1959 Washington Redskins season

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
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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
	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

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