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Record: 5-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 171 points (15.5/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 191 points (17.4/g), 4th.
Differential of -20 points (-1.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 4.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.9/g), 9th.
Coached by
Turk Edwards (5-5-1)
Training Camp: Occidental College (Los Angeles, California)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Sammy Baugh | 32 | 9 | 2 | 87 for 161, 1,163 yards, 8 td, 17 int, & 18 rushes for -76 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| QB | Jim Gaffney | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 25 rushes for 96 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 15th / 149th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Jack Jenkins | 25 | 3 | 6 | 64 rushes for 200 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 27 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 10th pick / 1943 |
| LH | Dick Todd | 32 | 7 | 8 | 41 rushes for 266 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 107 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 38th pick / 1939 |
| RH | Steve Bagarus | 27 | 1 | 6 | 53 rushes for 168 yards, 0 td, & 31 catches for 438 yards and 3 td | |
| LE | Jim Peebles | 26 | Rook | 7 | 9 catches for 164 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | John Koniszewski | 25 | 1 | 7 | ||
| LG | Bill Ward | 25 | Rook | 10 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| C | Ki Aldrich | 30 | 7 | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 | |
| RG | John Steber | 23 | Rook | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 61st pick / 1945 |
| RT | Paul Stenn | 28 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RE | Ed Cifers | 30 | 5 | 8 | 6 catches for 61 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 50th pick / 1941 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dick Poillon | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 of 16 field goals & 21 of 21 extra points | |
| P | Sammy Baugh | 32 | 9 | 2 | 33 punts for a 45.1 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| PR | Steve Bagarus | 27 | 1 | 6 | 18 punt returns for a 10.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Steve Bagarus | 27 | 1 | 6 | 13 kick returns for a 25.5 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | 25 | T | 11 | 3 | 242 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1921 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1945 | |
| Frank Akins | 27 | FB | 6 | 2 | 208 | 5-10 | Washington St. | 3/31/1919 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 30th / 290th pick / 1943 | |
| Ki Aldrich | 30 | C-LB-G | 11 | 10 | 207 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/1/1916 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 | |
| Don Avery | 25 | T | 11 | 2 | 254 | 6-4 | Alabama,USC | 2/10/1921 | Rook | ||
| Steve Bagarus | 27 | HB-DB | 11 | 6 | 173 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/19/1919 | 1 | ||
| Sammy Baugh | 32 | QB-TB | 11 | 2 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/17/1914 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 | |
| Oscar Britt | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 6/18/1919 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 14th / 130th pick / 1943 | |
| Ed Cifers | 30 | E | 11 | 8 | 227 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/18/1916 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 50th pick / 1941 | |
| Al Couppee | 26 | G-B | 7 | 1 | 225 | 6-0 | Iowa | 6/4/1920 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 22nd / 196th pick / 1942 | |
| Bob DeFruiter | 28 | HB | 7 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/3/1918 | 1 | ||
| Al DeMao | 26 | C-LB | 11 | 1 | 214 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/29/1920 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 | |
| Clyde Ehrhardt | 25 | C | 10 | 1 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/4/1921 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 19th / 193rd pick / 1944 | |
| Jim Gaffney | 25 | QB-HB | 10 | 5 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 4/21/1921 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 149th pick / 1944 | |
| Jack Jacobs | 27 | QB-TB-HB | 9 | 2 | 186 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/7/1919 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 12th pick / 1942 | |
| Johnny Jaffurs | 23 | G | 8 | 2 | 200 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 4/15/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 29th / 280th pick / 1943 | |
| Jack Jenkins | 25 | FB | 8 | 6 | 206 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 5/6/1921 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 10th pick / 1943 | |
| John Koniszewski | 25 | T | 9 | 7 | 243 | 6-3 | George Washington | 8/29/1921 | 1 | ||
| John Kovatch | 26 | E | 10 | 3 | 197 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/21/1920 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 116th pick / 1942 | |
| Ted Lapka | 26 | E | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | DePaul,St. Ambrose | 4/20/1920 | 3 | ||
| John Lookabaugh | 24 | E | 3 | 0 | 216 | 6-4 | Maryland | 9/13/1922 | Rook | ||
| Wilbur Moore | 30 | WB-HB-DB-FB | 9 | 1 | 187 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 4/22/1916 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 78th pick / 1939 | |
| Jim Peebles | 26 | E-T-DE | 11 | 7 | 231 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 8/27/1920 | Rook | ||
| Dick Poillon | 26 | B | 11 | 2 | 193 | 6-0 | Canisius | 8/13/1920 | 4 | ||
| Sal Rosato | 28 | FB | 5 | 1 | 228 | 6-1 | Villanova | 6/6/1918 | 1 | ||
| Eddie Saenz | 24 | HB-DB | 10 | 3 | 169 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount,USC | 9/21/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 | |
| Ralph Schilling | 25 | DE-E | 5 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Oklahoma City | 7/5/1921 | Rook | ||
| John Steber | 23 | G-DG | 10 | 8 | 225 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech,Vanderbilt | 9/12/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 61st pick / 1945 | |
| Paul Stenn | 28 | T | 11 | 9 | 242 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/12/1918 | 4 | ||
| Clem Stralka | 33 | G-T | 8 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Georgetown (DC) | 5/19/1913 | 8 | ||
| Dick Todd | 32 | B | 11 | 8 | 172 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 10/2/1914 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 38th pick / 1939 | |
| Doug Turley | 28 | E-DE | 9 | 4 | 215 | 6-2 | Scranton | 11/25/1918 | 2 | ||
| Bill Ward | 25 | G | 10 | 10 | 230 | 6-0 | Washington St.,Washington | 2/19/1921 | Rook | ||
| Jim Youel | 24 | QB-DB | 9 | 4 | 175 | 6-0 | Iowa | 2/13/1922 | Rook | ||
| Bill Young | 32 | T | 8 | 1 | 247 | 6-1 | Alabama | 5/20/1914 | 9 | ||
| Team Total | 26.9 | 11 | 210.0 | 6-1.0 | 2.5 |