1959 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1959-Redskins-mediaguide.jpg Washington Redskins 1959 3–9 5th NFL Eastern George Preston Marshall Dick McCann Mike Nixon Griffith Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1959 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their 4–7–1 record from 1958 and finished 3–9. The Redskins continued their ongoing strategy of establishing themselves as dominant NFL franchise for the Southern United States, licensing television broadcast of their games to a network of 40 stations spread across Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. They also licensed radio broadcasts of their games to a network of 94 stations across the aforementioned eight states, as well as Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Louisiana.The Redskins: 1959 Facts Book and History for Press, Radio and Television. Washington, DC: The Redskins, 1959; p. 3. The team also continued their "Days for Dixie" halftime shows, which highlighted two Southern states each year, marking "Georgia Day" on October 18 and "North Carolina Day" on December 6. Each of these dates featured a guest marching band from the featured state which provided halftime entertainment. Related to this regional marketing appeal, the Redskins remained the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL in 1959, with the team standing alone in not including a black player on its roster from 1955 until 1962.Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012. Offseason NFL draft 1959 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 16, 1959 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–27 0–1 Kezar Stadium 21,101 2 August 21, 1959 at Los Angeles Rams W 23–21 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,888 3 August 28, 1959 at Baltimore Colts L 10–23 1–2 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 22,409 4 September 5, 1959 vs. Chicago Bears L 14–52 1–3 Gator Bowl Stadium (Jacksonville, FL) 28,245 5 September 12, 1959 vs. Green Bay Packers L 13–20 1–4 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) 15,000 6 September 19, 1959 at Detroit Lions L 14–52 1–5 Briggs Stadium 28,245 Regular season The Redskins offered seats for $5.00 and $4.50, with very few of the premium seats remaining ahead of the season.E.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information," Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78. Season tickets cost $30 for the upper and South boxes and $25 for all others. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 27 at Chicago Cardinals L 21–49 0–1 Soldier Field 21,892 Recap 2 October 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–17 1–1 Forbes Field 26,570 Recap 3 October 11 Chicago Cardinals W 23–14 2–1 Griffith Stadium 25,937 Recap 4 October 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–27 2–2 Griffith Stadium 28,218 Recap 5 October 25 at Cleveland Browns L 7–34 2–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 42,732 Recap 6 November 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 23–30 2–4 Franklin Field 39,854 Recap 7 November 8 Baltimore Colts W 27–24 3–4 Griffith Stadium 32,773 Recap 8 November 15 Cleveland Browns L 17–31 3–5 Griffith Stadium 32,266 Recap 9 November 22 at Green Bay Packers L 0–21 3–6 New City Stadium 31,853 Recap 10 November 29 at New York Giants L 14–45 3–7 Yankee Stadium 60,982 Recap 11 December 6 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–34 3–8 Griffith Stadium 24,325 Recap 12 December 13 New York Giants L 10–24 3–9 Griffith Stadium 26,198 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Personnel Staff 1959 Washington Redskins President - George Preston Marshall Head coach - Mike Nixon Assistant/Backfield - Bill McPeak Offensive Line - Ernie Hefferle Ends - Joe Tereshinski Sr. Defensive Coordinator - LaVern Torgeson Roster 1959 Washington Redskins 10 Eagle Day S  3 Ralph Guglielmi 14 Eddie LeBaron 31 Don Bosseler 47 Dick James American football S  0 Johnny Olszewski American football 30 Ed Sutton American football 42 Bill Anderson American football, born 1936 82 Ken MacAfee end 24 Jim Podoley 81 Joe Walton 62 Don Boll G/T 78 Don Lawrence American football y G/DT 70 Ray Lemek T 73 John Miller offensive lineman, born 1934 T/DT 51 Jim Schrader C 67 Red Stephens G 89 Art Gob y DE/OLB 83 Ed Meadows DE 88 Chet Ostrowski DE/DT 86 John Paluck DE 71 Will Renfro DT/T 79 Bob Toneff DT 85 Tom Braatz OLB 36 Chuck Drazenovich MLB 45 Ralph Felton OLB 63 Emil Karas y OLB/MLB/DE 56 Frank Kuchta MLB/C 43 Dick Haley y S/CB/RB 21 Gary Glick CB/S 25 Dick McCabe American football S 20 Doyle Nix S 48 Ben Scotti y CB 49 Sam Baker kicker K/P 29 Bert Zagers S/CB/RB (IR) 7px Statistics Passing Player Comp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rate Eddie LeBaron 77 173 44.5% 1,077 8 11 61.4 Rushing Player Attempts Yards Average Long Touchdowns Don Bosseler 119 644 5.4 41 3 Receiving Player Number Yards Average Long Touchdowns Bill Anderson 35 734 66.7 70 6 Joe Walton 21 317 35.2 41 3 Awards and records Milestones References External links 1959 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1959 Washington Redskins season statistics, Pro Football Archives.com 1959 Washington Redskins Highlight Film at youtube.com Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Category:1959 in sports in Washington, D.C.