1948 Washington Redskins Roster
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 StatisticsTeam Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Turk Edwards (7-5)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1948 Washington Redskins Results
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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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | John Adams | RT | September 22, 1921 | 6'7" | 242 | Notre Dame | Charleston, AR USA | 12 | 5 |
| 0 | Steve Bagarus | HB-DB | June 19, 1919 | 6'0" | 173 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Sammy Baugh | QB | March 17, 1914 | 6'2" | 182 | TCU | Temple, TX USA | 12 | 3 |
| 51 | Fred Boensch | RG | September 27, 1920 | 6'4" | 228 | California | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 11 |
| 47 | Carl Butkus | G-T | December 26, 1922 | 6'1" | 245 | George Washington | Scranton, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Jim Castiglia | FB | September 30, 1918 | 5'11" | 208 | Georgetown (DC) | Passaic, NJ USA | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | George Cheverko | B | July 29, 1920 | 6'1" | 197 | Fordham | Beaver Meadows, PA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Don Corbitt | C | April 1, 1924 | 6'4" | 224 | Arizona | Creston, IA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Hal Crisler | E | December 31, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | San Jose St. | Richmond, CA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 53 | Al DeMao | C | February 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 214 | Duquesne | New Kensington, PA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 48 | Weldon Edwards | T | April 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 225 | Texas-Arlington | Comanche, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Clyde Ehrhardt | C | July 4, 1921 | 6'1" | 232 | Georgia | Bardwell, KY USA | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | Tom Farmer | LH | April 17, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 52 | Harry Gilmer | QB-HB | April 14, 1926 | 6'0" | 169 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Bill Gray | G | December 27, 1922 | 5'11" | 210 | USC | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 1 |
| 38 | Hank Harris | G-T | February 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 265 | Texas | Camden, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Howard Hartley | B | September 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Duke | Ravenswood, WV USA | 12 | 2 |
| 15 | John Hollar | FB | August 7, 1922 | 6'0" | 223 | Appalachian St. | Boone, NC USA | 9 | 4 |
| 58 | Mike Katrishen | G | May 7, 1922 | 6'1" | 214 | Alabama | Hazelton, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 46 | John Koniszewski | T | August 29, 1921 | 6'3" | 243 | George Washington | Dickson City, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 24 | Howie Livingston | FB | May 15, 1922 | 6'1" | 183 | Fullerton JC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | Art Macioszczyk | FB | October 19, 1920 | 6'0" | 208 | West. Michigan | Hamtramck, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Elmer Madarik | HB-WB | July 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 200 | Detroit Mercy | Joliet, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Paul McKee | LE | April 26, 1923 | 6'3" | 217 | Rochester | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 77 | Tommy Mont | QB | June 20, 1922 | 6'0" | 194 | Maryland | Mount Savage, MD USA | 11 | 2 |
| 50 | Bob Nussbaumer | HB | April 23, 1924 | 5'11" | 172 | Michigan | Oak Park, IL USA | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Jim Peebles | E | August 27, 1920 | 6'4" | 231 | Vanderbilt | Culleoka, TN USA | 11 | 4 |
| 25 | Dick Poillon | K | August 13, 1920 | 6'0" | 193 | Canisius | Astoria, NY USA | 12 | 11 |
| 34 | Ed Quirk | FB | February 27, 1925 | 6'1" | 231 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 6 |
| 44 | Mike Roussos | T | February 8, 1926 | 6'3" | 238 | Pittsburgh | New Castle, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 99 | Eddie Saenz | HB | September 21, 1922 | 5'11" | 169 | Loyola Marymount | Santa Monica, CA USA | 4 | 2 |
| 49 | John Sanchez | LT | October 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 239 | Redlands | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Dan Sandifer | KR | March 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 12 | Herb Shoener | E | January 2, 1923 | 6'3" | 205 | Lehigh | Reedsville, WV USA | 7 | 2 |
| 57 | Ed Stacco | T | April 16, 1925 | 6'2" | 261 | Colgate | Carbondale, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | John Steber | LG | September 12, 1923 | 6'0" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Mobile, AL USA | 12 | 8 |
| 26 | Hugh Taylor | E | July 6, 1923 | 6'4" | 194 | La-Monroe | Wynne, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | Joe Tereshinski | RE | December 7, 1923 | 6'2" | 215 | Georgia | Glen Lyon, PA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 41 | Dick Todd | LH | October 2, 1914 | 5'11" | 172 | Texas A&M | Thrall, TX USA | 12 | 1 |
| 22 | Doug Turley | E | November 25, 1918 | 6'2" | 215 | Scranton | Nanticoke, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | Jim Youel | QB-DB | February 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Iowa | Vinton, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
