1937 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Division • 8-3-0 .727 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Ray Flaherty |
| Bullet Baker | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 9/6/1937 | A | American Legion All-Stars | 50-0 | W | Frederick, MD | McCurdy Field | 1000 | |
| Mon | 9/13/1937 | A | Wilmington Clippers | - | Wilmington, DE | Pennsy Field | |||
| Thu | 9/16/1937 | H | New York Giants | 13-3 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 24500 | |
| Fri | 9/24/1937 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 14-21 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 22367 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1937 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11-7 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 16000 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1937 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-14 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 7370 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1937 | H | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34-20 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 12835 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1937 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Municipal Stadium | 13167 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1937 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 21-0 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 22500 | |
| Wed | 11/3/1937 | A | Baltimore Blue Birds | 41-7 | W | Baltimore, MD | Oriole Park | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1937 | A | Richmond Arrows | 30-0 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 9000 | |
| Thu | 11/11/1937 | N | Cincinnati Models | 21-7 | W | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 11000 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1937 | A | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 12242 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1937 | A | Cleveland Rams | 16-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1937 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-6 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 30000 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1937 | A | New York Giants | 49-14 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 58285 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/12/1937 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 15878 | |
| Sun | 1/16/1938 | A | Pacific Coast All-Stars | 14-13 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 1/23/1938 | N | Chicago Bears | 13-0 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 5000 | |
| Sun | 1/30/1938 | A | Southwest All-Stars | 17-10 | W | Houston, TX | Buff Stadium | 4500 | |
| Sun | 2/6/1938 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-16 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 8000 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/6/1937 | American Legion All-Stars | Postponed from 9/5 |
| 9/13/1937 | Wilmington Clippers | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Barber | 15 | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 223 | 25 | San Francisco | 11 | 10 |
| Cliff Battles | 20 | TB-LDH-WB-RDH-FB-LB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 10 | 8 |
| Sammy Baugh | 33 | TB-LDH | 6-2 | 182 | 23 | Texas Christian | 11 | 5 |
| Chuck Bond | 22 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Washington | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Britt | 12 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Holy Cross | 4 | 0 |
| Vic Carroll | 26 | ROG-RDG-ROT-RDT-LOG-LDG | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | Pasadena CC; Nevada-Reno | 10 | 2 |
| Turk Edwards | 17 | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 255 | 30 | Washington State | 11 | 11 |
| Dixie Howell | 30 | WB-RDH | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Alabama | 5 | 0 |
| Don Irwin | 23 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 196 | 24 | Colgate | 10 | 9 |
| Ed Justice | 13 | WB-RDH-TB-LDH | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Gonzaga | 10 | 1 |
| Eddie Kahn | 43 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-9 | 193 | 26 | North Carolina | 10 | 2 |
| Jim Karcher | 26 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Ohio State | 11 | 7 |
| Eddie Kawal | 39 | C-LB | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Illinois; Widener | 10 | 9 |
| Max Krause | 25 | FB-LB-TB-LDH | 5-10 | 202 | 28 | Gonzaga | 9 | 0 |
| Red Krause | 41 | C-LB | 6-1 | 211 | 24 | St. Louis | 2 | 0 |
| Charley Malone | 19 | ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 206 | 27 | Texas A&M | 11 | 11 |
| Bob McChesney | 32 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | UCLA | 10 | 0 |
| Eddie Michaels | 18 | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | Villanova | 11 | 3 |
| Wayne Millner | 40 | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
| Les Olsson | 21 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 232 | 28 | Mercer | 11 | 9 |
| Nelson Peterson | 28 | HB-DH | 5-8 | 179 | 24 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 2 | 0 |
| Erny Pinckert | 22 | WB-RDH-TB-LDH-FB-LB | 6-0 | 197 | 30 | Southern California | 11 | 10 |
| Ben Smith | 38 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 208 | 26 | Alabama | 11 | 0 |
| George Smith | 27 | C-LB | 6-3 | 220 | 23 | Glendale CC; California | 8 | 2 |
| Riley Smith | 35 | BB-S | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Alabama | 11 | 11 |
| Bill Young | 37 | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 247 | 23 | Alabama | 6 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Sammy Baugh | B | Texas Christian |
| 2 | 16 | Nello Falaschi | B | Santa Clara |
| 3 | 26 | Red Elder | B | Kansas State |
| 4 | 36 | Dick Bassi | G | Santa Clara |
| 5 | 46 | Chuck Bond | T | Washington |
| 6 | 56 | Jimmie Cain | B | Washington |
| 7 | 66 | Rolla Holland | G | Kansas State |
| 8 | 76 | Joel Eaves | E | Auburn |
| 9 | 86 | Bill Docherty | T | Temple |
| 10 | 96 | Dom Cara | E | North Carolina State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 50 | 13 | 68 | 64 | 195 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 29 | 20 | 37 | 120 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 149 | / % | / % | 338 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 82 | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Smith | 3 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 55 | |
| Cliff Battles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Charley Malone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Ed Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Wayne Millner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Don Irwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Sammy Baugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Eddie Kahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Max Krause | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Erny Pinckert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Turk Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Team Totals | 26 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 5 | 1 | 195 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 3 | 1 | 120 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Smith | 5 | 31 | 2/ | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |||
| Team Totals | 5 | 31 | 2/ | 2/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | |||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Battles | 216 | 874 | 4.0 | 5 | |
| Don Irwin | 89 | 315 | 3.5 | 2 | |
| Sammy Baugh | 86 | 240 | 2.8 | 41 | 1 |
| Max Krause | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| Riley Smith | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Ed Justice | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Eddie Britt | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Erny Pinckert | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Nelson Peterson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wayne Millner | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 450 | 1604 | 3.6 | 11 | |
| Opponents Totals | 352 | 1149 | 3.3 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Baugh | 171 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 1127 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 8 | 4.7 | 14 | 8.2 | 50.5 | ||||
| Cliff Battles | 33 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 142 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 15.0 | ||||
| Riley Smith | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 25t | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.0 | |||
| Dixie Howell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Don Irwin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 222 | 99 | 99 | 103 | 1316 | 5.9 | 13.3 | 11 | 5.0 | 20 | 9.0 | 42.9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 171 | 66 | 66 | 88 | 946 | 5.5 | 14.3 | 12 | 7.0 | 17 | 9.9 | 41.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Malone | 28 | 419 | 15.0 | 4 | |
| Wayne Millner | 14 | 216 | 15.4 | 45 | 2 |
| Riley Smith | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Erny Pinckert | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Ed Justice | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 43t | 3 |
| Cliff Battles | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Don Irwin | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Bob McChesney | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Ben Smith | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Max Krause | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 99 | 1316 | 13.3 | 11 | |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 946 | 14.3 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Battles | 1 | ||||
| Riley Smith | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 17 | 2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 427 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 427 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kahn | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 38 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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