1959 Washington Redskins season

1959 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Head coach	Mike Nixon
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

Receiving

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

Rushing

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

Passing

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