1978 Washington Redskins season

1978 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Jack Pardee
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9–5 record from 1977. This was Jack Pardee's first season as Head Coach. Despite winning their first six straight, the Redskins finished by going 2–8 and missing the playoffs. Their fate was sealed with a five-game losing streak to end the season.

For the 1978 season, the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1978 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1978	at New England Patriots	W 16–14	55,037
2	September 10, 1978	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–30	54,380
3	September 17, 1978	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–10	49,282
4	September 24, 1978	New York Jets	W 23–3	54,729
5	October 2, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	W 9–5	55,031
6	October 8, 1978	at Detroit Lions	W 21–19	60,555
7	October 15, 1978	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–10	65,722
8	October 22, 1978	at New York Giants	L 17–6	76,192
9	October 29, 1978	San Francisco 49ers	W 38–20	53,706
10	November 6, 1978	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–17	57,631
11	November 12, 1978	New York Giants	W 16–13	53,271
12	November 19, 1978	St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–17	52,460
13	November 23, 1978	at Dallas Cowboys	L 37–10	64,905
14	December 3, 1978	Miami Dolphins	L 16–0	52,860
15	December 10, 1978	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–17	54,178
16	December 16, 1978	Chicago Bears	L 14–10	49,774

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (3-2)	0	0	3	2	5
Redskins (5-0)	3	3	3	0	9

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Date: Monday, October 2
Game time: 9:00 p.m.(et)
Game weather: 68 degrees, relative humidity 58, round(wind) 13 mph
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	7–1	9–3	384	208	W6
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	270	250	W1
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	273	283	L5
St. Louis Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	3–5	6–6	248	296	W1
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	2–6	5–9	264	298	L1

Awards and records

John Riggins, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

References

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	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

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 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

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1978 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		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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