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1954 Washington Redskins
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 207 points (17.2/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 432 points (36.0/g), 12th.
Differential of -225 points (-18.8/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 1.8-10.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -19 (-1.6/g), 12th.
Coached by Joe Kuharich (3-9-0)
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1954 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 | Jack Scarbath | 24 | 1 | 7 | 44 for 109, 798 yards, 7 td, 13 int, & 17 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1953 |
| QB | Al Dorow | 25 | Rook | 5 | 70 for 138, 997 yards, 8 td, 17 int, & 34 rushes for 117 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1952 |
| FB | Rob Goode* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 108 rushes for 462 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 4 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Dale Atkeson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 68 rushes for 176 yards, 2 td, & 4 catches for 75 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Charlie Justice | 30 | 4 | 0 | 56 rushes for 254 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 242 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 16th / 201st pick / 1950 |
| RH | Billy Wells* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 100 rushes for 516 yards, 3 td, & 19 catches for 295 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 56th pick / 1954 |
| LE | Ed Barker | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 catches for 353 yards, 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1953 |
| LT | Don Boll | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953 |
| LG | Marv Berschet | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 16th / 187th pick / 1952 |
| C | Harry Ulinski | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 45th pick / 1950 |
| RG | Cas Witucki | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 21st / 266th pick / 1950 |
| RG | Ron Hansen | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 28th / 332nd pick / 1954 |
| RT | Ken Barfield | 25 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 23rd / 271st pick / 1952 |
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| RT | Bob Morgan | 24 | Rook | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 96th pick / 1953 |
| RE | Hugh Taylor* | 31 | 7 | 0 | 37 catches for 659 yards, 8 td | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Walt Yowarsky | 26 | 3 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
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| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 23 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
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| MG | Jim Ricca | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Volney Peters | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| RDE | Chet Ostrowski | 24 | Rook | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952 |
| LLB | Chuck Drazenovich | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Nick Adduci | 25 | Rook | 0 | ||
| LDH | Joe Scudero | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDH | Vic Janowicz | 24 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 79th pick / 1952 |
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| LS | George Rosso | 24 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 25th / 296th pick / 1954 |
| RS | Dick Alban* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 9th / 103rd pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Vic Janowicz | 24 | Rook | 0 | 4 of 8 field goals & 9 of 9 extra points | Washington Redskins / 7th / 79th pick / 1952 |
| P | Charlie Justice | 30 | 4 | 0 | 61 punts for a 40.3 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 16th / 201st pick / 1950 |
| PR | Joe Scudero | 24 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 3.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dale Atkeson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Nick Adduci | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 207 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 7/12/1929 | Rook | |
| 42 | Dick Alban* | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 1/17/1929 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 103rd pick / 1952 |
| 46 | Dale Atkeson | 24 | FB | 10 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | none | 12/24/1930 | Rook | |
| 73 | Ken Barfield | 25 | T-DT | 8 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 7/19/1929 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 23rd / 271st pick / 1952 |
| 87 | Ed Barker | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-3 | Washington State | 5/31/1931 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1953 |
| 60 | Marv Berschet | 25 | G-DE | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Illinois | 12/28/1929 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 16th / 187th pick / 1952 |
| 62 | Don Boll | 27 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/16/1927 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953 |
| 82 | John Carson | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-3 | Georgia | 1/31/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953 |
| 54 | Walt Cudzik | 22 | C-LB | 1 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Purdue | 2/21/1932 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 18th / 212th pick / 1954 |
| 16 | Al Dorow | 25 | QB | 11 | 5 | 193 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 11/15/1929 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1952 |
| 36 | Chuck Drazenovich | 27 | LB-FB | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/7/1927 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| 45 | Ralph Felton | 22 | LB-DB-FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Maryland | 5/21/1932 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 4th / 39th pick / 1954 |
| 12 | Harry Gilmer | 28 | QB-HB | 12 | 0 | 169 | 6-0 | Alabama | 4/14/1926 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
| 39 | Rob Goode* | 27 | B | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/5/1927 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1949 |
| 69 | Ron Hansen | 22 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/10/1932 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 28th / 332nd pick / 1954 |
| 43 | Vic Janowicz | 24 | HB | 10 | 0 | 187 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 2/26/1930 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 79th pick / 1952 |
| 22 | Charlie Justice | 30 | HB | 12 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 5/18/1924 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 16th / 201st pick / 1950 |
| 24 | Jim Kincaid | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 8/11/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1954 |
| 76 | Paul Lipscomb | 31 | T-DT | 1 | 0 | 246 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/13/1923 | 9 | |
| 27 | Don Menasco | 25 | DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Texas | 10/18/1929 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 47th pick / 1952 |
| 70 | Dick Modzelewski | 23 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| 74 | Bob Morgan | 24 | DT | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/28/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 96th pick / 1953 |
| 81 | Sam Morley | 22 | E | 1 | 0 | 182 | 6-2 | Stanford | 5/12/1932 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 20th / 236th pick / 1954 |
| 88 | Chet Ostrowski | 24 | DE | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1930 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952 |
| 79 | Volney Peters | 26 | DT-T-DE | 8 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | USC | 1/1/1928 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| 75 | Jim Ricca | 27 | MG-T-G-DT | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Georgetown (DC) | 10/8/1927 | 3 | |
| 20 | George Rosso | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/15/1930 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 25th / 296th pick / 1954 |
| 18 | Jack Scarbath | 24 | QB | 10 | 7 | 206 | 6-2 | Maryland | 8/12/1930 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1953 |
| 51 | Jim Schrader | 22 | C-T | 10 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/27/1932 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954 |
| 28 | Joe Scudero | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | San Francisco | 7/2/1930 | Rook | |
| 68 | Dave Sparks | 26 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 4/28/1928 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 173rd pick / 1951 |
| 84 | Hugh Taylor* | 31 | E | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | La-Monroe,Oklahoma City,Tulane | 7/6/1923 | 7 | |
| 89 | Joe Tereshinski | 31 | DE-E-LB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/7/1923 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| 50 | Harry Ulinski | 29 | C | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 4/4/1925 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 45th pick / 1950 |
| 41 | Billy Wells* | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan State | 12/7/1931 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 56th pick / 1954 |
| 63 | Cas Witucki | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 5-11 | Indiana | 5/26/1928 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 21st / 266th pick / 1950 |
| 85 | Walt Yowarsky | 26 | DE-C-T | 11 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/10/1928 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 12 | 213.9 | 6-1.0 | 1.9 |