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1972 Washington Redskins season

Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium

Results
Record	11-3
Place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 16-3 Won Conference Championship (Cowboys) 26-3 Lost Super Bowl VII (Dolphins) 14-7
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1971	1973

The 1972 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9-4-1 record from 1971.

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Regular season
3 Playoffs
4 Awards and records
- 4.1 Milestones
5 References

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 18, 1972	at Minnesota Vikings	W 24-21
2	September 24, 1972	St. Louis Cardinals	W 24-10
3	October 1, 1972	at New England Patriots	L 24-23
4	October 8, 1972	Philadelphia Eagles	W 14-0
5	October 15, 1972	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 33-3
6	October 22, 1972	Dallas Cowboys	W 24-20
7	October 29, 1972	at New York Giants	W 23-16
8	November 5, 1972	at New York Jets	W 35-17
9	November 12, 1972	New York Giants	W 27-13
10	November 20, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	W 24-13
11	November 26, 1972	Green Bay Packers	W 21-16
12	December 3, 1972	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23-7
13	December 9, 1972	at Dallas Cowboys	L 34-24
14	December 17, 1972	Buffalo Bills	L 24-17

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	11	3	0	.786	336	218	L-2
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	319	247	L-1
New York Giants	8	6	0	.571	331	247	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	193	303	W-2
Philadelphia Eagles	2	11	1	.179	145	352	L-5

Roster

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	December 24, 1972	Green Bay Packers	W 16-3
2	December 31, 1972	Dallas Cowboys	W 26-3
3	January 14, 1973	N Miami Dolphins	L 14-7

Awards and records

Larry Brown, NFL MVP ^[1]
Larry Brown, Bert Bell Award^[2]
Billy Kilmer, NFL Leader (Tied), Touchdown Passes (19) ^[3]

Milestones

References

^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400
^ http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

v • d • e Washington Redskins

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins • Founded in 1932 • Based in Landover, Maryland

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Coaches • First-round Draft picks • Draft • Starting Quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field • Fenway Park • Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • FedExField

Culture	Hogettes • Cheerleaders • Chief Zee • Hail to the Redskins • Joe Gibbs

Lore	The Hogs • The Rivalry • The Fun Bunch • The Over-the-Hill Gang • The Body Bag Game • Redskins Rule

Head coaches	Wray • Dietz • Casey • Flaherty • Bergman • DeGroot • Edwards • Whelchel • Ball • Todd • Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Gibbs • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs • Zorn

Division championships (12)	1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999

Super Bowl appearances (5)	VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI

League championships (5)	1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991

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

All-time leaders	Passing • Receiving • Rushing • Kick & Punt Returning

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

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1972 NFL season v • d • e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	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			Washington
1972 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl VII

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