1958 Washington Redskins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (4-7-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1958 Washington Redskins RosterTeam Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (4-7-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1958 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
The Redskins stumbled, scoring only 214 points, and the defense conceded 268. Johnny Olszewski carried the ball for a team-best 505 yards for Washington, and Don Bosseler also contributed to the rushing attack.
Eddie LeBaron passed for 1,365 yards. Joe Walton paced the receiving corps, grabbing 32 passes for 532 yards.
Dick James picked off 4 opponent throws.
Joe Kuharich coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie LeBaron | 145 | 79 | 54.5 | 1365 | 9.4 | 11 | 7.6 | 10 | 6.9 | 71 | 83.3 |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 81 | 34 | 42.0 | 458 | 5.7 | 2 | 2.5 | 6 | 7.4 | 64 | 38.0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 166 | 7.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 37 | 60.0 |
| Ed Sutton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 251 | 121 | 48.2 | 1989 | 7.9 | 14 | 5.6 | 17 | 6.8 | 71 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Olszewski | 98 | 505 | 5.2 | 45 | 2 |
| Don Bosseler | 109 | 475 | 4.4 | 23 | 4 |
| Ed Sutton | 93 | 335 | 3.6 | 18 | 3 |
| Jim Podoley | 48 | 169 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 46 | 166 | 3.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Dick James | 24 | 88 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Bert Zagers | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Scudero | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 480 | 1977 | 4.1 | 45 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Walton | 32 | 532 | 16.6 | 41 | 5 |
| Bill Anderson | 18 | 396 | 22.0 | 71 | 2 |
| Jim Podoley | 16 | 381 | 23.8 | 66 | 4 |
| John Carson | 14 | 244 | 17.4 | 28 | 2 |
| Don Bosseler | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Ed Sutton | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Bert Zagers | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick James | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 121 | 1989 | 16.4 | 71 | 14 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Zagers | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Dick James | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Scudero | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Doyle Nix | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Bosseler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 143 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Watson | 19 | 443 | 23.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Dick James | 9 | 212 | 23.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Joe Scudero | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Miller | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Will Renfro | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Braatz | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 891 | 22.3 | 47 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick James | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Doyle Nix | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Bert Zagers | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Joe Scudero | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Lynch | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Drazenovich | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Les Walters | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 191 | 11.9 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fulcher | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Drazenovich | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Scudero | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick James | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doyle Nix | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Renfro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Guglielmi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Dee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Kuchta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chick Cichowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schrader | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Lynch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bert Zagers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Olszewski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sid Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Podoley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ed Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Sam Baker | 13 | 25 | 0 | 64 | ||||||||||
| Joe Walton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Don Bosseler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Jim Podoley | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Ed Sutton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Bill Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| John Carson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Johnny Olszewski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Dick James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Sid Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Bert Zagers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
