1939 Washington Redskins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-2-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ray Flaherty (8-2-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1939 Washington Redskins RosterTeam Record: 8-2-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ray Flaherty (8-2-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1939 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
The Redskins moved the ball well, scoring 242 points, and the rigid defensive squad surrendered 94. Andy Farkas carried the pigskin for a team-best 547 yards for Washington, and Frank Filchock also aided the ground game.
Frank Filchock passed for 1,094 yards. Wayne Millner paced all receivers, grabbing 19 passes, while Andy Farkas accumulated 437 receiving yards.
Ray Flaherty coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Filchock | 89 | 55 | 61.8 | 1094 | 12.3 | 11 | 12.4 | 7 | 7.9 | 99 | 111.6 |
| Sammy Baugh | 96 | 53 | 55.2 | 518 | 5.4 | 6 | 6.2 | 9 | 9.4 | 44 | 52.3 |
| Jimmy German | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 63 | 65.6 |
| Dick Todd | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Totals | 201 | 117 | 58.2 | 1795 | 8.9 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 99 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Farkas | 139 | 547 | 3.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Filchock | 103 | 413 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Todd | 57 | 266 | 4.7 | 60 | 2 |
| Wilbur Moore | 27 | 100 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Irwin | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy German | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 15 | 2 |
| Ed Justice | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Baugh | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Meade | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Krause | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Pinckert | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Millner | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Spirida | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Turner | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Boyd Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 410 | 1693 | 4.1 | 60 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Millner | 19 | 294 | 15.5 | 56 | 4 |
| Dick Todd | 19 | 230 | 12.1 | 59 | 3 |
| Charley Malone | 18 | 274 | 15.2 | 48 | 3 |
| Andy Farkas | 16 | 437 | 27.3 | 99 | 5 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Masterson | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob McChesney | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Justice | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Spirida | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Turner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Irwin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Boyd Morgan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wilbur Moore | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Meade | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 117 | 1795 | 15.3 | 99 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Russell | 16 | 15 | 93.8 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 18 |
| Bob Masterson | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 9 |
| Dick Todd | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | |||
| Andy Farkas | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Johnston | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Mickey Parks | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Charley Malone | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Turk Edwards | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Willie Wilkin | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 32 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Baugh | 26 | 998 | 38.4 | 69 |
| Johnny Spirida | 10 | 385 | 38.5 | 54 |
| Jim Karcher | 8 | 311 | 38.9 | 52 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 8 | 311 | 38.9 | 46 |
| Jim Meade | 8 | 297 | 37.1 | 50 |
| Dick Todd | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 41 |
| Jay Turner | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 |
| Totals | 66 | 2494 | 37.8 | 69 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Andy Farkas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | |||||||
| Dick Todd | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | |||||||
| Wayne Millner | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bo Russell | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Ed Justice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Charley Malone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Bob Masterson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| Jimmy German | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Johnston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Frank Filchock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob McChesney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
