1985 Washington Redskins season

1985 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Gibbs (5th season)
General manager	Bobby Beathard (Since 1978)
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke (Since 1974)
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1985 Washington Redskins began the season with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor. The tackle resulted in a serious leg injury, and Theismann never played in the NFL again. Though the team failed to make the playoffs, they remained in contention for the entire regular season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1985 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	33	Tory Nixon	DB	San Diego State
5	122	Raphel Cherry	DB	Hawaii
6	163	Danzell Lee	TE	Lamar

^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 1985	at Dallas Cowboys	L 44–14	62,292
2	September 15, 1985	Houston Oilers	W 16–13	53,553
3	September 22, 1985	Philadelphia Eagles	L 19–6	53,748
4	September 29, 1985	at Chicago Bears	L 45–10	63,708
5	October 7, 1985	St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–10	53,134
6	October 13, 1985	Detroit Lions	W 24–3	52,845
7	October 20, 1985	at New York Giants	L 17–3	74,389
8	October 27, 1985	at Cleveland Browns	W 14–7	78,540
9	November 3, 1985	at Atlanta Falcons	W 44–10	42,209
10	November 10, 1985	Dallas Cowboys	L 13–7	55,750
11	November 18, 1985	New York Giants	W 23–21	53,371
12	November 24, 1985	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–23	59,293
13	December 1, 1985	San Francisco 49ers	L 35–8	51,321
14	December 8, 1985	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–12	60,737
15	December 15, 1985	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–24	50,544
16	December 21, 1985	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–16	28,090

Game summaries

Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys

Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	7	0	7	14
• Cowboys	3	14	13	14	44

Date: Monday, September 9
Location: Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 88°F, wind 10 mph
Television network: ABC

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Cowboys	Rafael Septien 53-yard field goal	Cowboys 3–0

2	Cowboys	Timmy Newsome 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 10–0

2	Redskins	John Riggins 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	Cowboys 10–7

2	Cowboys	Mike Renfro 55-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 17–7

3	Cowboys	Rafael Septien 39-yard field goal	Cowboys 20–7

3	Cowboys	Rafael Septien 43-yard field goal	Cowboys 23–7

3	Cowboys	Tony Dorsett 9-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 30–7

4	Cowboys	Victor Scott 26-yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 37–7

4	Redskins	Clint Didier 19-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)	Cowboys 37–14

4	Cowboys	Dennis Thurman 21-yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 44–14

Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers

Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	10	3	0	13
• Redskins	13	3	0	0	16

Date: Sunday, September 15
Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 62°F, wind 8 mph

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Redskins	Calvin Muhammad 17-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)	Redskins 7–0

1	Redskins	George Rogers 31-yard run (kick failed)	Redskins 13–0

2	Redskins	Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal	Redskins 16–0

2	Oilers	Tony Zendejas 44-yard field goal	Redskins 16–3

2	Oilers	Drew Hill 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick)	Redskins 16–10

3	Oilers	Tony Zendejas 35-yard field goal	Redskins 16–13

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	6–2	7–5	357	333	L1
New York Giants⁽⁴⁾	10	6	0	.625	5–3	8–4	399	283	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	6–6	297	312	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	4–4	6–8	286	310	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	1–7	3–9	278	414	L2

References

↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1985

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

NFL on ABC

Related programs

Non-NFL programs	College Football on ABC USFL on ABC World League of American Football on ABC

Chicago Bears (home games)	1953 1954 1955

Chicago Cardinals (home games)	1953 1954 1955

Los Angeles Rams (Pacific Time Zone affiliates)	1955

San Francisco 49ers (Pacific Time Zone affiliates)	1955

Washington Redskins (home games)	1954

Commentators

Postseason commentators	AFL Championship Game NFL Championship Game Super Bowl

Lore televised by ABC

Postseason lore	"Music City Miracle" "One Yard Short" "Wide Right"

Music

Songs	"All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" "Heavy Action" "The Party's Over"

NFL Championship

1948
1950

Super Bowl

Pro Bowl

AFL Championship

Results and standings

Monday Night Football all-team team standings

Yearly results	Monday night NFL games prior to 1970 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–present

1985 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.