1965 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bill McPeak (6-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1965 Washington Redskins Roster
1965 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins racked up 257 points, and the defensive squad allowed 301. Sonny Jurgensen threw for 2,367 yards. Bobby Mitchell grabbed 60 passes for 867 yards.

Charley Taylor carried the ball for a team-best 402 yards for Washington, while Dan Lewis additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Johnny Sample and Paul Krause each seized 6 opponent throws.

Bill McPeak coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sonny Jurgensen	356	190	53.4	2367	6.6	15	4.2	16	4.5	55	69.6
Dick Shiner	65	28	43.1	470	7.2	3	4.6	4	6.2	80	57.9
Charley Taylor	4	1	25.0	45	11.2	1	25.0	0	0.0	45	113.5
Dan Lewis	2	1	50.0	26	13.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	26	135.4
Totals	427	220	51.5	2908	6.8	20	4.7	20	4.7	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charley Taylor	145	402	2.8	39	3
Dan Lewis	117	343	2.9	23	2
George Hughley	37	175	4.7	19	0
Pervis Atkins	18	44	2.4	16	0
Dick Shiner	12	35	2.9	29	0
Sonny Jurgensen	17	23	1.4	27	2
Bob Briggs	6	10	1.7	6	0
Rick Casares	2	5	2.5	3	0
Totals	354	1037	2.9	39	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Mitchell	60	867	14.4	80	6
Charley Taylor	40	577	14.4	69	3
Dan Lewis	25	276	11.0	37	2
Preston Carpenter	23	298	13.0	36	0
Jerry Smith	19	257	13.5	54	2
Angelo Coia	18	240	13.3	45	3
Pat Richter	16	189	11.8	35	2
George Hughley	9	93	10.3	27	1
Bob Briggs	3	40	13.3	31	0
Bob Jencks	2	20	10.0	12	0
Paul Krause	2	17	8.5	13	0
Billy Hunter	1	29	29.0	29	1
Rick Casares	1	5	5.0	5	0
Pervis Atkins	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	220	2908	13.2	80	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bob Jencks	33	29	87.9	22	10	45.5	59
Totals	33	29	87.9	22	10	45.5	59

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat Richter	54	2364	43.8	72
Ron Snidow	9	336	37.3	53
John Seedborg	7	247	35.3	49
Totals	70	2947	42.1	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rickie Harris	31	377	12.2	57	1
Bobby Mitchell	1	15	15.0	15	0
George Hughley	2	12	6.0	11	0
Pervis Atkins	3	11	3.7	9	0
Fred Mazurek	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Pellegrini	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	39	415	10.6	57	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Hunter	18	432	24.0	50
George Hughley	13	295	22.7	47
Bobby Mitchell	5	106	21.2	35
Rickie Harris	5	96	19.2	36
Tom Walters	2	30	15.0	21
Pervis Atkins	1	15	15.0	15
Charley Taylor	1	15	15.0	15
Carl Kammerer	1	14	14.0	14
Bob Briggs	2	8	4.0	6
Chris Hanburger	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	49	1011	20.6	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Krause	6	118	19.7	43	0
Johnny Sample	6	57	9.5	28	0
Lonnie Sanders	4	121	30.2	42	0
Jim Steffen	3	56	18.7	25	0
Sam Huff	2	49	24.5	39	0
Jim Shorter	2	20	10.0	20	0
Tom Walters	1	63	63.0	63	1
Rickie Harris	1	34	34.0	34	1
Chris Hanburger	1	14	14.0	14	0
Ron Snidow	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	27	535	19.8	63	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Paul Krause		0	1	5	56	1
Charley Taylor			10	5	0	0
Sonny Jurgensen			6	3	0	0
Carl Kammerer			0	2	0	0
Rickie Harris		0	5	2	0	0
Jim Shorter		0	0	2	62	1
Johnny Sample		0	0	2	20	0
Fran O'Brien			0	1	0	0
Bob Briggs			2	1	0	0
Chris Hanburger		0	0	1	0	0
Fred Mazurek			0	1	0	0
Bob Pellegrini			1	1	31	1
Sam Huff		0	0	1	0	0
Dan Lewis			4	1	0	0
Bobby Mitchell			1	1	0	0
George Hughley			1	1	1	0
Dave Crossan			0	1	0	0
Joe Rutgens			0	1	9	0
Dick Shiner			5	1	0	0
Jim Snowden			0	1	0	0
Jerry Smith			0	1	0	0
Pat Richter			1	0	0	0
Billy Hunter			1	0	0	0
Len Hauss			1	0	0	0
Pervis Atkins			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	41	35	179	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bob Jencks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	29	0			59
Bobby Mitchell	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Charley Taylor	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Dan Lewis	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Angelo Coia	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Rickie Harris	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			12
Sonny Jurgensen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Pat Richter	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jerry Smith	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Pellegrini	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Tom Walters	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Shorter	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Billy Hunter	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
George Hughley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Paul Krause	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	7	20	1	0	0	2	3	0	10	29	0	0	0	257