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1962 Washington Redskins

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Record: 5-7-2, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 305 points (21.8/g), 7th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 376 points (26.9/g), 12th.
 Differential of -71 points (-5.1/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-8.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 3rd.

Simple Rating System: Total -8.4, Offense: -2.6, Defense: -5.8, SoS: -3.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bill McPeak (5-7-2)

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 Norm Snead* 23 1 14 184 for 354, 2,926 yards, 22 td, 22 int, & 20 rushes for 10 yards and 3 td Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961
Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961
FB Don Bosseler 26 5 0 93 rushes for 336 yards, 2 td, & 32 catches for 258 yards and 0 td Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957
LH Billy Ray Barnes 27 5 0 159 rushes for 492 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 220 yards and 0 td Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957
RH Bobby Mitchell*+ 27 4 0 1 rush for 5 yards, 0 td, & 72 catches for 1,384 yards and 11 td Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958
SE Bill Anderson 26 4 0 23 catches for 386 yards, 2 td Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958
TE Fred Dugan 29 4 0 36 catches for 466 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -9 yards and 0 td San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957
LT Riley Mattson 24 1 14 1 fumble recovered Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961
LG John Nisby* 26 5 0 Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957
C Fred Hageman 25 1 14 New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960
RG Vince Promuto 24 2 14 2 fumbles recovered Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960
RT Fran O'Brien 26 3 0 Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959
 Defensive Starters
LDE Ed Khayat 27 5 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LDT Bob Toneff 32 10 0 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952
RDT Joe Rutgens 23 1 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961
Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 1961
RDE Andy Stynchula 23 2 13 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960
LLB Gorden Kelley 24 2 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
MLB Bob Pellegrini 28 6 0 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956
MLB Al Miller 22 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered New York Titans / 17th / 133rd pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 17th / 225th pick / 1962
RLB Rod Breedlove* 24 2 0 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960
LCB Claude Crabb 22 Rook 0 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 19th / 253rd pick / 1962
RCB Jim Steffen 26 3 0 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959
LS Jim Kerr 23 1 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 19th / 149th pick / 1961
RS Dale Hackbart 24 2 0 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960
 Special Teams Starters
K Bob Khayat 24 2 0 11 of 25 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points Cleveland Browns / 6th / 69th pick / 1960
P Doug Elmore 23 Rook 0 54 punts for a 34.4 average, 0 blocked San Diego Chargers / 31st / 248th pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 13th / 171st pick / 1961
PR Dick James 28 6 0 19 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956
KR Dick James 28 6 0 32 kick returns for a 27.8 average and 0 td Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
42 Bill Anderson 26 E-TE 12 0 211 6-3 Tennessee 7/16/1936 4 Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958
32 Billy Ray Barnes 27 HB 10 0 201 5-11 Wake Forest 5/14/1935 5 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957
31 Don Bosseler 26 FB 14 0 212 6-1 Miami (FL) 1/24/1936 5 Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957
63 Rod Breedlove* 24 LB 14 0 230 6-2 Maryland 3/10/1938 2 San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960
23 Claude Crabb 22 DB-WR 13 0 192 6-1 USC,Colorado 3/8/1940 Rook Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 19th / 253rd pick / 1962
85 Gene Cronin 29 DE-LB-G 14 0 229 6-2 Pacific 11/20/1933 6 Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956
30 Jim Cunningham 23 FB 14 0 224 6-0 Pittsburgh 3/11/1939 1 Washington Redskins / 3rd / 39th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 14th / 109th pick / 1961
75 Ben Davidson 22 DE-DT 14 0 275 6-8 Washington 6/14/1940 1 New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961
87 Fred Dugan 29 E 12 0 205 6-3 Dayton 5/12/1933 4 San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957
48 Doug Elmore 23 P 14 0 188 6-0 Mississippi 12/15/1939 Rook San Diego Chargers / 31st / 248th pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 13th / 171st pick / 1961
20 Bobby Freeman 30 DB 14 0 202 6-1 Auburn 10/19/1932 5 Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955
46 Dale Hackbart 24 DB 14 0 210 6-3 Wisconsin 7/21/1938 2 Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960
50 Fred Hageman 25 C-LB 14 14 242 6-5 Arkansas,Kansas 6/30/1937 1 New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960
17 Galen Hall 22 QB 3 0 216 5-10 Penn St. 8/14/1940 Rook
36 Ron Hatcher 23 FB 3 0 215 5-11 Michigan St. 7/3/1939 Rook Washington Redskins / 8th / 99th pick / 1962
New York Titans / 21st / 165th pick / 1962
15 George Izo 25 QB 1 0 218 6-4 Notre Dame 9/20/1937 2 St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1960
22 Leroy Jackson 23 HB 10 0 198 6-0 West. Illinois 12/8/1939 Rook Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1962
47 Dick James 28 HB-DB 14 0 179 5-9 Oregon 5/22/1934 6 Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956
80 Steve Junker 27 E 14 0 217 6-3 Xavier (OH) 5/22/1935 5 Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1957
51 Gorden Kelley 24 LB 11 0 231 6-3 Georgia 6/11/1938 2
43 Jim Kerr 23 DB 11 0 195 6-0 Penn St. 7/23/1939 1 Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 19th / 149th pick / 1961
60 Bob Khayat 24 G-K-C 14 0 230 6-2 Mississippi 4/18/1938 2 Cleveland Browns / 6th / 69th pick / 1960
74 Ed Khayat 27 DT-DE-T 14 0 240 6-3 Millsaps,Tulane 9/14/1935 5
73 Riley Mattson 24 T 14 14 252 6-4 Oregon 12/18/1938 1 Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961
55 Al Miller 22 LB 14 0 228 6-0 Ohio 4/18/1940 Rook New York Titans / 17th / 133rd pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 17th / 225th pick / 1962
49 Bobby Mitchell*+ 27 FL-HB-WR 14 0 192 6-0 Illinois 6/6/1935 4 Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958
70 Charlie Moore 22 G 14 0 237 6-5 Arkansas 1/3/1940 Rook
62 John Nisby* 26 G 14 0 235 6-1 Pacific 9/9/1936 5 Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957
61 Fran O'Brien 26 T 14 0 253 6-1 Michigan St. 4/17/1936 3 Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959
86 John Paluck 27 DE 14 0 241 6-2 Pittsburgh 5/23/1935 6 Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956
53 Bob Pellegrini 28 LB-G 9 0 233 6-2 Maryland 11/13/1934 6 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956
65 Vince Promuto 24 G 14 14 245 6-1 Holy Cross 6/8/1938 2 Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960
72 Joe Rutgens 23 DT 14 14 255 6-2 Illinois 1/26/1939 1 Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961
Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 1961
89 Hugh Smith 26 WR 2 0 217 6-4 Kansas 8/27/1936 Rook
16 Norm Snead* 23 QB 14 14 215 6-4 Wake Forest 7/31/1939 1 Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961
Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961
41 Jim Steffen 26 DB 14 0 195 6-0 Occidental,UCLA 5/1/1936 3 Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959
71 Andy Stynchula 23 DE-DT 13 13 252 6-3 Penn St. 1/7/1939 2 Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960
79 Bob Toneff 32 DT-DE-T-LB-G 14 0 260 6-2 Notre Dame 6/23/1930 10 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952
Team Total 25.1 14 222.9 6-1.8 2.7