1976 Washington Redskins season

1976 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 35–20

The 1976 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–6 record from 1975.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1976 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
14	393	Quinn Buckner	Defensive Back	Indiana

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	New York Giants	W 19–17	54,245
2	September 19, 1976	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–7	53,174
3	September 27, 1976	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–17	66,005
4	October 3, 1976	at Chicago Bears	L 33–7	52,105
5	October 10, 1976	Kansas City Chiefs	L 33–30	53,060
6	October 17, 1976	Detroit Lions	W 20–7	45,908
7	October 25, 1976	St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–10	48,325
8	October 31, 1976	Dallas Cowboys	L 20–7	55,004
9	November 7, 1976	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–21	56,134
10	November 14, 1976	at New York Giants	L 12–9	72,975
11	November 21, 1976	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 16–10	49,833
12	November 28, 1976	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–0	54,292
13	December 5, 1976	at New York Jets	W 37–16	46,638
14	December 12, 1976	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–14	59,916

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 18, 1976	at Minnesota Vikings	L 35–20	47,221

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys(2)	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–3	296	194	L1
Washington Redskins(4)	10	4	0	.714	6–2	9–3	291	217	W4
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	5–3	9–3	309	267	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	2–6	4–8	165	286	W1
New York Giants	3	11	0	.214	1–7	3–9	170	250	L1