1948 Washington Redskins Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Turk Edwards (7-5)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1948 Washington Redskins Statistics
1948 Washington Redskins Roster

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

Washington scored 291 points, while the defensive squad conceded 287. Sammy Baugh threw for 2,599 yards. Dick Todd paced the receiving corps, grabbing 37 passes, while Hal Crisler accumulated 599 receiving yards.

Jim Castiglia carried the ball for a team-best 330 yards for the Redskins, while Ed Quirk additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Dan Sandifer picked off 13 opponent throws.

Turk Edwards coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 291
Regular Season Points Against: 287

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 26, 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 at Washington Redskins 17 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 3, 1948 New York Giants 10 at Washington Redskins 41 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
October 10, 1948 Washington Redskins 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10 L 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
October 17, 1948 Philadelphia Eagles 45 at Washington Redskins 0 L 2-1-0 0-1-0 2-2-0
October 24, 1948 Washington Redskins 23 at Green Bay Packers 7 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 Milwaukee
October 31, 1948 Boston Yanks 21 at Washington Redskins 59 W 3-1-0 1-1-0 4-2-0
November 7, 1948 Washington Redskins 23 at Boston Yanks 7 W 3-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0
November 14, 1948 Detroit Lions 21 at Washington Redskins 46 W 4-1-0 2-1-0 6-2-0
November 21, 1948 Washington Redskins 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 42 L 4-1-0 2-2-0 6-3-0
November 28, 1948 Washington Redskins 13 at Chicago Rockets 48 L 4-1-0 2-3-0 6-4-0
December 5, 1948 Chicago Cardinals 41 at Washington Redskins 13 L 4-2-0 2-3-0 6-5-0
December 12, 1948 Washington Redskins 28 at New York Giants 21 W 4-2-0 3-3-0 7-5-0


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