the redskins won their first super bowl in 1979.
the redskins won their first super bowl in 1979.
when did the redskins win their first super bowl?
1979
the redskins marched through the nfc playoffs, beating each of their opponents by an average of 19 points. in a rematch of washington's only prior super bowl appearance ten years prior, the redskins – in a game famous for washington's "70 chip’ play on fourth-and-1 – went on to beat the miami dolphins 27–17 to win super bowl xvii. it was the redskins’ first ever super bowl victory, and their first nfl championship in 40 years. combining the post-season and their first super bowl victory, the redskins finished the season with an overall record of 12–1.









































section::::pre season.









































notes:
1982 washington redskins season
bullet::::- ‡ sacks an official statistic since super bowl xvii by the nfl. sacks are listed as "tackled attempting to pass" in the official nfl box score for super bowl x.









































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section::::officials.









































bullet::::- referee: pat haggerty #40 first super bowl









































bullet::::- umpire: art demmas #78 first super bowl









































bullet::::- head linesman: jerry bergman #17 first super bowl









































bullet::::- line judge: jack fette #39 fourth super bowl (v, viii, x)









































bullet::::- back judge: pat knight #73 first super bowl









































bullet::::- side judge: dean look #49 first super bowl









































bullet::::- field judge: fred swearingen #21 first super bowl
super bowl xiii