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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 279 points (19.9/g), 11th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 398 points (28.4/g), 14th.
Differential of -119 points (-8.5/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 4.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.6/g), 14th.
Coached by Bill McPeak (3-11-0)
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1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Norm Snead* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 175 for 363, 3,043 yards, 13 td, 27 int, & 23 rushes for 100 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| HB | Dick James | 29 | 7 | 0 | 105 rushes for 384 yards, 4 td, & 15 catches for 302 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| HB | Billy Ray Barnes | 28 | 6 | 0 | 93 rushes for 374 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 256 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| FB | Don Bosseler | 27 | 6 | 0 | 79 rushes for 290 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 289 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| FL | Bobby Mitchell* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 69 catches for 1,436 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Pat Richter | 22 | Rook | 0 | 27 catches for 383 yards, 3 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 |
| TE | Fred Dugan | 30 | 5 | 0 | 20 catches for 288 yards, 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| LT | Riley Mattson | 25 | 2 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961 |
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| LG | John Nisby | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957 |
| C | Fred Hageman | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960 |
| RG | Vince Promuto* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| RT | Fran O'Brien | 27 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Paluck | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Bob Toneff | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Joe Rutgens* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| RDE | Andy Stynchula | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Bob Pellegrini | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| MLB | Carl Kammerer | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1960 |
| RLB | Rod Breedlove | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Jim Steffen | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959 |
| RCB | Lonnie Sanders | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1963 |
| LS | Claude Crabb | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962 |
| RS | Dale Hackbart | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Khayat | 25 | 3 | 0 | 12 of 26 field goals & 33 of 35 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 69th pick / 1960 |
| P | Pat Richter | 22 | Rook | 0 | 53 punts for a 41.7 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Dick James | 29 | 7 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 13.4 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| KR | Dick James | 29 | 7 | 0 | 30 kick returns for a 27.7 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Anderson | 27 | E-TE | 13 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/16/1936 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 28 | HB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Wake Forest | 5/14/1935 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| Don Bosseler | 27 | FB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 1/24/1936 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| Rod Breedlove | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Maryland | 3/10/1938 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| Frank Budd | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Villanova | 7/20/1939 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 96th pick / 1962 |
| Harry Butsko | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Maryland | 2/2/1941 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 15th / 203rd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Collier | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 5/8/1939 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 31st / 244th pick / 1962 |
| Claude Crabb | 23 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Colorado,USC | 3/8/1940 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Cunningham | 24 | FB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/11/1939 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 39th pick / 1961 |
| Andy Cvercko | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 243 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 11/6/1937 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1959 |
| Ben Davidson | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| Fred Dugan | 30 | E | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Dayton | 5/12/1933 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| Wiley Feagin | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Houston,Texas | 8/28/1937 | 2 | |
| Dave Francis | 22 | FB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 4/15/1941 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 91st pick / 1963 |
| Dale Hackbart | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Fred Hageman | 26 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | Arkansas,Kansas | 6/30/1937 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960 |
| George Izo | 26 | QB | 5 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/20/1937 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1960 |
| Leroy Jackson | 24 | HB | 5 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Western Illinois | 12/8/1939 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1962 |
| Dick James | 29 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Oregon | 5/22/1934 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Carl Kammerer | 26 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Pacific,San Francisco State | 3/20/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1960 |
| Gorden Kelley | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/11/1938 | 3 | |
| Bob Khayat | 25 | G-K-C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 4/18/1938 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 69th pick / 1960 |
| Ed Khayat | 28 | DT-DE-T | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Millsaps,Tulane | 9/14/1935 | 6 | |
| Riley Mattson | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon | 12/18/1938 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961 |
| Al Miller | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Ohio | 4/18/1940 | 1 | New York Titans / 17th / 133rd pick / 1962 |
| Bobby Mitchell* | 28 | FL-HB-WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Illinois | 6/6/1935 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| John Nisby | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Pacific | 9/9/1936 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957 |
| Fran O'Brien | 27 | T | 13 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 4/17/1936 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| John Paluck | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1935 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
| Bob Pellegrini | 29 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Maryland | 11/13/1934 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| Vince Promuto* | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 6/8/1938 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| Pat Richter | 22 | TE-SE-P | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 9/9/1941 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 |
| Joe Rutgens* | 24 | DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Illinois | 1/26/1939 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| Ted Rzempoluch | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Virginia | 5/31/1941 | Rook | |
| Johnny Sample | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 6/15/1937 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 79th pick / 1958 |
| Lonnie Sanders | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 11/6/1941 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1963 |
| Norm Snead* | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Ron Snidow | 22 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| Jim Steffen | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Occidental,UCLA | 5/1/1936 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959 |
| Andy Stynchula | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/7/1939 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Toneff | 33 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| Tom Tracy | 29 | HB-FB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 9/7/1934 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 50th pick / 1956 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 14 | 223.6 | 6-1.8 | 3.2 |