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1965 Washington Redskins

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 257 points (18.4/g), 12th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 301 points (21.5/g), 6th.
 Differential of -44 points (-3.1/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 5.7-8.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 7th.

Coached by Bill McPeak (6-8-0)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 box L 0-1 Cleveland Browns 7 17 14 232 208 24 1 18 313 133 180 2
2 Sun September 26 box L 0-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 7 27 13 274 185 89 5 16 297 137 160 1
3 Sun October 3 box L 0-3 @ Detroit Lions 10 14 11 196 119 77 8 10 118 13 105 6
4 Sun October 10 box L 0-4 St. Louis Cardinals 16 37 12 240 175 65 4 24 403 206 197 2
5 Sun October 17 box L 0-5 Baltimore Colts 7 38 14 268 181 87 2 14 273 204 69 1
6 Sun October 24 box W 1-5 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 20 15 251 177 74 1 22 309 188 121 2
7 Sun October 31 box W 2-5 Philadelphia Eagles 23 21 21 359 293 66 1 13 268 213 55 1
8 Sun November 7 box W 3-5 @ New York Giants 23 7 11 283 148 135 2 17 224 95 129 5
9 Sun November 14 box L 3-6 @ Philadelphia Eagles 14 21 14 219 137 82 1 20 383 285 98 2
10 Sun November 21 box W 4-6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 3 12 199 81 118 2 7 115 54 61 7
11 Sun November 28 box W 5-6 Dallas Cowboys 34 31 28 415 364 51 6 17 284 202 82 2
12 Sun December 5 box L 5-7 @ Cleveland Browns 16 24 16 201 138 63 3 24 284 84 200 4
13 Sun December 12 box L 5-8 New York Giants 10 27 18 294 220 74 3 21 368 217 151 2
14 Sun December 19 box W 6-8 Pittsburgh Steelers 35 14 11 177 145 32 2 14 231 86 145 5

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 257 3608 820 4.4 210 220 427 2571 20 20 5.5 125 354 1037 7 2.9 69 41 21 16
Team Defense 301 3870 849 4.6 374 161 318 2117 15 27 5.8 101 486 1753 18 3.6 237 42 15 36
Lg Rank Offense 12 11 11 5 7 10 9 12 14 14 14 14 11 11
Lg Rank Defense 6 2 5 1 3 2 1 3 14 8 11 4 4 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Sonny Jurgensen 31 QB 13 13 6-7-0 190 356 53.4 2367 15 4.2 16 4.5 55 6.6 5.0 12.5 182.1 69.6
Dick Shiner 23 14 1 0-1-0 28 65 43.1 470 3 4.6 4 6.2 80 7.2 4.9 16.8 33.6 57.9
Charley Taylor* 24 HB 13 0 1 4 25.0 45 1 25.0 0 0.0 45 11.3 13.8 45.0 3.5 113.5
Dan Lewis 29 FB 13 0 1 2 50.0 26 1 50.0 0 0.0 26 13.0 18.0 26.0 2.0 135.4
Team Total 26.7 14 6-8-0 220 427 51.5 2908 20 4.7 20 4.7 80 6.8 5.2 13.2 207.7 69.5
Opp Total 14 161 318 50.6 2117 15 4.7 27 8.5 6.7 3.3 13.1 151.2 52.4 45 422 5.8 1.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Charley Taylor* 24 HB 13 0 145 402 3 39 2.8 30.9 11.2 40 577 14.4 3 69 3.1 44.4 979 6 10
Dan Lewis 29 FB 13 0 117 343 2 23 2.9 26.4 9.0 25 276 11.0 2 37 1.9 21.2 619 4 4
George Hughley 26 14 0 37 175 0 19 4.7 12.5 2.6 9 93 10.3 1 27 0.6 6.6 268 1 1
Pervis Atkins 30 4 0 18 44 0 16 2.4 11.0 4.5 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.3 0.0 44 0 2
Sonny Jurgensen 31 QB 13 13 17 23 2 27 1.4 1.8 1.3 23 2 6
Dick Shiner 23 14 1 12 35 0 29 2.9 2.5 0.9 35 0 5
Bob Briggs 24 7 0 6 10 0 6 1.7 1.4 0.9 3 40 13.3 0 31 0.4 5.7 50 0 2
Rick Casares 34 3 0 2 5 0 3 2.5 1.7 0.7 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.3 1.7 10 0 0
Bobby Mitchell 30 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 60 867 14.5 6 80 4.3 61.9 867 6 1
Preston Carpenter 31 TE 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 298 13.0 0 36 2.6 33.1 298 0 0
Jerry Smith 22 te 14 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 257 13.5 2 54 1.4 18.4 257 2 0
Angelo Coia 27 se 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 240 13.3 3 45 1.4 18.5 240 3 0
Pat Richter 24 SE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 189 11.8 2 35 1.5 17.2 189 2 1
Bob Jencks 24 K 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 20 10.0 0 12 0.1 1.4 20 0 0
Paul Krause*+ 23 RS 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 17 8.5 0 13 0.1 1.2 17 0 1
Billy Hunter 23 RET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 29 29.0 1 29 0.3 9.7 29 1 1
Team Total 26.7 14 354 1037 7 39 2.9 74.1 25.3 220 2908 13.2 20 80 15.7 207.7 3945 27 41
Opp Total 14 486 1753 18 3.6 125.2 34.7 161 2117 13.1 15 11.5 151.2 3870 33 31

