1953 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Curly Lambeau (6-5-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1953 Washington Redskins Roster
1953 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins netted 208 points, and the defense yielded 215. Charlie Justice carried the ball for a team-best 616 yards for Washington.

Eddie LeBaron passed for 874 yards, and Jack Scarbath spent time under center, too. Hugh Taylor grabbed 35 passes for 703 yards.

Don Doll seized 10 opponent throws.

Curly Lambeau coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Eddie LeBaron	149	62	41.6	874	5.9	3	2.0	17	11.4	66	28.3
Jack Scarbath	129	45	34.9	862	6.7	9	7.0	12	9.3	71	43.5
Totals	278	107	38.5	1736	6.2	12	4.3	29	10.4	71

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie Justice	115	616	5.4	43	2
Leon Heath	76	266	3.5	43	4
Julie Rykovich	73	251	3.4	19	0
Paul Barry	56	218	3.9	22	0
Jack Scarbath	22	98	4.5	40	0
Eddie LeBaron	21	95	4.5	27	2
Sam Baker	17	72	4.2	32	1
Johnny Papit	11	58	5.3	15	0
Chuck Drazenovich	11	27	2.5	9	1
Bill Dudley	5	15	3.0	7	0
Jack Cloud	3	7	2.3	5	0
Harry Dowda	1	3	3.0	3	0
Hall Haynes	2	0	0.0	4	0
Totals	413	1726	4.2	43	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hugh Taylor	35	703	20.1	71	8
Charlie Justice	22	434	19.7	54	2
Paul Dekker	14	182	13.0	34	1
Fran Polsfoot	11	164	14.9	66	0
Paul Barry	8	70	8.8	18	0
Julie Rykovich	7	73	10.4	39	1
Leon Heath	5	45	9.0	17	0
Gene Brito	2	35	17.5	24	0
Sam Baker	2	21	10.5	11	0
Johnny Papit	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	107	1736	16.2	71	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bill Dudley	25	25	100.0	22	11	50.0	58
Totals	25	25	100.0	22	11	50.0	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie LeBaron	51	2004	39.3	60
Sam Baker	17	614	36.1	51
Totals	68	2618	38.5	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Williams	18	172	9.6	62
Hall Haynes	5	92	18.4	43
Bill Dudley	8	34	4.2	16
Charlie Justice	4	6	1.5	6
Don Doll	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	36	306	8.5	62

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Williams	9	224	24.9	33
Sam Baker	9	186	20.7	40
Hall Haynes	7	123	17.6	24
Paul Barry	6	112	18.7	36
Jack Cloud	4	68	17.0	22
Julie Rykovich	2	39	19.5	26
Charlie Justice	1	20	20.0	20
Don Boll	1	11	11.0	11
Paul Lipscomb	1	8	8.0	8
Gene Brito	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	41	797	19.4	40

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Doll	10	102	10.2	28	0
Johnny Williams	6	26	4.3	7	0
Harry Dowda	5	67	13.4	23	1
Dick Alban	4	13	3.2	11	0
Jack Cloud	2	39	19.5	28	1
Totals	27	247	9.1	28	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jack Scarbath			7	4	0	0
Gene Brito			0	3	16	0
Eddie LeBaron			2	3	-7	0
Laurie Niemi			0	3	0	1
Johnny Williams		0	0	2	0	0
Don Boll			0	2	0	0
Paul Lipscomb			0	1	0	0
Hugh Taylor			0	1	5	0
Al DeMao			0	1	0	0
Jim Ricca			0	1	0	0
Jack Cloud		0	0	1	0	0
Bill Dudley			0	1	0	0
Jerry Hennessy			0	1	0	0
Paul Barry			2	1	4	0
Sam Baker			2	1	0	0
Dick Alban		0	0	1	11	0
Gene Pepper			0	1	0	0
Leon Heath			4	1	0	0
Hall Haynes			1	1	0	0
Charlie Justice			9	0	0	0
Julie Rykovich			2	0	0	0
Harry Dowda		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	30	30	29	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bill Dudley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	25	0			58
Hugh Taylor	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Charlie Justice	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Leon Heath	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Eddie LeBaron	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Paul Dekker	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Julie Rykovich	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Laurie Niemi	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Sam Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Harry Dowda	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Chuck Drazenovich	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jack Cloud	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	10	12	0	0	0	2	1	0	11	25	0	0	0	208