Washington Redskins

11-3-0 • 1st in NFC East •
Logo for the 1972 Washington Redskins

PPG

24.0

7th

OPP PPG

15.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

148.7

10th

PASS YDS/G

162.9

17th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Washington Redskins were 11-3 in 1972. They finished 1st in the NFC East and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Miami Dolphins, 14 to 7, in Super Bowl VII. It was their first Super Bowl appearance.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
1/14
 		vs
MIA logo MIA
L
7-14
Sun
12/31
 		vs
DAL logo DAL
W
26-3
Sun
12/24
 		vs
GB logo GB
W
16-3
Sun
12/17
 		vs
BUF logo BUF
L
17-24
Sat
12/9
 		@
DAL logo DAL
L
24-34

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,648

Kilmer

Kilmer

RUSH YDS

1,216

Brown

Brown

REC YDS

673

Taylor

Taylor

1972 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Redskins logo Redskins
11 3 0 .786
Cowboys logo Cowboys
10 4 0 .714
Giants logo Giants
8 6 0 .571
Cardinals logo Cardinals
4 9 1 .321
Eagles logo Eagles
2 11 1 .179

1972 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 14 336 4,275 808 5.3 2,082 513 4.1 2,281 284 8.0 11 88 235 110 106 19 78 721
Team Rank 7th 11th 22nd 4th 10th 6th 14th 17th 23rd 3rd 2nd 25th 14th 13th 16th 10th 19th 19th
Opponent 14 218 3,595 829 4.3 1,733 427 4.1 2,130 367 5.8 35 268 223 95 108 20 64 568
Opponent Rank 3rd 4th 8th 4th 7th 4th 13th 6th 21st 2nd 8th 19th 9th 6th 11th 15th 20th 21st
Net +118 +680 -21 +1.0 +349 +86 0.0 +151 -83 +2.2 -24 -180 +12 +15 -2 -1 +14 +153
Net Rank 3rd 5th 16th 3rd 8th 4th 14th 9th 22nd 2nd 3rd 24th 11th 10th 16th 13th 23rd 23rd

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