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Rickie Harris 22 RET 14 2 31 377 1 57 12.2 5 96 0 36 19.2 473
Billy Hunter 23 RET 3 0 18 432 0 50 24.0 461
George Hughley 26 14 0 2 12 0 11 6.0 13 295 0 47 22.7 575
Bobby Mitchell 30 FL 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 5 106 0 35 21.2 988
Pervis Atkins 30 4 0 3 11 0 9 3.7 1 15 0 15 15.0 70
Bob Briggs 24 7 0 2 8 0 6 4.0 58
Tom Walters 23 14 0 2 30 0 21 15.0 30
Chris Hanburger 24 rlb 14 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Carl Kammerer 28 RDE 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Fred Mazurek 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bob Pellegrini 31 RLB 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Charley Taylor* 24 HB 13 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 994
Team Total 26.7 14 39 415 1 57 10.6 49 1011 0 50 20.6 5371
Opp Total 14 30 0 42 976 0 23.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Bob Jencks 24 K 14 0 22 10 45.5% 33 29 87.9%
Pat Richter 24 SE 11 0 54 2364 72 0 43.8
Ron Snidow 24 LDE 14 0 9 336 53 0 37.3
John Seedborg 22 1 0 7 247 49 1 35.3
Team Total 26.7 14 22 10 45.5% 33 29 87.9% 70 2947 72 1 42.1
Opp Total 14 22 12 54.5% 38 37 97.4% 69 2995 43.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Pervis Atkins 30 4 0 2 0 0 0
Bob Briggs 24 7 0 2 1 0 0
Dave Crossan 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Hanburger 24 rlb 14 5 1 14 0 14 0 1 0 0
Rickie Harris 22 RET 14 2 1 34 1 34 5 2 0 0
Len Hauss 23 C 14 14 1 0 0 0
Sam Huff 31 MLB 14 0 2 49 0 39 0 1 0 0
George Hughley 26 14 0 1 1 1 0
Billy Hunter 23 RET 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sonny Jurgensen 31 QB 13 13 6 3 0 0
Carl Kammerer 28 RDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
Paul Krause*+ 23 RS 14 0 6 118 0 43 1 5 56 1
Dan Lewis 29 FB 13 0 4 1 0 0
Fred Mazurek 22 1 0 0 1 0 0
Bobby Mitchell 30 FL 14 0 1 1 0 0
Fran O'Brien 29 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Pellegrini 31 RLB 13 0 1 1 31 1
Pat Richter 24 SE 11 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Rutgens* 26 RDT 14 14 0 1 9 0
Johnny Sample 28 LCB 13 0 6 57 0 28 0 2 20 0
Lonnie Sanders 24 RCB 7 0 4 121 0 42
Dick Shiner 23 14 1 5 1 0 0
Jim Shorter 26 13 0 2 20 0 20 0 2 62 1
Jerry Smith 22 te 14 5 0 1 0 0
Ron Snidow 24 LDE 14 0 1 3 0 3
Jim Snowden 23 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Steffen 29 LS 14 0 3 56 0 25
Charley Taylor* 24 HB 13 0 10 5 0 0
Tom Walters 23 14 0 1 63 1 63
Team Total 26.7 14 27 535 2 63 41 35 179 3
Opp Total 14 39 31 16

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bob Jencks 24 K 14 0 29 10 59
Bobby Mitchell 30 FL 14 0 6 36
Charley Taylor* 24 HB 13 0 3 3 36
Dan Lewis 29 FB 13 0 2 2 24
Angelo Coia 27 se 13 0 3 18
Rickie Harris 22 RET 14 2 1 1 12
Sonny Jurgensen 31 QB 13 13 2 12
Pat Richter 24 SE 11 0 2 12
Jerry Smith 22 te 14 5 2 12
George Hughley 26 14 0 1 6
Billy Hunter 23 RET 3 0 1 6
Paul Krause*+ 23 RS 14 0 1 6
Bob Pellegrini 31 RLB 13 0 1 6
Jim Shorter 26 13 0 1 6
Tom Walters 23 14 0 1 6
Team Total 26.7 14 7 20 1 3 2 29 10 257
Opp Total 14 18 15 37 12 301