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1947 Washington Redskins

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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 295 points (24.6/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 367 points (30.6/g), 10th.
 Differential of -72 points (-6.0/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 4.5-7.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.8/g), 9th.

Coached by Turk Edwards (4-8-0)

1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 4 WAS Cal Rossi B 0 0 0 UCLA
3 17 WAS Gene (Red) Knight B 0 0 0 LSU
5 28 WAS Hank Foldberg E 2 1948 1949 0 0 2 25 31 331 0 Army
6 39 WAS Mike Garzoni G 2 1947 1948 0 0 0 17 USC
7 48 WAS Bill Gray G 2 1947 1948 0 0 0 24 Oregon State
8 59 WAS Hank Harris G 2 1947 1948 0 0 0 12 Texas
9 68 WAS Roy Kurrasch E 2 1947 1948 0 0 0 19 2 53 0 UCLA
10 79 WAS Ernie Williamson T 3 1947 1949 0 0 1 23 North Carolina
11 88 WAS L.G. Carmody B 0 0 0 Central Washington
12 99 WAS U.S. Savage E 0 0 0 Richmond
13 108 WAS Bob Steckroth E 0 0 0 William & Mary
14 119 WAS Weldon Edwards T 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 5 TCU
15 128 WAS Earl Wheeler C 0 0 0 Arkansas
16 139 WAS Billy Gold B 0 0 0 Tennessee
17 148 WAS Jack Hart T 0 0 0 Detroit Mercy
18 159 WAS Tom Nichols B 0 0 0 Richmond
19 168 WAS Harry Dowda DB 7 1949 1955 0 0 5 34 84 124 405 2 18 277 2 Wake Forest
20 179 WAS Charlie Webb E 0 0 0 LSU
21 188 WAS Elmo Bond T 0 0 0 Washington State
22 199 WAS Jim Hefti B 0 0 0 St. Lawrence
23 208 WAS Tom Dudley E 0 0 0 Virginia
24 219 WAS Bob Smith DB 7 1948 1954 0 1 7 30 78 37 181 0 4 65 0 Iowa
25 228 WAS Hal Mullins T 0 0 0 Duke
26 239 WAS Francis Bacoka E 0 0 0 Washington State
27 248 WAS Otis Sacrinty B 0 0 0 Wake Forest
28 259 WAS Milt Dropo C 0 0 0 Connecticut
29 268 WAS Lynn Brownson B 0 0 0 Stanford
30 279 WAS Joe Colone B 0 0 0 Penn State
31 286 WAS Herb Shoener E 2 1948 1949 0 0 1 18 Iowa
32 295 WAS Bob Plevo T 0 0 0 Purdue