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1959 Washington Redskins
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 185 points (15.4/g), 12th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (29.2/g), 12th.
Differential of -165 points (-13.8/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 2.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-1.1/g), 9th.
Coached by Mike Nixon (3-9-0)
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1959 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 | Eddie LeBaron | 29 | 7 | 8 | 77 for 173, 1,077 yards, 8 td, 11 int, & 13 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| QB | Ralph Guglielmi | 26 | 4 | 4 | 36 for 89, 617 yards, 4 td, 11 int, & 26 rushes for 97 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955 |
| FB | Don Bosseler* | 23 | 2 | 0 | 119 rushes for 644 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 47 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| LH | Ed Sutton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 61 rushes for 232 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 63 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1957 |
| RH | Dick James | 25 | 3 | 0 | 100 rushes for 384 yards, 3 td, & 13 catches for 192 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| RH | Jim Podoley | 26 | 2 | 0 | 18 rushes for 83 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 282 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1957 |
| LE | Bill Anderson* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 35 catches for 734 yards, 6 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| LT | Don Lawrence | 22 | Rook | 9 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 76th pick / 1959 |
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| LT | Johnny Miller | 25 | 3 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1955 |
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| LG | Don Boll | 32 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953 |
| C | Jim Schrader* | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954 |
| RG | Red Stephens | 29 | 4 | 12 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 267th pick / 1952 |
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| RT | Ray Lemek | 25 | 2 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
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| RE | Joe Walton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 21 catches for 317 yards, 3 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Paluck | 24 | 3 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
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| LDT | Bob Toneff* | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Chet Ostrowski | 29 | 5 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952 |
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| RDE | Art Gob | 22 | Rook | 6 | Washington Redskins / 22nd / 257th pick / 1959 |
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| LLB | Ralph Felton | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 39th pick / 1954 |
| MLB | Frank Kuchta | 23 | 1 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 102nd pick / 1958 |
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| RLB | Tom Braatz | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 14th / 159th pick / 1955 |
| LDH | Ben Scotti | 22 | Rook | 8 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Richie McCabe | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 22nd / 258th pick / 1955 |
| LS | Doyle Nix | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955 |
| RS | Gary Glick | 29 | 3 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Sam Baker | 30 | 6 | 0 | 10 of 22 field goals & 21 of 22 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| P | Sam Baker | 30 | 6 | 0 | 49 punts for a 45.5 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| PR | Dick James | 25 | 3 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 4.5 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| KR | Dick James | 25 | 3 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Anderson* | 23 | E-TE | 11 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/16/1936 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| Sam Baker | 30 | K-FB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 11/12/1929 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| Don Boll | 32 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/16/1927 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1953 |
| Don Bosseler* | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 1/24/1936 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| Tom Braatz | 26 | LB-E | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Marquette | 5/12/1933 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 159th pick / 1955 |
| John Carson | 29 | E | 5 | 0 | 202 | 6-3 | Georgia | 1/31/1930 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953 |
| Don Churchwell | 23 | DT-T | 10 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 5/11/1936 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 60th pick / 1959 |
| Chick Cichowski | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Indiana | 5/20/1934 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 246th pick / 1957 |
| Eagle Day | 27 | QB | 4 | 1 | 183 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 10/2/1932 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 17th / 203rd pick / 1956 |
| Chuck Drazenovich | 32 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/7/1927 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| Ralph Felton | 27 | LB-DB-FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Maryland | 5/21/1932 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 39th pick / 1954 |
| Gary Glick | 29 | DB-HB | 9 | 9 | 195 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 5/14/1930 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| Art Gob | 22 | DE | 11 | 6 | 230 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/7/1937 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 22nd / 257th pick / 1959 |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 26 | QB | 9 | 4 | 196 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 6/26/1933 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955 |
| Dick Haley | 22 | DB-HB-E | 12 | 8 | 183 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 10/2/1937 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1959 |
| Bob Hudson | 29 | DB-LB-E | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 8 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| Dick James | 25 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Oregon | 5/22/1934 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Emil Karas | 26 | LB | 11 | 4 | 230 | 6-3 | Dayton | 12/13/1933 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1959 |
| Frank Kuchta | 23 | LB-C | 12 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/18/1936 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 102nd pick / 1958 |
| Don Lawrence | 22 | DT-T-G | 12 | 9 | 245 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 6/4/1937 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 76th pick / 1959 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 29 | QB | 12 | 8 | 168 | 5-9 | Pacific | 1/7/1930 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| Ray Lemek | 25 | T-G | 11 | 10 | 238 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/28/1934 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
| Ken MacAfee | 30 | E-TE | 7 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/3/1929 | 5 | |
| Richie McCabe | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/12/1933 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 22nd / 258th pick / 1955 |
| Ed Meadows | 27 | DE-E | 5 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Duke | 2/19/1932 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 30th pick / 1954 |
| Johnny Miller | 25 | T-DT-DE | 12 | 5 | 253 | 6-5 | Boston College | 2/1/1934 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1955 |
| Doyle Nix | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | SMU | 5/30/1933 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 29 | FB-HB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | California | 12/21/1930 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953 |
| Chet Ostrowski | 29 | DE | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1930 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 115th pick / 1952 |
| John Paluck | 24 | DE | 12 | 12 | 241 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1935 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Podoley | 26 | HB-E | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Central Michigan | 9/16/1933 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 40th pick / 1957 |
| Will Renfro | 27 | DT-DE-T | 11 | 0 | 233 | 6-5 | Memphis | 3/15/1932 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 24th / 284th pick / 1954 |
| Jim Schrader* | 27 | C-T | 12 | 12 | 244 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/27/1932 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954 |
| Ben Scotti | 22 | DB | 11 | 8 | 185 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/9/1937 | Rook | |
| Mike Sommer | 25 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington | 10/9/1934 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1958 |
| Red Stephens | 29 | G | 12 | 12 | 230 | 6-0 | San Francisco | 5/10/1930 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 267th pick / 1952 |
| Bill Stits | 28 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/26/1931 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| Ed Sutton | 24 | HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 3/16/1935 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1957 |
| Bob Toneff* | 29 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 12 | 12 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| Joe Walton | 24 | E-DE | 9 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/15/1935 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 214.7 | 6-1.3 | 3.3 |