1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
4th place • Eastern Conference • 5-6-1 .455 |
Head Coach: Joe Kuharich |
Dick Evans | Line |
Mike Nixon | Backfield |
Joe Tereshinski | Ends |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Fri | 8/16/1957 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-45 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 85871 | |
Sun | 8/25/1957 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 24781 | |
Sat | 8/31/1957 | N | Detroit Lions | 14-31 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 15000 | |
Sun | 9/8/1957 | A | Baltimore Colts | 24-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 24352 | |
Sat | 9/14/1957 | N | Green Bay Packers | 17-20 | L | Winston-Salem, NC | Bowman Gray Stadium | 15000 | |
Thu | 9/19/1957 | N | Los Angeles Rams | 3-14 | L | Mobile, AL | Ladd Memorial Stadium | 10217 | |
Sun | 9/29/1957 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 27452 | |
Sun | 10/6/1957 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 37-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 18278 | |
Sun | 10/13/1957 | H | New York Giants | 20-24 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 30086 | |
Sun | 10/20/1957 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 14-44 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 23159 | |
Sun | 10/27/1957 | A | New York Giants | 31-14 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 40416 | |
Sun | 11/3/1957 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 52936 | |
Sun | 11/10/1957 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-21 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 33149 | |
Sun | 11/17/1957 | H | Cleveland Browns | 30-30 | T | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 27722 | |
Sun | 11/24/1957 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 12-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Connie Mack Stadium | 20730 | |
Sun | 12/1/1957 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 39148 | |
Sun | 12/8/1957 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 42-7 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 21304 | |
Sun | 12/15/1957 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-3 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 22577 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Johnny Allen | 52 | C-LOG | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Purdue | 12 | 1 |
Sam Baker | 49 | K-P | 6-2 | 217 | 28 | Oregon State | 12 | 0 |
Don Boll | 62 | LOT | 6-2 | 270 | 30 | Nebraska | 12 | 12 |
Don Bosseler | 31 | FB | 6-1 | 212 | 21 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 10 |
Tom Braatz | 84 | LDH-RS-ROE-LB | 6-1 | 216 | 24 | Marquette | 10 | 4 |
Gene Brito | 80 | LDE | 6-1 | 226 | 32 | Loyola Marymount | 12 | 12 |
Rudy Bukich | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 202 | 27 | Iowa; Southern California | 7 | 0 |
Johnny Carson | 82 | LOE | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Georgia | 12 | 12 |
Bob Dee | 89 | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 248 | 24 | Holy Cross | 11 | 1 |
Chuck Drazenovich | 36 | MLB | 6-1 | 225 | 30 | Penn State | 12 | 12 |
Leo Elter | 32 | FB-LOH | 5-10 | 201 | 28 | Duquesne; Villanova | 12 | 3 |
Ralph Felton | 45 | LLB | 5-10 | 210 | 25 | Maryland | 12 | 9 |
Bill Fulcher | 54 | LLB | 6-0 | 191 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
Norb Hecker | 48 | LS | 6-2 | 193 | 30 | Baldwin-Wallace | 8 | 8 |
Dick James | 47 | RS-LDH | 5-9 | 179 | 23 | Oregon | 11 | 5 |
Eddie Khayat | 87 | LDT-RDT-RDE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Millsaps; Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Tulane | 12 | 0 |
Eddie LeBaron | 14 | QB | 5-8 | 166 | 27 | Pacific | 12 | 0 |
Ray Lemek | 70 | ROT | 6-0 | 238 | 23 | Notre Dame | 12 | 0 |
Gary Lowe | 40 | RDH | 5-11 | 196 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
Steve Meilinger | 86 | ROE | 6-2 | 227 | 27 | Kentucky | 12 | 9 |
Chet Ostrowski | 88 | RDE | 6-1 | 232 | 27 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
Don Owens | 72 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 10 |
Volney Peters | 79 | LDT | 6-4 | 237 | 29 | Compton JC; Southern California | 12 | 12 |
Jim Podoley | 24 | ROH | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Central Michigan | 12 | 12 |
Will Renfro | 71 | RDT-RDE | 6-5 | 233 | 25 | Memphis | 11 | 1 |
Tommy Runnels | 25 | LOH | 5-10 | 187 | 23 | North Texas | 12 | 3 |
Jim Schrader | 51 | C | 6-2 | 244 | 25 | Notre Dame | 12 | 11 |
Joe Scudero | 28 | RS-LOH | 5-10 | 173 | 27 | San Francisco | 10 | 3 |
Don Shula | 26 | RDH | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | John Carroll | 11 | 11 |
Dick Stanfel | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 236 | 30 | San Francisco CC; San Francisco | 12 | 12 |
Red Stephens | 67 | LOG | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | San Francisco | 12 | 12 |
Ed Sutton | 30 | LOH-DB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | North Carolina | 12 | 9 |
LaVern Torgeson | 53 | RLB | 6-0 | 215 | 28 | Washington State | 12 | 12 |
Ed Voytek | 66 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Purdue | 12 | 0 |
Joe Walton | 81 | LDH-ROE | 5-11 | 202 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 8 |
Billy Wells | 41 | ROH | 5-9 | 176 | 26 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
Bert Zagers | 29 | LDH-LS | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Michigan State | 11 | 10 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 9 | Don Bosseler | B | Miami (Florida) |
2 | 21 | Joe Walton | E | Pittsburgh |
3 | 33 | Ed Sutton | B | North Carolina |
4 | 40 | Jim Podoley | B | Central Michigan |
4 | 45 | Vince Scorsone | G | Pittsburgh |
6 | 69 | J.T. Frankenberger | T | Kentucky |
7 | 81 | Wally Merz | T | Colorado |
8 | 93 | Paul Lopata | E | Yale |
9 | 105 | Galen Laack | G | Pacific |
10 | 117 | Don Dobrino | B | Iowa |
11 | 129 | Dick Foster | T | Idaho |
12 | 141 | Wade Mitchell | QB | Georgia Tech |
13 | 153 | Claude Austin | B | George Washington |
14 | 165 | George Rice | T | Wofford |
15 | 177 | Brad Bomba | E | Indiana |
16 | 189 | Joe Brodsky | B | Florida |
17 | 201 | Fred Brock | B | Wheaton |
18 | 213 | Ed Sakach | G | George Washington |
19 | 225 | John Bauer | B | Villanova |
20 | 237 | Buddy Frick | E | South Carolina |
21 | 249 | Ken Owen | B | Georgia Tech |
22 | 261 | Ed Voytek | G | Purdue |
23 | 273 | Al Viola | G | Northwestern |
24 | 285 | Bobby Jennings | C | Furman |
25 | 297 | Dick Cassels | T | Catawba |
26 | 309 | Paul Rotenberry | B | Georgia Tech |
27 | 321 | Ormand Anderson | T | Georgia Tech |
28 | 333 | Guy Martin | B | Colgate |
29 | 345 | George Benedict | E | Springfield |
