , Chicago Cardinals and the Detroit Lions .
26. ↑ ^{a b} The Redskins voted Cal Rossi in 9th place in the 1946 draft. However, he was not eligible as a junior, which is why the Redskins selected him again in the next draft. Rossi had no intention of playing football professionally.
27. ↑ Instead of playing for the Redskins, Lowell Tew played for the New York Yankees in 1948 and 1949 , who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
28. ↑ Rob Goode was drafted in addition to the Redskins in 1948 by the Chicago Bears in the 15th round and by the Buffalo Bills in the 16th round of the AAFC Draft.
29. ↑ In addition to football, Larry Isbell also played baseball, which is why he signed after the NFL Draft with the Boston Red Sox , who played in the MLB .
30. ↑ Ed Vereb first played with the BC Lions in the CFL from 1956 , before playing for the Redskins for the first time in 1960.
31. ↑ Richie Lucas signed with the Buffalo Bills , who played in the American Football League (AFL) and selected him in the 1960 AFL Draft .
32. ↑ Ernie Davis won the 1961 Heisman Trophy and was named the best college football player.
33. ↑ Ernie Davis was transferred to the Cleveland Browns immediately after the draft in December 1961 . There he was diagnosed with leukemia that summer , which meant that Davis never played in the NFL .
34. ↑ ^{a b} The players were voted NFL Rookie of the Year .
35. ↑ After 14 games in his rookie season, Jim Smith had to end his career because of a serious neck injury.
36. ↑ Desmond Howard won the 1991 Heisman Trophy and was named the best college football player.
37. ↑ The draft pick came about through a deal with the New Orleans Saints . They gave their rights for their six players from the 1999 draft and the rights for the first and third round in the 2000 NFL Draft to the Redskins in order to be able to select Ricky Williams in fifth place in the 1999 draft. It was the first time in NFL history that one team traded all of their picks for another
38. ↑ Robert Griffin III won the 2011 Heisman Trophy and was named the best college football player.

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• Washington Redskins on pro-football-reference.com
• Passing records on pro-football-reference.com
• Rushing records on pro-football-reference.com
• Receiving records on pro-football-reference.com
• Defense records on pro-football-reference.com
• Return records on pro-football-reference.com
• Kicking & Punting records on pro-football-reference.com
• Head-to-head on pro-football-reference.com
• NFL Draft History on nfl.com