1965 Washington Redskins Roster
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 StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bill McPeak (6-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
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.
Paul Krause and Johnny Sample each seized 6 opponent throws.
Bill McPeak coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Willie Adams | DE-LB | December 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | New Mexico St. | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Pervis Atkins | FL-HB-WR | November 24, 1935 | 6'1" | 230 | San Francisco St. | Ruston, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Bob Briggs | FB | January 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 228 | Central Oklahoma | Amarillo, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 89 | Preston Carpenter | TE | January 24, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Jimmy Carr | DB-LB-HB | March 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 206 | Charleston (WV) | Kayford, WV USA | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | Rick Casares | FB | July 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Angelo Coia | SE-WR | April 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Citadel | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 54 | Don Croftcheck | LG | September 12, 1942 | 6'2" | 230 | Indiana | Allison, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Dave Crossan | C | June 8, 1940 | 6'4" | 245 | Maryland | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Darrell Dess | G-T | July 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 243 | North Carolina St. | New Castle, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger | RLB | August 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 218 | North Carolina | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 5 |
| 46 | Rickie Harris | PR | May 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 2 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | C | July 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Sam Huff | MLB | October 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 230 | West Virginia | Edna Gas, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | George Hughley | FB | June 26, 1939 | 6'2" | 223 | Central Oklahoma | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Billy Hunter | KR | November 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob Jencks | K | July 15, 1941 | 6'5" | 227 | Miami (OH) | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | QB | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 202 | Duke | Wilmington, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 66 | Carl Kammerer | RDE | March 20, 1937 | 6'3" | 243 | San Francisco St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Paul Krause | RS | February 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Iowa | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Dan Lewis | FB | February 14, 1936 | 6'1" | 199 | Wisconsin | Freehold, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Fred Mazurek | WR | March 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 192 | Catholic | Uniontown, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Bobby Mitchell | FL | June 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 192 | Illinois | Hot Springs, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Fran O'Brien | RT | April 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 253 | Michigan St. | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | John Paluck | DE | May 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 241 | Pittsburgh | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Pellegrini | RLB | November 13, 1934 | 6'2" | 233 | Maryland | Williamsport, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 65 | Vince Promuto | RG | June 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 245 | Holy Cross | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Bill Quinlan | DE | June 19, 1932 | 6'3" | 248 | Michigan St. | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Robert Reed | G | February 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Marshall, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 51 | John Reger | LLB | September 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Wheeling, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Pat Richter | P | September 9, 1941 | 6'5" | 229 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | Joe Rutgens | RDT | January 26, 1939 | 6'2" | 255 | Illinois | Cedar Point, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Johnny Sample | LCB | June 15, 1937 | 6'1" | 203 | Md-Eastern Shore | Cape Charles, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 40 | Lonnie Sanders | RCB | November 6, 1941 | 6'3" | 207 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | John Seedborg | P | January 23, 1943 | 6'0" | 227 | Arizona St. | Paso Robles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 47 | Jim Shorter | DB | June 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 184 | Detroit Mercy | Montgomery, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | TE | July 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 208 | Arizona St. | Eugene, OR USA | 14 | 5 |
| 78 | Ron Snidow | LDE | December 30, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Oregon | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Jim Snowden | LT | January 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 255 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Jim Steffen | LS | May 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | Occidental | Orange, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor | HB | September 28, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | Arizona St. | Grand Prairie, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 43 | Tom Walters | DB | June 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Southern Miss | Petal, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Fred Williams | LDT | February 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 249 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
