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1949 Washington Redskins
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Record: 4-7-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 268 points (22.3/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 339 points (28.2/g), 9th.
Differential of -71 points (-5.9/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 4.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.9/g), 9th.
Coached by Herman Ball (1-4-0)and John Whelchel (3-3-1)
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1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 145 for 255, 1,903 yards, 18 td, 14 int, & 13 rushes for 67 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| QB | Harry Gilmer | 23 | 1 | 3 | 49 for 132, 869 yards, 4 td, 15 int, & 31 rushes for 167 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
| FB | Dick Poillon | 29 | 7 | 3 | 7 rushes for 5 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 8 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Rob Goode | 22 | Rook | 7 | 61 rushes for 261 yards, 2 td, & 16 catches for 279 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1949 |
| RH | Howie Livingston | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 1 td, & 3 catches for 41 yards and 0 td | |
| RH | Harry Dowda | 27 | Rook | 6 | 65 rushes for 239 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 187 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| LE | Hal Crisler | 26 | 3 | 7 | 26 catches for 388 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Len Szafaryn | 21 | Rook | 6 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
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| LG | Herb Siegert | 25 | Rook | 7 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 178th pick / 1949 |
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| C | Al DeMao | 29 | 4 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
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| RG | John Badaczewski | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Mike Katrishen | 27 | 1 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 78th pick / 1948 |
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| RT | John Adams | 28 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1945 |
| RE | Herb Shoener | 26 | 1 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 31st / 286th pick / 1947 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dick Poillon | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 of 7 field goals & 34 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Dick Poillon | 29 | 7 | 3 | 67 punts for a 40.3 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Dan Sandifer | 22 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 11.1 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| KR | Dan Sandifer | 22 | 1 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Adams | 28 | T | 12 | 9 | 242 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1921 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1945 |
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| John Badaczewski | 27 | G-DG | 12 | 7 | 239 | 6-1 | Case Western Reserve | 1/27/1922 | 3 | ||
| Sammy Baugh | 35 | QB-TB | 12 | 8 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/17/1914 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
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| Ed Berrang | 27 | DE-E | 11 | 2 | 206 | 6-2 | Villanova | 10/14/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 48th pick / 1949 |
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| Leon Cochran | 25 | FB | 11 | 2 | 209 | 6-0 | Auburn | 4/13/1924 | Rook | ||
| Hal Crisler | 26 | E | 11 | 7 | 215 | 6-4 | Iowa State,San Jose State | 12/31/1923 | 3 | ||
| Al DeMao | 29 | C-LB | 12 | 10 | 214 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/29/1920 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
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| Harry Dowda | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 6 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 12/29/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
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| Clyde Ehrhardt | 28 | C | 12 | 2 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/4/1921 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 193rd pick / 1944 |
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| Harry Gilmer | 23 | QB-HB | 12 | 3 | 169 | 6-0 | Alabama | 4/14/1926 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
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| Rob Goode | 22 | B | 12 | 7 | 222 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/5/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1949 |
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| Clyde Goodnight | 25 | E | 10 | 1 | 196 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 3/3/1924 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1945 |
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| Bob Hendren | 26 | T-DT-DE | 12 | 1 | 244 | 6-8 | Culver-Stockton,USC | 8/10/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 59th pick / 1946 |
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| John Hollar | 27 | FB | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 8/7/1922 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 115th pick / 1948 |
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| Mike Katrishen | 27 | G | 11 | 6 | 214 | 6-1 | Alabama,Southern Miss | 5/7/1922 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 78th pick / 1948 |
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| Howie Livingston | 27 | FB-WB-HB | 12 | 7 | 183 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/15/1922 | 5 | ||
| Tommy Mont | 27 | QB-HB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/20/1922 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 114th pick / 1944 |
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| Laurie Niemi | 24 | T-DT | 12 | 4 | 251 | 6-1 | Washington State | 3/19/1925 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1949 |
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| Jim Peebles | 29 | E-T-DE | 11 | 2 | 231 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 8/27/1920 | 3 | ||
| Dick Poillon | 29 | B | 12 | 3 | 193 | 6-0 | Canisius | 8/13/1920 | 7 | ||
| Ed Quirk | 24 | FB-MG-LB | 8 | 4 | 231 | 6-1 | Missouri | 2/27/1925 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 128th pick / 1948 |
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| Mike Roussos | 23 | T | 6 | 3 | 238 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/8/1926 | 1 | ||
| Eddie Saenz | 27 | HB-DB | 12 | 4 | 169 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount,USC | 9/21/1922 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 |
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| John Sanchez | 29 | T | 2 | 1 | 239 | 6-3 | Redlands,San Francisco | 10/12/1920 | 2 | New York Giants / 9th / 81st pick / 1944 |
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| Dan Sandifer | 22 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 3/1/1927 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
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| Frank Seno | 28 | HB | 4 | 1 | 191 | 6-0 | George Washington | 2/15/1921 | 6 | ||
| Herb Shoener | 26 | E-DE | 11 | 5 | 205 | 6-3 | Iowa,Lehigh | 1/2/1923 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 31st / 286th pick / 1947 |
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| Herb Siegert | 25 | G-LB | 12 | 7 | 216 | 6-3 | Illinois | 1/10/1924 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 18th / 178th pick / 1949 |
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| Joe Soboleski | 23 | G-T-DT | 7 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/22/1926 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 86th pick / 1949 |
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| John Steber | 26 | G-DG | 9 | 3 | 225 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech,Vanderbilt | 9/12/1923 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 61st pick / 1945 |
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| Pete Stout | 26 | FB-LB | 6 | 3 | 201 | 6-0 | TCU,Texas-Arlington | 6/1/1923 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 35th pick / 1946 |
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| Dick Stovall | 27 | LB-G-C | 10 | 1 | 202 | 6-0 | Abilene Christian | 5/4/1922 | 2 | ||
| Len Szafaryn | 21 | T-G-LB-DT | 12 | 6 | 226 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1928 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
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| Hugh Taylor | 26 | E | 12 | 4 | 194 | 6-4 | La-Monroe,Oklahoma City,Tulane | 7/6/1923 | 2 | ||
| Joe Tereshinski | 26 | DE-E-LB | 9 | 2 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/7/1923 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
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| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 211.7 | 6-1.8 | 2.2 |