1940 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Ray Flaherty (9-2)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1940 Washington Redskins Roster
1940 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Offensively, Washington paced the league with 245 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive squad allowed 142 points. Sammy Baugh threw for 1,367 yards. Jimmy Johnston grabbed 29 passes, while Dick Todd accumulated 402 receiving yards. Wayne Millner provided receiving help, too.

Dick Todd carried the pigskin for a team-best 408 yards for the Redskins.

Frank Filchock intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Ray Flaherty coached the team. The 1940 Washington Redskins lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sammy Baugh	177	111	62.7	1367	7.7	12	6.8	10	5.6	81	85.6
Frank Filchock	54	28	51.9	460	8.5	6	11.1	9	16.7	0	78.2
Roy Zimmerman	12	4	33.3	53	4.4	0	0.0	3	25.0	19	8.7
Dick Todd	1	1	100.0	7	7.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	95.8
Totals	244	144	59.0	1887	7.7	18	7.4	22	9.0	81

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Todd	76	408	5.4	51	4
Jimmy Johnston	87	256	2.9	65	3
Bob Seymour	57	170	3.0	0	4
Roy Zimmerman	31	127	4.1	0	0
Frank Filchock	50	126	2.5	0	2
Jim Meade	48	115	2.4	0	0
Wilbur Moore	15	89	5.9	23	2
Ed Justice	3	34	11.3	0	0
Wayne Millner	3	31	10.3	0	0
Max Krause	4	21	5.2	0	0
Sammy Baugh	20	16	0.8	5	0
Bob Hoffman	3	7	2.3	0	0
Ray Hare	1	2	2.0	2	0
Andy Farkas	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Masterson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	400	1402	3.5	65	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Johnston	29	350	12.1	45	3
Wayne Millner	22	233	10.6	41	3
Dick Todd	20	402	20.1	81	4
Charley Malone	20	222	11.1	0	0
Bob Masterson	18	283	15.7	0	4
Ed Justice	15	170	11.3	25	2
Bob McChesney	9	119	13.2	0	1
Jim Meade	4	39	9.8	0	0
Ernie Pinckert	2	27	13.5	0	0
Wilbur Moore	2	26	13.0	21	1
Bob Seymour	2	3	1.5	0	0
Sandy Sanford	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	144	1887	13.1	81	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bob Masterson	16	15	93.8	2	1	50.0	18
Bo Russell	12	11	91.7	1	1	100.0	14
Sandy Sanford	5	3	60.0	2		0.0	3
Roy Zimmerman	1		0.0				0
Totals	34	29	85.3	5	2	40.0	35

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sammy Baugh	35	1799	51.4	85
Dick Todd	12	436	36.3	53
Jim Meade	9	358	39.8	55
Roy Zimmerman	7	256	36.6	47
Jimmy Johnston	3	121	40.3	55
Totals	66	2970	45.0	85

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Todd					1
Totals	0	0		0	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Filchock	4	1	0.2	0	0
Sammy Baugh	3	84	28.0	44	0
Ernie Pinckert	2	26	13.0	0	0
Dick Todd	2	3	1.5	0	0
Jimmy Johnston	1	65	65.0	65	1
Ed Justice	1	14	14.0	14	0
Bob Seymour	1	13	13.0	13	0
Bob Hoffman	1	6	6.0	6	0
Jim Meade	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wilbur Moore	1	0	0.0	0	0
Andy Farkas	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	18	212	11.8	65	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dick Todd	4	4	1			0			0	0	0			54
Bob Masterson	0	4							1	15	0			42
Jimmy Johnston	3	3				1			0	0	0			42
Bob Seymour	4	0				0			0	0	0			24
Wayne Millner	0	3							0	0	0			18
Wilbur Moore	2	1				0			0	0	0			18
Bo Russell									1	11	0			14
Frank Filchock	2					0			0	0	0			12
Ed Justice	0	2				0			0	0	0			12
Bob McChesney		1							0	0	0			6
Sandy Sanford		0							0	3	0			3
Totals	15	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	29	0	0	0	245