1959 Washington Redskins season

Head coach

Mike Nixon

Home field

Griffith Stadium

Results

Record

3-9

Division place

5th NFL Eastern

Playoff finish

did not qualify

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1958		1960 >

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

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

Roster

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

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Awards and records

Milestones

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 151

Washington Redskins

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

The Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Head coaches

Division championships (12)

Super Bowl appearances (5)

League championships (5)

Hall of Fame players

All-time leaders

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

Seasons (81)

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1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1959 NFL season

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

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