1939 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Division • 8-2-1 .800 |
| Head Coach: Ray Flaherty |
| Bullet Baker | Assistant Coach |
| Max Krause | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 9/4/1939 | A | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 21-6 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Gilmore Stadium | 12000 | |
| Mon | 9/11/1939 | A | Eastern College All-Stars | 30-27 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 27000 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1939 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Municipal Stadium | 33528 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1939 | H | New York Giants | 0-0 | T | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 26341 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1939 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 41-13 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 27092 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1939 | H | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44-14 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 25982 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1939 | A | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 8602 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1939 | A | Green Bay Packers | 14-24 | L | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 24308 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1939 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-6 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 20444 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1939 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42-0 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 28541 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1939 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 28-7 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 26667 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1939 | H | Detroit Lions | 31-7 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 36183 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1939 | A | New York Giants | 7-9 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 62404 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Barber | 15 | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 223 | 27 | San Francisco | 10 | 8 |
| Sammy Baugh | 33 | TB-LDH | 6-2 | 182 | 25 | Texas Christian | 9 | 1 |
| Keith Birlem | 23 | TB-LDH | 5-11 | 198 | 24 | San Jose State | 4 | 0 |
| Hal Bradley | 38 | OE-DE | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | Elon | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Carroll | 26 | C-LB | 6-3 | 231 | 27 | Pasadena CC; Nevada-Reno | 11 | 3 |
| Turk Edwards | 17 | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 255 | 32 | Washington State | 11 | 7 |
| Bud Ericksen | 18 | C-LB | 6-1 | 198 | 23 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Farkas | 44 | FB-LB | 5-10 | 192 | 23 | Detroit Mercy | 11 | 7 |
| Dick Farman | 21 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 219 | 23 | Washington State | 10 | 2 |
| Frank Filchock | 30 | TB-LDH-BB-S | 5-10 | 193 | 23 | Indiana | 11 | 9 |
| Jimmy German | 34 | TB-LDH-BB-S | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Centre | 8 | 1 |
| Don Irwin | 23 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Colgate | 7 | 1 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 31 | WB-RDH-BB-S | 6-1 | 193 | 22 | Washington | 11 | 5 |
| Ed Justice | 13 | WB-RDH-FB-LB | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Gonzaga | 8 | 2 |
| Jim Karcher | 29 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 207 | 25 | Ohio State | 11 | 9 |
| Max Krause | 25 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 202 | 30 | Gonzaga | 2 | 0 |
| Charley Malone | 19 | ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 206 | 29 | Texas A&M | 11 | 8 |
| Bob Masterson | 28 | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 213 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 3 |
| Bob McChesney | 32 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | UCLA | 9 | 3 |
| Jim Meade | 49 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Maryland | 8 | 0 |
| Wayne Millner | 40 | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Notre Dame | 11 | 8 |
| Wilbur Moore | 35 | FB-LB-BB-S | 5-11 | 187 | 23 | Minnesota | 10 | 3 |
| Boyd Morgan | 12 | WB-RDH | 6-0 | 198 | 24 | Southern California | 5 | 3 |
| Mickey Parks | 27 | C-LB | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Oklahoma | 10 | 8 |
| Erny Pinckert | 11 | BB-S | 6-0 | 197 | 32 | Southern California | 10 | 9 |
| Bo Russell | 43 | ROT-RDT-ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 213 | 23 | Auburn | 11 | 3 |
| Clyde Shugart | 51 | ROG-RDG-OT-DT | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Iowa State | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Slivinski | 16 | ROG-RDG | 5-10 | 213 | 22 | Washington | 11 | 2 |
| Johnny Spirida | 46 | LOE-LDE-BB-S-TB-LDH | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | St. Anselm | 10 | 1 |
| Clem Stralka | 39 | LOG-LDG | 5-9 | 215 | 26 | Georgetown (DC) | 10 | 9 |
| Dick Todd | 41 | TB-LDH-FB-LB | 5-10 | 172 | 25 | Texas A&M | 11 | 1 |
| Jay Turner | 24 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 201 | 25 | George Washington | 8 | 1 |
| Steve Uhrinyak | 53 | OG-DG | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilkin | 36 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 261 | 23 | St. Mary's (California) | 11 | 4 |
| Bill Young | 37 | LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 247 | 25 | Alabama | 8 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | I.B. Hale | T | Texas Christian |
| 3 | 23 | Charlie Holm | B | Alabama |
| 5 | 38 | Dick Todd | B | Texas A&M |
| 6 | 48 | Dave Anderson | B | California |
