1949 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Herman Ball (1-4)
Coach: John Whelchel (3-3-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1949 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Herman Ball (1-4)
Coach: John Whelchel (3-3-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
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.
Washington netted 268 points, while 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 the Redskins, while Harry Dowda and Pete Stout additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Dan Sandifer picked off 5 opponent throws.
Herman Ball and John Whelchel 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 | 9 |
| 57 | John Badaczewski | RG | January 27, 1922 | 6'1" | 239 | Case Western Reserve | Johnstown, PA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | Sammy Baugh | QB | March 17, 1914 | 6'2" | 182 | TCU | Temple, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 18 | Ed Berrang | DE | October 14, 1922 | 6'2" | 206 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 26 | Leon Cochran | FB | April 13, 1924 | 6'0" | 209 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 | 2 |
| 55 | Hal Crisler | LE | December 31, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | San Jose St. | Richmond, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 53 | Al DeMao | C | February 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 214 | Duquesne | New Kensington, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | Harry Dowda | RH | December 29, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Wake Forest | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 31 | Clyde Ehrhardt | C | July 4, 1921 | 6'1" | 232 | Georgia | Bardwell, KY USA | 12 | 2 |
| 52 | Harry Gilmer | QB | April 14, 1926 | 6'0" | 169 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 3 |
| 21 | Rob Goode | LH | June 5, 1927 | 6'4" | 222 | Texas A&M | Roby, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
| 38 | Clyde Goodnight | E | March 3, 1924 | 6'1" | 196 | Tulsa | Holland, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 48 | Bob Hendren | T | August 10, 1923 | 6'8" | 244 | Culver-Stockton | Burlington Junction, MO USA | 12 | 1 |
| 51 | John Hollar | FB | August 7, 1922 | 6'0" | 223 | Appalachian St. | Boone, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Katrishen | RG | May 7, 1922 | 6'1" | 214 | Alabama | Hazelton, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 24 | Howie Livingston | RH | May 15, 1922 | 6'1" | 183 | Fullerton JC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 77 | Tommy Mont | QB-HB | June 20, 1922 | 6'0" | 194 | Maryland | Mount Savage, MD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Laurie Niemi | T | March 19, 1925 | 6'1" | 251 | Washington St. | Red Lodge, MT USA | 12 | 4 |
| 19 | Jim Peebles | E | August 27, 1920 | 6'4" | 231 | Vanderbilt | Culleoka, TN USA | 11 | 2 |
| 25 | Dick Poillon | FB | August 13, 1920 | 6'0" | 193 | Canisius | Astoria, NY USA | 12 | 3 |
| 34 | Ed Quirk | FB | February 27, 1925 | 6'1" | 231 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 4 |
| 44 | Mike Roussos | T | February 8, 1926 | 6'3" | 238 | Pittsburgh | New Castle, PA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 99 | Eddie Saenz | HB | September 21, 1922 | 5'11" | 169 | Loyola Marymount | Santa Monica, CA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 49 | John Sanchez | T | October 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 239 | Redlands | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Dan Sandifer | KR | March 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Frank Seno | HB | February 15, 1921 | 6'0" | 191 | George Washington | Mendota, IL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Herb Shoener | RE | January 2, 1923 | 6'3" | 205 | Lehigh | Reedsville, WV USA | 11 | 5 |
| 63 | Herb Siegert | LG | January 10, 1924 | 6'3" | 216 | Illinois | Pana, IL USA | 12 | 7 |
| 60 | Joe Soboleski | G | August 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 213 | Michigan | , MI USA | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | John Steber | G | September 12, 1923 | 6'0" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Mobile, AL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 32 | Pete Stout | FB | June 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 201 | Texas-Arlington | Throckmorton, TX USA | 6 | 3 |
| 45 | Dick Stovall | LB | May 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 202 | Abilene Christian | Albany, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 43 | Len Szafaryn | LT | January 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 226 | North Carolina | Ambridge, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 28 | Hugh Taylor | E | July 6, 1923 | 6'4" | 194 | La-Monroe | Wynne, AR USA | 12 | 4 |
| 37 | Joe Tereshinski | DE | December 7, 1923 | 6'2" | 215 | Georgia | Glen Lyon, PA USA | 9 | 2 |
