1959 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Nixon (3-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1959 Washington Redskins Roster
1959 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins scored only 185 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 350, most in the circuit. Don Bosseler carried the ball for a team-best 644 yards for Washington.

Eddie LeBaron threw for 1,077 yards. Bill Anderson grabbed 35 passes for 734 yards.

Dick James picked off 3 opponent throws.

Mike Nixon coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Eddie LeBaron	173	77	44.5	1077	6.2	8	4.6	11	6.4	49	54.0
Ralph Guglielmi	89	36	40.4	617	6.9	4	4.5	11	12.4	70	40.1
Eagle Day	13	6	46.2	79	6.1	0	0.0	1	7.7	20	33.8
Ed Sutton	7	2	28.6	51	7.3	1	14.3	0	0.0	29	97.0
Jim Podoley	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Don Bosseler	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	284	121	42.6	1824	6.4	13	4.6	23	8.1	70

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Bosseler	119	644	5.4	41	3
Johnny Olszewski	65	432	6.6	65	1
Dick James	100	384	3.8	39	3
Ed Sutton	61	232	3.8	30	1
Ralph Guglielmi	26	97	3.7	19	0
Jim Podoley	18	83	4.6	25	0
Dick Haley	14	51	3.6	15	1
Eagle Day	3	27	9.0	18	0
Eddie LeBaron	13	7	0.5	15	0
Mike Sommer	1	4	4.0	4	0
Sam Baker	2	3	1.5	5	0
Totals	422	1964	4.7	65	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Anderson	35	734	21.0	70	6
Joe Walton	21	317	15.1	41	3
Jim Podoley	18	282	15.7	48	2
Dick James	13	192	14.8	41	1
Don Bosseler	11	47	4.3	10	0
Johnny Olszewski	7	62	8.9	15	0
John Carson	6	74	12.3	17	0
Ed Sutton	4	63	15.8	26	0
Ken MacAfee	4	39	9.8	19	1
Dick Haley	2	14	7.0	8	0
Totals	121	1824	15.1	70	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Sam Baker	22	21	95.5	22	10	45.5	51
Totals	22	21	95.5	22	10	45.5	51

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sam Baker	49	2229	45.5	66
Totals	49	2229	45.5	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick James	21	95	4.5	26
Dick Haley	7	15	2.1	7
Gary Glick	1	9	9.0	9
Johnny Olszewski	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	30	119	4.0	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick James	23	503	21.9	38
Dick Haley	17	346	20.4	31
Jim Podoley	5	126	25.2	28
Mike Sommer	1	19	19.0	19
Ken MacAfee	1	12	12.0	12
Will Renfro	1	0	0.0	0
Art Gob	1	0	0.0	0
Ben Scotti	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	50	1006	20.1	38

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick James	3	47	15.7	25
Gary Glick	2	35	17.5	35
Ralph Felton	2	6	3.0	6
Doyle Nix	1	19	19.0	19
Tom Braatz	1	17	17.0	17
Dick Haley	1	15	15.0	15
Richie McCabe	1	8	8.0	8
Chuck Drazenovich	1	0	0.0	0
Emil Karas	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	13	147	11.3	35

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bob Toneff			0	5	0	0
Ben Scotti			1	2	0	0
Ed Meadows			0	2	0	0
Ed Sutton			0	2	0
Chuck Drazenovich		0	0	1	3	0
Jim Schrader			0	1	0	0
Tom Braatz		0	0	1	0	0
Richie McCabe		0	0	1	0	0
Emil Karas		0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Olszewski			3	1	0
Don Boll			0	1	0	0
Jim Podoley			1	1	0
Don Churchwell			0	1	0	0
Dick James		0	7	1	0
Dick Haley		0	2	1	0
Bill Anderson			2	0	0
Joe Walton			1	0	0
Don Bosseler			1	0	0
Ralph Guglielmi			2	0	0	0
Eddie LeBaron			5	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	22	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Sam Baker	0								10	21	0			51
Bill Anderson		6							0	0	0			36
Dick James	3	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			24
Joe Walton		3							0	0	0			18
Don Bosseler	3	0							0	0	0			18
Jim Podoley	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Ken MacAfee		1		0					0	0	0			6
Ed Sutton	1	0							0	0	0			6
Johnny Olszewski	1	0	0						0	0	0			6
Dick Haley	1	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Art Gob				0					0	0	0		1	2
Totals	9	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	21	0	0	1	185