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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)
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1948 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 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 185 for 315, 2,599 yards, 22 td, 23 int, & 4 rushes for 4 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| FB | Ed Quirk | 23 | Rook | 6 | 77 rushes for 328 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 40 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 15th / 128th pick / 1948 |
| LH | Tom Farmer | 27 | 2 | 5 | 52 rushes for 188 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 148 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1943 |
| LH | Dick Poillon | 28 | 6 | 11 | 71 rushes for 233 yards, 1 td, & 9 catches for 105 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Dick Todd | 34 | 9 | 1 | 57 rushes for 201 yards, 1 td, & 37 catches for 550 yards and 6 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 38th pick / 1939 |
| RH | Dan Sandifer | 21 | Rook | 7 | 18 rushes for 67 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 181 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| LE | Paul McKee | 25 | 1 | 6 | 14 catches for 171 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 117th pick / 1945 |
| LT | John Sanchez | 28 | 1 | 12 | New York Giants / 9th / 81st pick / 1944 |
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| LG | John Steber | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 61st pick / 1945 |
| C | Al DeMao | 28 | 3 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
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| C | Clyde Ehrhardt | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 19th / 193rd pick / 1944 |
| RG | Fred Boensch | 28 | 1 | 11 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 86th pick / 1944 |
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| RT | John Adams | 27 | 3 | 5 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1945 |
| RE | Joe Tereshinski | 25 | 1 | 7 | 4 catches for 98 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dick Poillon | 28 | 6 | 11 | 5 of 7 field goals & 33 of 38 extra points | |
| P | Dick Poillon | 28 | 6 | 11 | 51 punts for a 42.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Dan Sandifer | 21 | Rook | 7 | 20 punt returns for a 11.8 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| KR | Dan Sandifer | 21 | Rook | 7 | 26 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Adams | 27 | T | 12 | 5 | 242 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1921 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1945 |
| Steve Bagarus | 29 | HB-DB | 5 | 0 | 173 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/19/1919 | 3 | |
| Sammy Baugh | 34 | QB-TB | 12 | 3 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/17/1914 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| Fred Boensch | 28 | G-LB | 12 | 11 | 228 | 6-4 | California,Stanford | 9/27/1920 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 86th pick / 1944 |
| Carl Butkus | 26 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | George Washington | 12/26/1922 | Rook | |
| Jim Castiglia | 30 | FB | 10 | 1 | 208 | 5-11 | Georgetown (DC) | 9/30/1918 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 202nd pick / 1941 |
| George Cheverko | 28 | B | 2 | 1 | 197 | 6-1 | Fordham | 7/29/1920 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 64th pick / 1944 |
| Don Corbitt | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Arizona | 4/1/1924 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 28th / 258th pick / 1948 |
| Hal Crisler | 25 | E | 11 | 1 | 215 | 6-4 | Iowa State,San Jose State | 12/31/1923 | 2 | |
| Al DeMao | 28 | C-LB | 9 | 8 | 214 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/29/1920 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
| Weldon Edwards | 24 | T | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | TCU,Texas-Arlington | 4/15/1924 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 14th / 119th pick / 1947 |
| Clyde Ehrhardt | 27 | C | 12 | 5 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/4/1921 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 193rd pick / 1944 |
| Tom Farmer | 27 | HB | 9 | 5 | 190 | 5-11 | Iowa | 4/17/1921 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1943 |
| Harry Gilmer | 22 | QB-HB | 1 | 0 | 169 | 6-0 | Alabama | 4/14/1926 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
| Bill Gray | 26 | G-C-BB | 12 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Oregon State,USC | 12/27/1922 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 48th pick / 1947 |
| Hank Harris | 25 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/26/1923 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 59th pick / 1947 |
| Howard Hartley | 24 | B | 12 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | Duke | 9/26/1924 | Rook | |
| John Hollar | 26 | FB | 9 | 4 | 223 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 8/7/1922 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 115th pick / 1948 |
| Mike Katrishen | 26 | G | 12 | 3 | 214 | 6-1 | Alabama,Southern Miss | 5/7/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 78th pick / 1948 |
| John Koniszewski | 27 | T | 12 | 4 | 243 | 6-3 | George Washington | 8/29/1921 | 3 | |
| Howie Livingston | 26 | FB-WB-HB | 7 | 1 | 183 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/15/1922 | 4 | |
| Art Macioszczyk | 28 | FB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Western Michigan | 10/19/1920 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 27th / 252nd pick / 1943 |
| Elmer Madarik | 26 | HB-WB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/15/1922 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 178th pick / 1944 |
| Paul McKee | 25 | E | 12 | 6 | 217 | 6-3 | Rochester,Syracuse | 4/26/1923 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 117th pick / 1945 |
| Tommy Mont | 26 | QB-HB | 11 | 2 | 194 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/20/1922 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 114th pick / 1944 |
| Bob Nussbaumer | 24 | HB | 10 | 2 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/23/1924 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 21st pick / 1946 |
| Jim Peebles | 28 | E-T-DE | 11 | 4 | 231 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 8/27/1920 | 2 | |
| Dick Poillon | 28 | B | 12 | 11 | 193 | 6-0 | Canisius | 8/13/1920 | 6 | |
| Ed Quirk | 23 | FB-MG-LB | 12 | 6 | 231 | 6-1 | Missouri | 2/27/1925 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 15th / 128th pick / 1948 |
| Mike Roussos | 22 | T | 12 | 3 | 238 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/8/1926 | Rook | |
| Eddie Saenz | 26 | HB-DB | 4 | 2 | 169 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount,USC | 9/21/1922 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 |
| John Sanchez | 28 | T | 12 | 12 | 239 | 6-3 | Redlands,San Francisco | 10/12/1920 | 1 | New York Giants / 9th / 81st pick / 1944 |
| Dan Sandifer | 21 | DB-HB | 12 | 7 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 3/1/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| Herb Shoener | 25 | E-DE | 7 | 2 | 205 | 6-3 | Iowa,Lehigh | 1/2/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 31st / 286th pick / 1947 |
| Ed Stacco | 23 | T | 4 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/16/1925 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 25th / 238th pick / 1946 |
| John Steber | 25 | G-DG | 12 | 8 | 225 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech,Vanderbilt | 9/12/1923 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 61st pick / 1945 |
| Hugh Taylor | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | La-Monroe,Oklahoma City,Tulane | 7/6/1923 | 1 | |
| Joe Tereshinski | 25 | DE-E-LB | 11 | 7 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/7/1923 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| Dick Todd | 34 | B | 12 | 1 | 172 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 10/2/1914 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 38th pick / 1939 |
| Doug Turley | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 4 | 215 | 6-2 | Scranton | 11/25/1918 | 4 | |
| Jim Youel | 26 | QB-DB | 2 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Iowa | 2/13/1922 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 210.0 | 6-1.3 | 2.1 |