30 | 356 | Art Luppino | B | Arizona |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 56 | 57 | 80 | 58 | 251 |
Opponents Totals | 62 | 62 | 37 | 69 | 230 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 197 | 107 | 78 | 12 | / % | / % | 31 | 321 | |
Opponents Totals | 174 | 82 | 89 | 3 | / % | / % | 65 | 599 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Baker | 1 | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 77 |
Don Bosseler | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Jim Podoley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Ed Sutton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Johnny Carson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Leo Elter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Steve Meilinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Bert Zagers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Team Totals | 30 | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 251 |
Opponents Totals | 30 | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 230 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Baker | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 45 | 7/9 | 3/3 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 45 | 7/9 | 3/3 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 2/ | 1/ | 2/ | 1/ | 1/ |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Bosseler | 167 | 673 | 4.0 | 28 | 7 |
Jim Podoley | 114 | 442 | 3.9 | 33 | 2 |
Ed Sutton | 108 | 407 | 3.8 | 31 | 5 |
Leo Elter | 45 | 211 | 4.7 | 22 | 2 |
Joe Scudero | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 43 | 0 |
Tommy Runnels | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 |
Sam Baker | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 1 |
Dick James | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
Rudy Bukich | 8 | -2 | -0.3 | 16 | 0 |
Eddie LeBaron | 20 | -12 | -0.6 | 11 | 0 |
Team Totals | 500 | 1873 | 3.7 | 43 | 17 |
Opponents Totals | 394 | 1567 | 4.0 | 11 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie LeBaron | 167 | 99 | 59.3 | 58 | 1508 | 9.0 | 15.2 | 82t | 11 | 6.6 | 10 | 6.0 | 107 | 1401 | 86.1 | |
Rudy Bukich | 28 | 6 | 21.4 | 19 | 103 | 3.7 | 17.2 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 13 | 90 | 2.8 | |
Ed Sutton | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 95 | 19.0 | 31.7 | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 104.2 |
Tommy Runnels | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 118.8 |
Team Totals | 201 | 109 | 54.2 | 79 | 1741 | 8.7 | 16.0 | 82t | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 6.5 | 120 | 1621 | 74.7 | |
Opponents Totals | 262 | 135 | 51.5 | 111 | 2193 | 8.4 | 16.2 | 83t | 18 | 6.9 | 16 | 6.1 | 165 | 2028 | 77.4 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Carson | 34 | 583 | 17.1 | 38 | 3 |
Jim Podoley | 27 | 554 | 20.5 | 82t | 4 |
Don Bosseler | 19 | 152 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 |
Steve Meilinger | 13 | 183 | 14.1 | 34t | 2 |
Leo Elter | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 49t | 1 |
Joe Walton | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
Tom Braatz | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 37 | 0 |
Ed Sutton | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17t | 1 |
Joe Scudero | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
Tommy Runnels | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 109 | 1741 | 16.0 | 82t | 11 |
Opponents Totals | 135 | 2193 | 16.2 | 83t | 18 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Shula | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 |
Norb Hecker | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
Bert Zagers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
Chuck Drazenovich | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
Dick James | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Joe Walton | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
Ed Sutton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Ralph Felton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
LaVern Torgeson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 16 | 203 | 12.7 | 55 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 13 | 172 | 13.2 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Baker | 50 | 2139 | 42.8 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 1991 | 39.8 | |
Team Totals | 50 | 2139 | 42.8 | 63 | 0 | 88 | 41.0 | |||
Opponents Totals | 59 | 2335 | 39.6 | 460 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bert Zagers | 14 | 217 | 15.5 | 76t | 2 | |
Dick James | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 | |
Tommy Runnels | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 | |
Joe Scudero | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 44 | 460 | 10.5 | 76t | 2 | |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 88 | 2.5 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bert Zagers | 15 | 348 | 23.2 | 35 | 0 | |
Dick James | 12 | 259 | 21.6 | 38 | 0 | |
Joe Scudero | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 45 | 0 | |
Jim Podoley | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 24 | 0 | |
Tommy Runnels | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 38 | 0 | |
Ed Sutton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
Billy Wells | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
Eddie Khayat | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 38 | 874 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 43 | 938 | 21.8 | 0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don Bosseler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Gene Brito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Bukich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chuck Drazenovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Elter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ralph Felton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Norb Hecker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick James | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Eddie LeBaron | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Meilinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Podoley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tommy Runnels | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Dick Stanfel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Red Stephens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Sutton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
LaVern Torgeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bert Zagers | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 30 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 21 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1 |
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