| 7 | 58 | Quinton Lumpkin | C | Georgia |
| 8 | 68 | Bo Russell | T | Auburn |
| 9 | 78 | Wilbur Moore | B | Minnesota |
| 10 | 88 | Jimmy Johnston | B | Washington |
| 11 | 98 | Jimmy German | B | Centre |
| 12 | 108 | Bob O'Mara | B | Duke |
| 13 | 118 | Steve Slivinski | G | Washington |
| 14 | 128 | Bob Hoffman | B | Southern California |
| 15 | 138 | Eric Tipton | B | Duke |
| 16 | 148 | Dick Farman | T | Washington State |
| 17 | 158 | Clyde Shugart | T | Iowa State |
| 18 | 168 | Boyd Morgan | B | Southern California |
| 19 | 178 | Phil Smith | T | St. Benedict's |
| 20 | 188 | Paul Coop | T | Centre |
| 21 | 193 | Matt Kuber | G | Villanova |
| 22 | 198 | Al Cruver | B | Washington |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 62 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 242 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 94 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 125 | / % | / % | 332 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Farkas | 11 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 68 |
| Dick Todd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wayne Millner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bo Russell | 1 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Ed Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Charley Malone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Bob Masterson | 1 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Jimmy German | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Johnston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Frank Filchock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Turk Edwards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Parks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Wilkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 0 | 242 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 4 | 0 | 94 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Masterson | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 20 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Bo Russell | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 37 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Andy Farkas | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 0 | 37 | 0/3 | 1/4 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3/ | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Farkas | 139 | 547 | 3.9 | 5 | |
| Frank Filchock | 103 | 413 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Dick Todd | 57 | 266 | 4.7 | 2 | |
| Wilbur Moore | 27 | 100 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Don Irwin | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Jimmy German | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| Ed Justice | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Johnston | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Sammy Baugh | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Meade | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Max Krause | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Erny Pinckert | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Wayne Millner | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Spirida | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jay Turner | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Boyd Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 410 | 1693 | 4.1 | 12 | |
| Opponents Totals | 412 | 999 | 2.4 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Filchock | 89 | 55 | 61.8 | 27 | 1094 | 12.3 | 19.9 | 99t | 11 | 12.4 | 7 | 7.9 | 111.6 | |||
| Sammy Baugh | 96 | 53 | 55.2 | 34 | 518 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 6 | 6.3 | 9 | 9.4 | 52.3 | ||||
| Jimmy German | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 97 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 65.6 | ||||
| Dick Todd | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 86 | 21.5 | 28.7 | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 116.7 | |||
| Team Totals | 201 | 117 | 58.2 | 66 | 1795 | 8.9 | 15.3 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 80.3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 243 | 90 | 37.0 | 129 | 1116 | 4.6 | 12.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 24 | 9.9 | 20.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Millner | 19 | 294 | 15.5 | 4 | |
| Dick Todd | 19 | 230 | 12.1 | 3 | |
| Charley Malone | 18 | 274 | 15.2 | 3 | |
| Andy Farkas | 16 | 437 | 27.3 | 99t | 5 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| Bob Masterson | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| Bob McChesney | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| Ed Justice | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Johnny Spirida | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 74 | 0 |
| Jay Turner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 117 | 1795 | 15.3 | 18 | |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 1116 | 12.4 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Baugh | 26 | 998 | 38.4 | 69 | 1 | |||||
| Johnny Spirida | 10 | 385 | 38.5 | 54 | ||||||
| Jimmy Johnston | 8 | 311 | 38.9 | 46 | ||||||
| Jim Karcher | 8 | 311 | 38.9 | 52 | ||||||
| Jim Meade | 8 | 297 | 37.1 | 50 | ||||||
| Dick Todd | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 41 | ||||||
| Jay Turner | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 66 | 37.8 | 69 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 559 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Todd | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 559 | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Farkas | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Justice | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 33 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 1 |
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