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1948 Washington Redskins

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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 291 points (24.2/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 287 points (23.9/g), 6th.
 Differential of 4 points (0.3/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 6.1-5.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 6th.

Coached by Turk Edwards (7-5-0)

1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 26 box W 1-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 18 399 257 142 1 23 344 111 233 3
2 Sun October 3 box W 2-0 New York Giants 41 10 24 495 336 159 3 4 102 92 10 6
3 Sun October 10 box L 2-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 10 15 243 121 122 6 17 210 113 97 2
4 Sun October 17 box L 2-2 Philadelphia Eagles 0 45 11 213 132 81 5 28 416 198 218 1
5 Sun October 24 box W 3-2 @ Green Bay Packers 23 7 23 307 60 247 1 16 309 135 174 3
6 Sun October 31 box W 4-2 Boston Yanks 59 21 20 625 501 124 5 22 333 224 109 8
7 Sun November 7 box W 5-2 @ Boston Yanks 23 7 22 386 190 196 3 9 242 129 113 3
8 Sun November 14 box W 6-2 Detroit Lions 46 21 29 450 266 184 4 16 321 199 122 6
9 Sun November 21 box L 6-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 42 10 254 210 44 2 28 575 199 376 3
10 Sun November 28 box L 6-4 @ Chicago Bears 13 48 21 335 246 89 7 24 317 132 185 4
11 Sun December 5 box L 6-5 Los Angeles Rams 13 41 19 267 188 79 3 23 395 196 199 1
12 Sun December 12 box W 7-5 @ New York Giants 28 21 24 490 354 136 3 23 347 225 122 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 291 4464 794 5.6 236 202 360 2861 24 26 7.9 120 434 1603 11 3.7 93 43 17 23
Team Defense 287 3911 771 5.1 352 135 289 1953 20 24 6.8 93 482 1958 17 4.1 233 42 18 26
Lg Rank Offense 6 4 4 3 1 3 6 1 6 7 7 7 6 2
Lg Rank Defense 6 6 8 3 4 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Sammy Baugh 34 QB 12 3 185 315 58.7 2599 22 7.0 23 7.3 86 8.3 5.7 14.0 216.6 78.3
Tommy Mont 26 11 2 12 28 42.9 157 2 7.1 2 7.1 35 5.6 3.1 13.1 14.3 55.2
Jim Youel 26 2 0 3 11 27.3 36 0 0.0 1 9.1 14 3.3 -0.8 12.0 18.0 2.8
Harry Gilmer 22 1 0 2 5 40.0 69 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 13.8 13.8 34.5 69.0 87.5
Hugh Taylor 25 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.3 12 202 360 56.1 2861 24 6.7 26 7.2 86 7.9 5.4 14.2 238.4 74.1
Opp Total 12 135 289 46.7 1953 20 6.9 24 8.3 6.8 3.7 14.5 162.8 57.6 0 0 6.8 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Jim Castiglia 30 10 1 97 330 0 16 3.4 33.0 9.7 7 73 10.4 2 32 0.7 7.3 403 2 2
Ed Quirk 23 FB 12 6 77 328 4 24 4.3 27.3 6.4 9 40 4.4 0 11 0.8 3.3 368 4 1
Dick Poillon 28 lh 12 11 71 233 1 14 3.3 19.4 5.9 9 105 11.7 1 21 0.8 8.8 338 2 1
Dick Todd 34 lh 12 1 57 201 1 21 3.5 16.8 4.8 37 550 14.9 6 78 3.1 45.8 751 7 1
Tom Farmer 27 LH 9 5 52 188 1 17 3.6 20.9 5.8 12 148 12.3 2 48 1.3 16.4 336 3 2
Bob Nussbaumer 24 10 2 23 59 0 16 2.6 5.9 2.3 19 252 13.3 1 37 1.9 25.2 311 1 5
Dan Sandifer 21 RH 12 7 18 67 0 13 3.7 5.6 1.5 9 181 20.1 1 86 0.8 15.1 248 1 3
Tommy Mont 26 11 2 11 103 1 33 9.4 9.4 1.0 103 1 0
Eddie Saenz 26 4 2 8 21 0 5 2.6 5.3 2.0 4 62 15.5 0 28 1.0 15.5 83 0 1
Howard Hartley 24 12 2 5 40 1 26 8.0 3.3 0.4 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.8 50 1 3
Jim Youel 26 2 0 4 16 1 0 4.0 8.0 2.0 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.5 10.0 36 1 0
Sammy Baugh 34 QB 12 3 4 4 1 7 1.0 0.3 0.3 4 1 7
John Hollar 26 9 4 4 7 0 6 1.8 0.8 0.4 7 0 0
Steve Bagarus 29 5 0 3 6 0 3 2.0 1.2 0.6 15 100 6.7 1 14 3.0 20.0 106 1 0
Hal Crisler 25 11 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 599 18.2 6 79 3.0 54.5 599 6 2
Hugh Taylor 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 341 17.1 3 66 1.7 28.4 341 3 1
Paul McKee 25 LE 12 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 171 12.2 0 22 1.2 14.3 171 0 0
Doug Turley 30 12 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 111 13.9 0 33 0.7 9.3 111 0 0
Joe Tereshinski 25 RE 11 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 98 24.5 1 76 0.4 8.9 98 1 0
Team Total 26.3 12 434 1603 11 33 3.7 133.6 36.2 202 2861 14.2 24 86 16.8 238.4 4464 35 30
Opp Total 12 482 1958 17 4.1 163.2 40.2 135 1953 14.5 20 11.3 162.8 3911 37 40

