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1953 Washington Redskins

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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 208 points (17.3/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 215 points (17.9/g), 3rd.
 Differential of -7 points (-0.6/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 5.8-6.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 8th.

Coached by Curly Lambeau (6-5-1)

1953 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 3 WAS Jack Scarbath QB 3 1953 1956 0 0 1 10 29 101 279 1868 18 30 43 153 0 Maryland
2 16 WAS Dick Modzelewski DT 14 1953 1966 0 1 12 69 180 Maryland
3 27 WAS Paul Dekker E 1 1953 1953 0 0 1 5 11 14 182 1 Michigan State
4 40 WAS Don Boll T 8 1953 1960 0 0 7 36 92 Nebraska
5 51 WAS Nick Carras B 0 0 0 Missouri
8 88 WAS Lew Weidensaul E 0 0 0 Maryland
11 123 WAS Alex Webster HB 10 1955 1964 0 2 8 56 109 0 1 0 0 0 1196 4638 39 240 2679 17 North Carolina State
12 136 WAS Buzz Nutter C 12 1954 1965 0 1 10 56 153 Virginia Tech
14 160 WAS Ed Timmerman B 0 0 0 Michigan State
15 171 WAS Dave Suminski G 1 1953 1953 0 0 1 10 8 Wisconsin
16 184 WAS Jim Slay E 0 0 0 Mississippi
17 195 WAS Bob Haner B 0 0 0 Villanova
18 208 WAS Jim Turner B 0 0 0 Texas Tech
19 219 WAS Tom Flyzik T 0 0 0 George Washington
20 232 WAS Bill Link G 0 0 0 Wake Forest
21 243 WAS Jim Dublinski C 0 0 0 Utah
22 256 WAS Ed Pucci G 0 0 0 USC
23 267 WAS Ed Bierne E 0 0 0 Detroit Mercy
24 280 WAS Stan Butterworth B 0 0 0 Bucknell
25 291 WAS Art Hurd G 0 0 0 Maryland
26 304 WAS Walt Ashcraft T 0 0 0 USC
27 315 WAS John Zanetti T 0 0 0 John Carroll
28 328 WAS Bob Buckley B 0 0 0 USC
29 339 WAS Pat Shires B 0 0 0 Tennessee
30 352 WAS Bob Mathias B 0 0 0 Stanford