1949 Washington Redskins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: John Whelchel (3-3-1)
Coach: Herman Ball (1-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1949 Washington Redskins Statistics
1949 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1949 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins netted 268 points, but the leaky defense gave up 339. Sammy Baugh passed for 1,903 yards. Hugh Taylor grabbed 45 passes for 781 yards.

Rob Goode carried the ball for a team-best 261 yards for Washington, while Pete Stout and Harry Dowda additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Dan Sandifer picked off 5 opponent throws.

John Whelchel and Herman Ball coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
42John AdamsRTSeptember 22, 19216'7"242Notre DameCharleston, AR USA129
57John BadaczewskiRGJanuary 27, 19226'1"239Case Western ReserveJohnstown, PA USA127
33Sammy BaughQBMarch 17, 19146'2"182TCUTemple, TX USA128
18Ed BerrangDEOctober 14, 19226'2"206VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA112
26Leon CochranFBApril 13, 19246'0"209AuburnBirmingham, AL USA112
55Hal CrislerLEDecember 31, 19236'4"215San Jose St.Richmond, CA USA117
53Al DeMaoCFebruary 29, 19206'2"214DuquesneNew Kensington, PA USA1210
22Harry DowdaRHDecember 29, 19226'2"195Wake ForestAtlanta, GA USA126
31Clyde EhrhardtCJuly 4, 19216'1"232GeorgiaBardwell, KY USA122
52Harry GilmerQBApril 14, 19266'0"169AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA123
21Rob GoodeLHJune 5, 19276'4"222Texas A&MRoby, TX USA127
38Clyde GoodnightEMarch 3, 19246'1"196TulsaHolland, TX USA101
48Bob HendrenTAugust 10, 19236'8"244Culver-StocktonBurlington Junction, MO USA121
51John HollarFBAugust 7, 19226'0"223Appalachian St.Boone, NC USA20
58Mike KatrishenRGMay 7, 19226'1"214AlabamaHazelton, PA USA116
24Howie LivingstonRHMay 15, 19226'1"183Fullerton JCLos Angeles, CA USA127
77Tommy MontQB-HBJune 20, 19226'0"194MarylandMount Savage, MD USA120
47Laurie NiemiTMarch 19, 19256'1"251Washington St.Red Lodge, MT USA124
19Jim PeeblesEAugust 27, 19206'4"231VanderbiltCulleoka, TN USA112
25Dick PoillonFBAugust 13, 19206'0"193CanisiusAstoria, NY USA123
34Ed QuirkFBFebruary 27, 19256'1"231MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA84
44Mike RoussosTFebruary 8, 19266'3"238PittsburghNew Castle, PA USA63
99Eddie SaenzHBSeptember 21, 19225'11"169Loyola MarymountSanta Monica, CA USA124
49John SanchezTOctober 12, 19206'3"239RedlandsLos Angeles, CA USA21
20Dan SandiferKRMarch 1, 19276'1"190LSUShreveport, LA USA120
54Frank SenoHBFebruary 15, 19216'0"191George WashingtonMendota, IL USA41
12Herb ShoenerREJanuary 2, 19236'3"205LehighReedsville, WV USA115
63Herb SiegertLGJanuary 10, 19246'3"216IllinoisPana, IL USA127
60Joe SoboleskiGAugust 22, 19266'0"213Michigan, MI USA71
16John SteberGSeptember 12, 19236'0"225Georgia TechMobile, AL USA93
32Pete StoutFBJune 1, 19236'0"201Texas-ArlingtonThrockmorton, TX USA63
45Dick StovallLBMay 4, 19226'0"202Abilene ChristianAlbany, TX USA101
43Len SzafarynLTJanuary 19, 19286'2"226North CarolinaAmbridge, PA USA126
28Hugh TaylorEJuly 6, 19236'4"194La-MonroeWynne, AR USA124
37Joe TereshinskiDEDecember 7, 19236'2"215GeorgiaGlen Lyon, PA USA92



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