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1951 Washington Redskins
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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 183 points (15.2/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 296 points (24.7/g), 10th.
Differential of -113 points (-9.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 2.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.8/g), 11th.
Coached by Herman Ball (0-3-0)and Dick Todd (5-4-0)
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1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Sammy Baugh* | 37 | 14 | 9 | 67 for 154, 1,104 yards, 7 td, 17 int, & 11 rushes for -5 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| QB | Harry Gilmer | 25 | 3 | 3 | 31 for 68, 391 yards, 1 td, 6 int, & 19 rushes for 141 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
| FB | Rob Goode* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 208 rushes for 951 yards, 9 td, & 3 catches for 45 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1949 |
| LH | Bill Dudley* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 91 rushes for 398 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 303 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| RH | Leon Heath | 23 | Rook | 0 | 64 rushes for 159 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 3 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1951 |
| LE | Hugh Taylor | 28 | 4 | 0 | 29 catches for 444 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | Laurie Niemi* | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1949 |
| LG | Herb Siegert | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 178th pick / 1949 |
| C | Al DeMao | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
| RG | Cas Witucki | 23 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 21st / 266th pick / 1950 |
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| RT | Paul Lipscomb* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RE | Gene Brito | 26 | Rook | 0 | 24 catches for 313 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Walt Yowarsky | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Lou Karras | 24 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1950 |
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| MG | Jim Ricca | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Paul Lipscomb* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Gene Brito | 26 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
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| LLB | George Buksar | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Chuck Drazenovich | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| LDH | Jack Dwyer | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 57th pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Neil Ferris | 24 | Rook | 0 | ||
| LS | Ed Salem | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 15th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Billy Cox | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 8th / 87th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Dudley* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 10 of 13 field goals & 21 of 22 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| P | Billy Cox | 22 | Rook | 0 | 28 punts for a 40.1 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 8th / 87th pick / 1951 |
| PR | Bill Dudley* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| KR | Harry Dowda | 29 | 2 | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 26.2 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | John Badaczewski | 29 | G-DG | 12 | 0 | 239 | 6-1 | Case Western Reserve | 1/27/1922 | 5 | |
| 33 | Sammy Baugh* | 37 | QB-TB | 12 | 9 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/17/1914 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| 18 | Ed Berrang | 29 | DE-E | 2 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Villanova | 10/14/1922 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 48th pick / 1949 |
| 80 | Gene Brito | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Loyola Marymount | 10/23/1925 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
| 60 | Buddy Brown | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 10/19/1926 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 19th / 221st pick / 1951 |
| 39 | George Buksar | 25 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Purdue,San Francisco | 8/12/1926 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 |
| 14 | Billy Cox | 22 | DE-DB-HB-E | 10 | 0 | 189 | 6-3 | Duke | 6/17/1929 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 87th pick / 1951 |
| 53 | Al DeMao | 31 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/29/1920 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
| 44 | Harry Dowda | 29 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 12/29/1922 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| 36 | Chuck Drazenovich | 24 | LB-FB | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/7/1927 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| 35 | Bill Dudley* | 32 | HB-TB-QB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Virginia | 12/24/1919 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| 29 | Jack Dwyer | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount | 1/15/1927 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 57th pick / 1951 |
| 12 | Neil Ferris | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount | 10/31/1927 | Rook | |
| 52 | Harry Gilmer | 25 | QB-HB | 10 | 3 | 169 | 6-0 | Alabama | 4/14/1926 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
| 21 | Rob Goode* | 24 | B | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/5/1927 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1949 |
| 24 | Leon Heath | 23 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 10/27/1928 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1951 |
| 48 | Bob Hendren | 28 | T-DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-8 | Culver-Stockton,USC | 8/10/1923 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 59th pick / 1946 |
| 70 | Lou Karras | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/19/1927 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1950 |
| 76 | Paul Lipscomb* | 28 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/13/1923 | 6 | |
| 47 | Laurie Niemi* | 26 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Washington State | 3/19/1925 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1949 |
| 15 | Johnny Papit | 23 | HB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Virginia | 7/25/1928 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 76th pick / 1951 |
| 84 | Jim Peebles | 31 | E-T-DE | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 8/27/1920 | 5 | |
| 61 | Gene Pepper | 24 | G-T-DT-LB | 11 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Missouri | 9/22/1927 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 71st pick / 1950 |
| 34 | Ed Quirk | 26 | FB-MG-LB | 6 | 0 | 231 | 6-1 | Missouri | 2/27/1925 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 128th pick / 1948 |
| 75 | Jim Ricca | 24 | MG-T-G-DT | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Georgetown (DC) | 10/8/1927 | Rook | |
| 99 | Eddie Saenz | 29 | HB-DB | 2 | 0 | 169 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount,USC | 9/21/1922 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 150th pick / 1945 |
| 26 | Ed Salem | 23 | DB-QB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 8/28/1928 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 15th pick / 1951 |
| 63 | Herb Siegert | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-3 | Illinois | 1/10/1924 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 178th pick / 1949 |
| 72 | Jim Staton | 24 | DT | 8 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 5/23/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1951 |
| 28 | Hugh Taylor | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | La-Monroe,Oklahoma City,Tulane | 7/6/1923 | 4 | |
| 37 | Joe Tereshinski | 28 | DE-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/7/1923 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| 20 | George Thomas | 23 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/4/1928 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1950 |
| 56 | Harry Ulinski | 26 | C | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 4/4/1925 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 45th pick / 1950 |
| 62 | Cas Witucki | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 5-11 | Indiana | 5/26/1928 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 21st / 266th pick / 1950 |
| 85 | Walt Yowarsky | 23 | DE-C-T | 11 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/10/1928 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 214.2 | 6-1.8 | 2.4 |