1937 Washington Redskins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Ray Flaherty (8-3)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1937 Washington Redskins RosterTeam Record: 8-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Ray Flaherty (8-3)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1937 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The Redskins chalked up 195 points, and the defensive unit allowed 120. Cliff Battles carried the ball for a team-best 874 yards for Washington.
Sammy Baugh threw for 1,127 yards. Charley Malone grabbed 28 passes for 419 yards.
Ray Flaherty coached the team. The 1937 Washington Redskins won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Baugh | 171 | 81 | 47.4 | 1127 | 6.6 | 8 | 4.7 | 14 | 8.2 | 59 | 50.5 |
| Cliff Battles | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 142 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Riley Smith | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 33 | 3.7 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 94.0 |
| Dixie Howell | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Don Irwin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 222 | 99 | 44.6 | 1316 | 5.9 | 11 | 5.0 | 20 | 9.0 | 59 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Battles | 216 | 874 | 4.0 | 75 | 5 |
| Don Irwin | 89 | 315 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Baugh | 86 | 240 | 2.8 | 41 | 1 |
| Max Krause | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Riley Smith | 12 | 39 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Justice | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Britt | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Pinckert | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Nels Peterson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Millner | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 450 | 1604 | 3.6 | 75 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Malone | 28 | 419 | 15.0 | 61 | 4 |
| Wayne Millner | 14 | 216 | 15.4 | 78 | 2 |
| Riley Smith | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Pinckert | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Justice | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Cliff Battles | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Irwin | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Smith | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Krause | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 99 | 1316 | 13.3 | 78 | 11 |
Kicking:
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Battles | 1 | ||||
| Riley Smith | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Riley Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 55 | |||||||
| Cliff Battles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Charley Malone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Wayne Millner | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Ed Justice | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Don Irwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Eddie Kahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Max Krause | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Sammy Baugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ernie Pinckert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
