| Washington Redskins at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1953 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 34031 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 67 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Sam Baker 32 run (Bill Dudley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 52 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | George Taliaferro 37 pass from Fred Enke (Buck McPhail kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bill Dudley 35 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | George Taliaferro 16 lateral from John Huzvar 1 run (Buck McPhail kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 28 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charlie Justice 10 run (Bill Dudley kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Huzvar 2 run (Buck McPhail kick) | 17 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Hugh Taylor |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 78 | LOG | Ted Hazelwood |
| 53 | C | Al DeMao |
| 63 | ROG | Cas Witucki |
| 75 | ROT | Don Campora |
| 83 | ROE | Paul Dekker |
| 18 | QB | Jack Scarbath |
| 22 | LOH | Charlie Justice |
| 20 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 34 | FB | Jack Cloud |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 74 | LDT | Laurie Niemi |
| 55 | MG | Jim Ricca |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Lipscomb |
| 89 | RDE | Joe Tereshinski |
| 50 | LLB | Harry Ulinski |
| 68 | RLB | Knox Ramsey |
| 44 | LDH | Harry Dowda |
| 46 | LS | Don Doll |
| 43 | RS | Johnny Williams |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Mel Embree |
| 75 | LOT | Gino Marchetti |
| 61 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 50 | C | Brad Ecklund |
| 66 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 73 | ROT | Joe Campanella |
| 82 | ROE | Danny Edwards |
| 17 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 20 | LOH | George Taliaferro |
| 22 | ROH | Buddy Young |
| 38 | FB | John Huzvar |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Art Spinney |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 60 | MG | Sisto Averno |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 83 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 65 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 64 | RLB | Ed Sharkey |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charlie Justice | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Sam Baker | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Julie Rykovich | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Scarbath | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Cloud | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Hall Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Barry | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Huzvar | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Buddy Young | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 24 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 16Lt | 1 |
| Fred Enke | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Jack Scarbath | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 49 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 80 | 6.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.9 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Fred Enke | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 1 | 121 | 8.6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 50.9 | |
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Hugh Taylor | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Fran Polsfoot | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Justice | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Danny Edwards | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mel Embree | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Huzvar | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Harry Dowda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Keane | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Hall Haynes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Johnny Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| George Taliaferro | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Hall Haynes | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jack Cloud | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Charlie Justice | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Paul Lipscomb | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Ken Jackson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
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