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1956 Washington Redskins
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 183 points (15.2/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 225 points (18.8/g), 6th.
Differential of -42 points (-3.5/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 4.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 8th.
Coached by Joe Kuharich (6-6-0)
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1956 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 | Al Dorow* | 27 | 2 | 7 | 55 for 112, 730 yards, 8 td, 8 int, & 30 rushes for 105 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1952 |
| QB | Eddie LeBaron | 26 | 4 | 5 | 47 for 98, 554 yards, 3 td, 10 int, & 11 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| FB | Leo Elter* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 145 rushes for 544 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 99 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Tommy Runnels | 22 | Rook | 0 | 96 rushes for 334 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 56 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 168th pick / 1956 |
| RH | Billy Wells | 25 | 2 | 0 | 69 rushes for 185 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 86 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 56th pick / 1954 |
| LE | John Carson | 26 | 2 | 0 | 39 catches for 504 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953 |
| LT | Don Boll | 29 | 3 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953 |
| LG | Red Stephens | 26 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 267th pick / 1952 |
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| C | Johnny Allen | 23 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 87th pick / 1955 |
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| RG | Dick Stanfel*+ | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951 |
| RT | Harry Jagielski | 25 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 80th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | Johnny Miller | 22 | Rook | 12 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1955 |
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| RE | Steve Meilinger | 26 | Rook | 0 | 24 catches for 395 yards, 5 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1954 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gene Brito*+ | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Volney Peters | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| RDT | J.D. Kimmel | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 129th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Chet Ostrowski | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952 |
| LLB | Chuck Drazenovich* | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| MLB | Bill Fulcher | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | LaVern Torgeson* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Ralph Felton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 39th pick / 1954 |
| LDH | Roy Barni | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Art DeCarlo | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1953 |
| LS | Norb Hecker | 29 | 5 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 72nd pick / 1951 |
| RS | Joe Scudero | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Sam Baker* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 17 of 25 field goals & 16 of 19 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| P | Sam Baker* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 59 punts for a 42.5 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| PR | Joe Scudero | 26 | 2 | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 5.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Tommy Runnels | 22 | Rook | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 168th pick / 1956 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Johnny Allen | 23 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/4/1933 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 87th pick / 1955 |
| Dale Atkeson | 26 | FB | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | none | 12/24/1930 | 2 | |
| Sam Baker* | 27 | K-FB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 11/12/1929 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| Roy Barni | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | San Francisco | 2/15/1927 | 4 | |
| Don Boll | 29 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/16/1927 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953 |
| Gene Brito*+ | 31 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Loyola Marymount | 10/23/1925 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
| John Carson | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-3 | Georgia | 1/31/1930 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953 |
| Erik Christensen | 25 | DE | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Richmond | 10/30/1931 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 76th pick / 1955 |
| Art DeCarlo | 25 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/23/1931 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1953 |
| Al Dorow* | 27 | QB | 12 | 7 | 193 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 11/15/1929 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1952 |
| Chuck Drazenovich* | 29 | LB-FB | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/7/1927 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| Leo Elter* | 27 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-10 | Duquesne,Villanova | 10/21/1929 | 3 | |
| Ralph Felton | 24 | LB-DB-FB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Maryland | 5/21/1932 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 39th pick / 1954 |
| Bill Fulcher | 22 | LB-G | 9 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 2/9/1934 | Rook | |
| Norb Hecker | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Baldwin-Wallace | 5/26/1927 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 72nd pick / 1951 |
| Harry Jagielski | 25 | DT-T | 5 | 0 | 257 | 6-0 | Indiana | 12/25/1931 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 80th pick / 1954 |
| Dick James | 22 | HB-DB | 10 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Oregon | 5/22/1934 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| J.D. Kimmel | 27 | DT | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Army,Houston | 9/30/1929 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 129th pick / 1952 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 26 | QB | 10 | 5 | 168 | 5-9 | Pacific | 1/7/1930 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| Gary Lowe | 22 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 5/4/1934 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| Steve Meilinger | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 12/12/1930 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1954 |
| Johnny Miller | 22 | T-DT-DE | 12 | 12 | 253 | 6-5 | Boston College | 2/1/1934 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1955 |
| Hal Norris | 25 | LB-DB | 1 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 11/4/1931 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 16th / 183rd pick / 1955 |
| Chet Ostrowski | 26 | DE | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1930 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952 |
| John Paluck | 21 | DE | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1935 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
| Volney Peters | 28 | DT-T-DE | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | USC | 1/1/1928 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| Jerry Planutis | 26 | HB | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Michigan State | 5/18/1930 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 12th / 141st pick / 1956 |
| Tommy Runnels | 22 | HB | 11 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | North Texas | 1/28/1934 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 168th pick / 1956 |
| Tony Sardisco | 24 | G-DE-LB | 7 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Tulane | 12/5/1932 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 64th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Schrader | 24 | C-T | 4 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/27/1932 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954 |
| Joe Scudero | 26 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | San Francisco | 7/2/1930 | 2 | |
| Dick Stanfel*+ | 29 | G | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | San Francisco | 7/20/1927 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951 |
| Red Stephens | 26 | G | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | San Francisco | 5/10/1930 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 267th pick / 1952 |
| Ralph Thomas | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | San Francisco | 12/6/1927 | 4 | |
| LaVern Torgeson* | 27 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Washington State | 2/28/1929 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951 |
| Harry Ulinski | 31 | C | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 4/4/1925 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 45th pick / 1950 |
| Billy Wells | 25 | HB | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan State | 12/7/1931 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 56th pick / 1954 |
| Cas Witucki | 28 | G | 5 | 0 | 245 | 5-11 | Indiana | 5/26/1928 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 21st / 266th pick / 1950 |
| Fred Wyant | 22 | QB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 4/26/1934 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 36th pick / 1956 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 12 | 213.9 | 6-0.6 | 2.2 |