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Dan Sandifer 21 RH 12 7 20 236 0 35 11.8 26 594 1 96 22.8 1078
Tom Farmer 27 LH 9 5 4 34 0 14 8.5 8 192 0 30 24.0 562
Eddie Saenz 26 4 2 2 26 0 16 13.0 8 173 0 27 21.6 282
Howard Hartley 24 12 2 2 41 0 21 20.5 4 64 0 22 16.0 155
Dick Todd 34 lh 12 1 3 21 0 13 7.0 3 50 0 20 16.7 822
Bob Nussbaumer 24 10 2 1 -8 0 -8 -8.0 2 38 0 20 19.0 341
Hal Crisler 25 11 1 2 20 0 4 10.0 619
Steve Bagarus 29 5 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 121
Jim Castiglia 30 10 1 1 18 0 18 18.0 421
Team Total 26.3 12 34 370 0 35 10.9 53 1144 1 96 21.6 5978
Opp Total 12 30 0 44 1079 1 24.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Dick Poillon 28 lh 12 11 7 5 71.4% 38 33 86.8% 51 2150 76 1 42.2
Jim Peebles 28 11 4 2 1 50.0%
Team Total 26.3 12 7 5 71.4% 40 34 85.0% 51 2150 76 1 42.2
Opp Total 12 10 3 30.0% 40 38 95.0% 52 2278 43.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
John Adams 27 RT 12 5 0 2 0 0
Sammy Baugh 34 QB 12 3 7 3 0 0
Carl Butkus 26 9 0 0 1 3 0
Jim Castiglia 30 10 1 2 1 -3 0
George Cheverko 28 2 1 1 24 0 24
Hal Crisler 25 11 1 2 52 0 26 2 0 0 0
Al DeMao 28 C 9 8 1 22 0 22 1 0 0 0
Clyde Ehrhardt 27 c 12 5 2 29 0 15 0 2 2 0
Tom Farmer 27 LH 9 5 2 0 0 0
Bill Gray 26 12 1 0 4 5 0
Howard Hartley 24 12 2 3 76 0 53 3 3 4 0
John Koniszewski 27 12 4 0 1 0 0 1
Paul McKee 25 LE 12 6 0 1 6 0
Tommy Mont 26 11 2 2 21 0 19
Bob Nussbaumer 24 10 2 5 0 0 0
Jim Peebles 28 11 4 0 2 0 0
Dick Poillon 28 lh 12 11 1 2 93 1
Ed Quirk 23 FB 12 6 1 0 0 0
Eddie Saenz 26 4 2 1 0 0 0
Dan Sandifer 21 RH 12 7 13 258 2 54 3 4 4 0
John Steber 25 LG 12 8 0 1 0 0
Hugh Taylor 25 12 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Tereshinski 25 RE 11 7 0 2 2 0
Dick Todd 34 lh 12 1 1 1 0 0
Doug Turley 30 12 4 0 1 33 1
Team Total 26.3 12 24 482 2 54 30 31 149 2 1
Opp Total 12 40 22

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Dick Poillon 28 lh 12 11 1 1 1 33 5 66
Dick Todd 34 lh 12 1 1 6 42
Hal Crisler 25 11 1 6 36
Ed Quirk 23 FB 12 6 4 24
Dan Sandifer 21 RH 12 7 1 1 2 24
Tom Farmer 27 LH 9 5 1 2 18
Hugh Taylor 25 12 0 3 18
Jim Castiglia 30 10 1 2 12
Steve Bagarus 29 5 0 1 6
Sammy Baugh 34 QB 12 3 1 6
Howard Hartley 24 12 2 1 6
Tommy Mont 26 11 2 1 6
Bob Nussbaumer 24 10 2 1 6
Joe Tereshinski 25 RE 11 7 1 6
Doug Turley 30 12 4 1 6
Jim Youel 26 2 0 1 6
John Koniszewski 27 12 4 1 2
Jim Peebles 28 11 4 1 1
Team Total 26.3 12 11 24 1 2 2 34 5 1 291
Opp Total 12 17 20 1 38 3 287