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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)
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1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Sammy Baugh | 33 | 10 | 1 | 210 for 354, 2,938 yards, 25 td, 15 int, & 25 rushes for 47 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| QB | Dick Poillon | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 28 rushes for 104 yards and 2 td | |
| QB | Dick Todd | 33 | 8 | 7 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 10 rushes for 45 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 38th pick / 1939 |
| FB | Jack Jenkins | 26 | 4 | 7 | 16 rushes for 54 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 96 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 10th pick / 1943 |
| FB | Jim Castiglia | 29 | 6 | 0 | 104 rushes for 426 yards, 5 td, & 11 catches for 88 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 202nd pick / 1941 |
| FB | Sal Rosato | 29 | 2 | 5 | 74 rushes for 297 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 107 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Eddie Saenz | 25 | 1 | 6 | 51 rushes for 143 yards, 0 td, & 34 catches for 598 yards and 4 td | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 |
| RH | Tom Farmer | 26 | 1 | 6 | 15 rushes for 29 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 137 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1943 |
| LE | Paul McKee | 24 | Rook | 3 | 16 catches for 242 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 117th pick / 1945 |
| LT | Ernie Williamson | 25 | Rook | 3 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 10th / 79th pick / 1947 |
| LG | John Steber | 24 | 1 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 61st pick / 1945 |
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| C | Ki Aldrich | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
| C | Al DeMao | 27 | 2 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
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| RG | Fred Boensch | 27 | Rook | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 86th pick / 1944 |
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| RT | Jim Peebles | 27 | 1 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RE | Joe Tereshinski | 24 | Rook | 9 | 10 catches for 76 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dick Poillon | 27 | 5 | 10 | 4 of 6 field goals & 37 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Sammy Baugh | 33 | 10 | 1 | 35 punts for a 43.7 average, 2 blocked | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| PR | Eddie Saenz | 25 | 1 | 6 | 24 punt returns for a 12.8 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 |
| KR | Eddie Saenz | 25 | 1 | 6 | 29 kick returns for a 27.5 average and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Adams | 26 | T | 10 | 4 | 242 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1921 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1945 |
| Ki Aldrich | 31 | C-LB-G | 12 | 8 | 207 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/1/1916 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
| Don Avery | 26 | T | 10 | 4 | 254 | 6-4 | Alabama,USC | 2/10/1921 | 1 | |
| Sammy Baugh | 33 | QB-TB | 12 | 1 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/17/1914 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| Fred Boensch | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 8 | 228 | 6-4 | California,Stanford | 9/27/1920 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 86th pick / 1944 |
| Jim Castiglia | 29 | FB | 7 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Georgetown (DC) | 9/30/1918 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 202nd pick / 1941 |
| Don Deeks | 24 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Washington | 2/10/1923 | 2 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 4th / 31st pick / 1945 |
| Bob DeFruiter | 29 | HB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/3/1918 | 2 | |
| Al DeMao | 27 | C-LB | 12 | 5 | 214 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/29/1920 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
| Joe Duckworth | 26 | E | 12 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Colgate | 7/3/1921 | Rook | |
| Tom Farmer | 26 | HB | 10 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Iowa | 4/17/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1943 |
| Mike Garzoni | 24 | G | 10 | 0 | 218 | 5-11 | Fresno State,Santa Clara,USC | 8/19/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 39th pick / 1947 |
| Bill Gray | 25 | G-C-BB | 12 | 3 | 210 | 5-11 | Oregon State,USC | 12/27/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 48th pick / 1947 |
| Hank Harris | 24 | G-T | 10 | 2 | 265 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/26/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 59th pick / 1947 |
| Jack Jenkins | 26 | FB | 12 | 7 | 206 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 5/6/1921 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 10th pick / 1943 |
| Harvey Jones | 26 | FB-DB-HB | 4 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Baylor | 4/15/1921 | 3 | |
| John Lookabaugh | 25 | E | 6 | 3 | 216 | 6-4 | Maryland | 9/13/1922 | 1 | |
| Paul McKee | 24 | E | 11 | 3 | 217 | 6-3 | Rochester,Syracuse | 4/26/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 12th / 117th pick / 1945 |
| Tommy Mont | 25 | QB-HB | 4 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/20/1922 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 114th pick / 1944 |
| Leo Nobile | 25 | G | 9 | 1 | 213 | 5-10 | Penn State | 9/22/1922 | Rook | |
| Bob Nussbaumer | 23 | HB | 12 | 1 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/23/1924 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 21st pick / 1946 |
| Vince Pacewic | 27 | HB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Loyola Marymount,San Francisco | 5/28/1920 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 27th / 260th pick / 1943 |
| Jim Peebles | 27 | E-T-DE | 12 | 11 | 231 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 8/27/1920 | 1 | |
| Dick Poillon | 27 | B | 12 | 10 | 193 | 6-0 | Canisius | 8/13/1920 | 5 | |
| Sal Rosato | 29 | FB | 11 | 5 | 228 | 6-1 | Villanova | 6/6/1918 | 2 | |
| Ralph Ruthstrom | 26 | B | 2 | 1 | 212 | 6-5 | Sam Houston State,SMU | 7/12/1921 | 2 | |
| Eddie Saenz | 25 | HB-DB | 12 | 6 | 169 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount,USC | 9/21/1922 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 |
| John Sanchez | 27 | T | 4 | 4 | 239 | 6-3 | Redlands,San Francisco | 10/12/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 81st pick / 1944 |
| Jack Sommers | 28 | C | 8 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/9/1919 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 92nd pick / 1941 |
| John Steber | 24 | G-DG | 12 | 9 | 225 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech,Vanderbilt | 9/12/1923 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 61st pick / 1945 |
| Hugh Taylor | 24 | E | 10 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | La-Monroe,Oklahoma City,Tulane | 7/6/1923 | Rook | |
| Joe Tereshinski | 24 | DE-E-LB | 11 | 9 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/7/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| Dick Todd | 33 | B | 11 | 7 | 172 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 10/2/1914 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 38th pick / 1939 |
| Doug Turley | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | Scranton | 11/25/1918 | 3 | |
| Bill Ward | 26 | G | 6 | 3 | 230 | 6-0 | Washington,Washington State | 2/19/1921 | 1 | |
| George Wilde | 24 | HB-DB | 9 | 2 | 193 | 6-1 | TCU,Texas A&M | 3/26/1923 | Rook | |
| Ernie Williamson | 25 | T | 9 | 3 | 245 | 6-4 | Apprentice,North Carolina | 9/9/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 79th pick / 1947 |
| Jim Youel | 25 | QB-DB | 6 | 1 | 175 | 6-0 | Iowa | 2/13/1922 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 211.1 | 6-1.4 | 1.8 |