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1958 Washington Redskins

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Record: 4-7-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 214 points (17.8/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 268 points (22.3/g), 6th.
 Differential of -54 points (-4.5/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 4.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total -5.2, Offense: -5.0, Defense: -0.2, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Joe Kuharich (4-7-1)

Training Camp: Occidental College (Los Angeles, California)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
QB Eddie LeBaron* 28 6 10 79 for 145, 1,365 yards, 11 td, 10 int, & 12 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950
QB Ralph Guglielmi 25 3 2 34 for 81, 458 yards, 2 td, 6 int, & 17 rushes for 74 yards and 0 td Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955
FB Johnny Olszewski 28 5 0 98 rushes for 505 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 102 yards and 0 td Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953
FB Don Bosseler 22 1 0 109 rushes for 475 yards, 4 td, & 14 catches for 101 yards and 0 td Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957
LH Ed Sutton 23 1 0 93 rushes for 335 yards, 3 td, & 6 catches for 112 yards and 0 td Washington Redskins / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1957
RH Jim Podoley 25 1 0 48 rushes for 169 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 381 yards and 4 td Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1957
LE John Carson 28 4 0 14 catches for 244 yards, 2 td Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953
LT Don Boll 31 5 9 Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953
LG Red Stephens 28 3 12 Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 267th pick / 1952
C Jim Schrader* 26 4 12 1 fumble recovered Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954
RG Dick Stanfel*+ 31 6 0 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951
RT Ray Lemek 24 1 12 Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956
RE Joe Walton 23 1 0 32 catches for 532 yards, 5 td Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957
 Defensive Starters
LDE Gene Brito* 33 7 0 Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951
LDT Jim Weatherall 29 3 0 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1952
RDT Will Renfro 26 1 12 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Washington Redskins / 24th / 284th pick / 1954
RDE Chet Ostrowski 28 4 12 Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952
LLB Ralph Felton 26 4 7 Washington Redskins / 4th / 39th pick / 1954
MLB Chuck Drazenovich* 31 8 12 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949
RLB Bill Fulcher 24 2 7 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered
LDH Doyle Nix 25 3 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955
RDH Dick Lynch 22 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958
LS Dick James 24 2 12 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956
RS Joe Scudero 28 4 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Sam Baker 29 5 0 13 of 26 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952
P Sam Baker 29 5 0 48 punts for a 45.4 average, 0 blocked Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952
PR Joe Scudero 28 4 0 8 punt returns for a 3.4 average and 0 td
KR Sid Watson 26 3 0 19 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 0 td

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
52 Johnny Allen 25 C-LB 12 0 224 6-2 Purdue 6/4/1933 3 Washington Redskins / 8th / 87th pick / 1955
42 Bill Anderson 22 E-TE 12 8 211 6-3 Tennessee 7/16/1936 Rook Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958
49 Sam Baker 29 K-FB 12 0 217 6-2 Oregon St. 11/12/1929 5 Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952
62 Don Boll 31 T-G 9 9 270 6-2 Nebraska 7/16/1927 5 Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953
31 Don Bosseler 22 FB 10 0 212 6-1 Miami (FL) 1/24/1936 1 Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957
84 Tom Braatz 25 LB-E 3 0 216 6-1 Marquette 5/12/1933 1 Washington Redskins / 14th / 159th pick / 1955
80 Gene Brito* 33 DE-E 12 0 226 6-1 Loyola Marymount 10/23/1925 7 Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951
56 Charlie Brueckman 23 LB 9 0 223 6-2 Pittsburgh 11/23/1935 Rook San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 104th pick / 1957
10 Rudy Bukich 26 QB 3 0 195 6-1 Iowa,USC 3/15/1932 5 Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953
82 John Carson 28 E 4 0 202 6-3 Georgia 1/31/1930 4 Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953
40 Chick Cichowski 24 DB 1 0 195 6-0 Indiana 5/20/1934 1 Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 246th pick / 1957
89 Bob Dee 25 DE-DT 11 0 248 6-3 Holy Cross 5/18/1933 1 Washington Redskins / 19th / 220th pick / 1955
36 Chuck Drazenovich* 31 LB-FB 12 12 225 6-1 Penn St. 8/7/1927 8 Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949
45 Ralph Felton 26 LB-DB-FB 8 7 210 5-11 Maryland 5/21/1932 4 Washington Redskins / 4th / 39th pick / 1954
54 Bill Fulcher 24 LB-G 12 7 193 6-0 Georgia Tech 2/9/1934 2
3 Ralph Guglielmi 25 QB 8 2 196 6-1 Notre Dame 6/26/1933 3 Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955
47 Dick James 24 HB-DB 12 12 179 5-9 Oregon 5/22/1934 2 Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956
56 Frank Kuchta 22 LB-C 2 0 225 6-2 Notre Dame 9/18/1936 Rook Washington Redskins / 9th / 102nd pick / 1958
14 Eddie LeBaron* 28 QB 12 10 168 5-9 Pacific 1/7/1930 6 Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950
70 Ray Lemek 24 T-G 12 12 238 6-0 Notre Dame 6/28/1934 1 Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956
25 Dick Lynch 22 DB 12 0 202 6-1 Notre Dame 4/29/1936 Rook Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958
73 Johnny Miller 24 T-DT-DE 12 3 253 6-5 Boston Col. 2/1/1934 2 Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1955
20 Doyle Nix 25 DB 11 0 191 6-1 SMU 5/30/1933 3 Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955
0 Johnny Olszewski 28 FB-HB 10 0 200 5-11 California 12/21/1930 5 Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953
88 Chet Ostrowski 28 DE 12 12 232 6-1 Notre Dame 4/8/1930 4 Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952
24 Jim Podoley 25 HB-E 10 0 200 6-2 Central Michigan 9/16/1933 1 Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1957
71 Will Renfro 26 DT-DE-T 12 12 233 6-5 Memphis 3/15/1932 1 Washington Redskins / 24th / 284th pick / 1954
51 Jim Schrader* 26 C-T 12 12 244 6-2 Notre Dame 6/27/1932 4 Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954
28 Joe Scudero 28 DB-HB 8 0 173 5-10 San Francisco 7/2/1930 4
21 Mike Sommer 24 HB-DB 2 0 190 5-11 George Washington 10/9/1934 Rook Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1958
60 Dick Stanfel*+ 31 G 11 0 236 6-3 San Francisco 7/20/1927 6 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951
67 Red Stephens 28 G 12 12 230 6-0 San Francisco 5/10/1930 3 Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 267th pick / 1952
30 Ed Sutton 23 HB-DB 10 0 205 6-1 North Carolina 3/16/1935 1 Washington Redskins / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1957
66 Ed Voytek 23 G 12 0 235 6-2 Purdue 4/4/1935 1 Washington Redskins / 22nd / 261st pick / 1957
27 Les Walters 21 DB 8 6 185 6-0 Penn St. 2/13/1937 Rook Baltimore Colts / 4th / 48th pick / 1958
81 Joe Walton 23 E-DE 12 0 202 5-11 Pittsburgh 12/15/1935 1 Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957
41 Sid Watson 26 HB 10 0 187 5-11 Northeastern 5/4/1932 3
72 Jim Weatherall 29 DT-T 9 0 245 6-4 Oklahoma 10/26/1929 3 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1952
29 Bert Zagers 25 DB-HB 10 0 185 5-10 Michigan St. 1/30/1933 3 Detroit Lions / 7th / 84th pick / 1955
Team Total 25.7 12 212.8 6-0.9 2.7