47th season in franchise history, collapse after 6-0 start
1978 Washington Redskins season
Owner
Edward Bennett Williams
President
Edward Bennett Williams
General manager
Bobby Beathard
Head coach
Jack Pardee
Offensive coordinator
Joe Walton
Defensive coordinator
Doc Urich
Home field
RFK Stadium
Results
Record
8–8
Division place
3rd NFC East
Playoff finish
Did not qualify
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The 1978 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1977, finishing 8-8.
This was the first of Jack Pardee's three seasons as head coach of the Redskins. This was also the first season in which the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game schedule. The Redskins started the season 6-0 and got to 8-3, but ended the season with a five-game losing streak and missed the playoffs. The losing streak began with a loss to a Cardinals team which had started 0-8. The Cardinals would not win again at RFK Stadium until 1993, their sixth season in Arizona. Quarterback Billy Kilmer, who served as backup to Joe Theismann, retired following the season.
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