1959 Washington Redskins season

1959 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Mike Nixon
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1959 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4–7–1 record from 1958.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1959 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 27, 1959	at Chicago Cardinals	L 49–21	21,892
2	October 4, 1959	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–17	26,570
3	October 11, 1959	Chicago Cardinals	W 23–14	25,937
4	October 18, 1959	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–6	28,218
5	October 25, 1959	at Cleveland Browns	L 34–7	42,732
6	November 1, 1959	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 30–23	39,854
7	November 8, 1959	Baltimore Colts	W 27–24	32,773
8	November 15, 1959	Cleveland Browns	L 31–17	32,266
9	November 22, 1959	at Green Bay Packers	L 21–0	31,853
10	November 29, 1959	at New York Giants	L 45–14	60,982
11	December 6, 1959	Philadelphia Eagles	L 34–14	24,325
12	December 13, 1959	New York Giants	L 24–10	26,198

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	284	170	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	268	278	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	6–4	270	214	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	6–4	257	216	W1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	185	350	L5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	234	324	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Sacks

Player	Number
John Paluck	85

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Receiving

Player	Number	Yards	Average	Long	Touchdowns
Dick James	47	9,227	?	?	34
Dan Roca	41	4,529	?	?	4

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Rushing

Player	Attempts	Yards	Average	Long	Touchdowns
Don Bosseler	?	3,112	4.0	?	22

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Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rate
Eddie LeBaron	?	?	?	1,077	0	11	61.4

References

1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 151

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1959 NFL season

Eastern Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	CHI Bears	Los Angeles
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco

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