1970 Washington Redskins season

The 1970 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 34th in Washington, D.C. Vince Lombardi, who was hired the previous season, was diagnosed with terminal cancer in late June and died on September 3. In July, offensive line coach Bill Austin was named interim head coach.

The Redskins finished at 6–8 in 1970, fourth in the NFC East, but with a five-game losing streak in the second half of the season. The last loss was a 34–0 shutout at rival Dallas on December 6, and Washington fell to a 4–8 record and four games behind the Cowboys.

It was the 25th consecutive season that the Redskins did not advance to the playoffs. Austin's contract was not renewed after the season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

**1970 Washington Redskins roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Sonny Jurgensen 13 Frank Ryan Running backs (RB) 43 Larry Brown 26 Bob Brunet 32 Henry Dyer 31 Charley Harraway FB 40 Dave Kopay 19 Danny Pierce Wide receivers (WR) 28 Jon Henderson 24 Bill Malinchak 47 Walter Roberts 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends (TE) 81 Mack Alston 88 Pat Richter 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen (OL) 52 Gene Hamlin C 56 Len Hauss C 71 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 65 Vince Promuto G 76 Walt Rock T 66 Roy Schmidt G 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 75 Steve Wright T Defensive linemen (DL) 83 Bruce Anderson DE 71 Frank Bosch DT 77 Bill Brundige DT 89 Leo Carroll DE 85 John Hoffman DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DE 78 Floyd Peters DT 72 Joe Rutgens DT		Linebackers (LB) 51 John Didion 55 Chris Hanburger 86 Marlin McKeever 53 Harold McLinton 54 Tom Roussel 67 Rusty Tillman Defensive backs (DB) 46 Rickie Harris FS 41 Mike Bass CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 26 Jimmy Harris CB 48 Jon Jaqua 23 Brig Owens S 29 Ted Vactor Special teams (ST) 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Curt Knight K		Practice squad 16 Gary Beban WR Reserve 25 Roland Merritt WR (IR) Rookies in italics

1970 Washington Redskins season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

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