1970 Washington Redskins season

Head coach

Vince Lombardi (until death)
Bill Austin (interim)

Home field

RFK Stadium

Results

Record

6–8

Division place

4th NFC East

Playoff finish

did not qualify

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1969		1971 >

The 1970 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7–5–2 record from 1969. Second-year head coach Vince Lombardi was diagnosed with terminal cancer during the offseason and died on September 3; offensive line coach Bill Austin stepped in as coach for the rest of the season.

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Regular season
3 Awards, records, and honors
4 References

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	43	Bill Brundige	Defensive Tackle	Colorado
4	103	Paul Laaveg	Tackle	Iowa
5	114	Manny Sistrunk	Defensive Tackle	Arkansas AM&N
5	121	Danny Pierce	Running Back	Memphis State
7	173	Roland Merritt	Wide Receiver	Maryland
7	178	Jimmy Harris	Cornerback	Howard Payne
8	199	Paul Johnson	Defensive Back	Penn State
9	225	Ralph Sonntag	Tackle	Maryland
11	277	Mack Alston	Tight End	Maryland State
12	303	James Kates	Linebacker	Penn State
13	329	Joe Patterson	Tackle	Lawrence
14	355	Tony Moro	Running Back	Dayton
15	381	Vic Lewandowski	Center	Holy Cross
16	407	Steve Bushore	Wide Receiver	Emporia State
17	433	Earl Maxfield	Defensive Tackle	Baylor

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 20, 1970	at San Francisco 49ers	L 26–17	34,984
2	September 27, 1970	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–17	44,246
3	October 4, 1970	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–21	60,658
4	October 11, 1970	Detroit Lions	W 31–10	50,414
5	October 19, 1970	at Oakland Raiders	L 34–20	54,471
6	October 25, 1970	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–0	50,414
7	November 1, 1970	at Denver Broncos	W 19–3	50,705
8	November 8, 1970	Minnesota Vikings	L 19–10	50,415
9	November 15, 1970	at New York Giants	L 35–33	62,915
10	November 22, 1970	Dallas Cowboys	L 45–21	50,415
11	November 29, 1970	New York Giants	L 27–24	50,415
12	December 6, 1970	at Dallas Cowboys	L 34–0	57,936
13	December 13, 1970	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–6	50,415
14	December 20, 1970	St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–27	50,415

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	5–3	7–4	299	221	W5
New York Giants	9	5	0	.643	6–2	6–5	301	270	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	1	.615	5–3	6–5	325	228	L3
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	3–5	4–7	297	314	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	1	.231	1–7	1–9–1	241	332	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Awards, records, and honors

References

Washington Redskins

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins
Founded in 1932
Based in Landover, Maryland
Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Division championships (14)

Super Bowl appearances (5)

VII
XVII
XVIII
XXII
XXVI

League championships (5)

Hall of Fame players

All-time leaders

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

Seasons (84)

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Washington Redskins seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1970 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Boston	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Buffalo	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
Miami	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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