1956 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (6-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1956 Washington Redskins Roster
1956 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins scored 183 points, but the defense yielded 225. Leo Elter carried the ball for a team-best 544 yards for Washington.

Al Dorow tossed for 730 yards, and Eddie LeBaron took a significant amount of snaps, too. John Carson paced all receivers, grabbing 39 passes for 504 yards, while Steve Meilinger contributed to the receiving game also.

Norb Hecker picked off 8 opponent throws.

Joe Kuharich coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Al Dorow	112	55	49.1	730	6.5	8	7.1	8	7.1	51	64.2
Eddie LeBaron	98	47	48.0	554	5.7	3	3.1	10	10.2	33	36.2
Tommy Runnels	3	1	33.3	34	11.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	34	77.1
Fred Wyant	2	1	50.0	17	8.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	17	79.2
Totals	215	104	48.4	1335	6.2	11	5.1	18	8.4	51

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leo Elter	145	544	3.8	48	2
Tommy Runnels	96	334	3.5	17	0
Dick James	58	280	4.8	41	1
Billy Wells	69	185	2.7	17	1
Dale Atkeson	63	163	2.6	12	1
Sam Baker	25	117	4.7	32	0
Al Dorow	30	105	3.5	30	0
Jerry Planutis	2	6	3.0	3	0
Eddie LeBaron	11	6	0.5	9	0
Joe Scudero	2	3	1.5	2	0
Totals	501	1743	3.5	48	5

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Carson	39	504	12.9	26	3
Steve Meilinger	24	395	16.5	51	5
Leo Elter	11	99	9.0	17	0
Dick James	7	127	18.1	34	2
Billy Wells	6	86	14.3	34	0
Tommy Runnels	6	56	9.3	22	1
Dale Atkeson	6	28	4.7	26	0
Sam Baker	4	35	8.8	17	0
Jerry Planutis	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	104	1335	12.8	51	11

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Sam Baker	19	16	84.2	25	17	68.0	67
Totals	19	16	84.2	25	17	68.0	67

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sam Baker	59	2510	42.5	56
Eddie LeBaron	4	161	40.2	47
Totals	63	2671	42.4	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy Runnels	8	91	11.4	59
Dick James	6	84	14.0	24
Joe Scudero	10	50	5.0	12
Billy Wells	2	36	18.0	22
Dale Atkeson	1	12	12.0	12
Sam Baker	1	0	0.0	0
Gary Lowe	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	29	273	9.4	59

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy Runnels	17	375	22.1	37
Dick James	9	181	20.1	27
Joe Scudero	9	157	17.4	33
Leo Elter	4	87	21.8	29
Dale Atkeson	1	25	25.0	25
Tony Sardisco	1	15	15.0	15
Billy Wells	1	12	12.0	12
J.D. Kimmel	1	12	12.0	12
Ralph Thomas	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	44	864	19.6	37

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Norb Hecker	8	26	3.2	14
Roy Barni	2	47	23.5	33
Joe Scudero	2	26	13.0	24
Gary Lowe	1	30	30.0	30
Art DeCarlo	1	11	11.0	11
Gene Brito	1	6	6.0	6
Chet Ostrowski	1	2	2.0	2
Bill Fulcher	1	0	0.0	0
LaVern Torgeson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	18	148	8.2	33

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Eddie LeBaron			4	3	0	0
John Paluck			0	3	76	1
Billy Wells			2	3	0	1
Joe Scudero		0	3	2	0	0
J.D. Kimmel			0	2	0	0
Norb Hecker		0	0	2	17	1
Art DeCarlo		0	0	2	0	0
Leo Elter			7	2	0
Gene Brito		0	0	1	0	0
Tommy Runnels			4	1	0
Dick Stanfel			0	1	0	0
Chet Ostrowski		0	0	1	0	0
Tony Sardisco			0	1	0	0
Dale Atkeson			1	1	0
Volney Peters			0	1	0	0
Ralph Felton			0	1	0	0
Don Boll			0	1	0	0
Chuck Drazenovich			0	1	0	0
Sam Baker			3	0	0
Al Dorow			4	0	0	0
Steve Meilinger			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	29	93	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Sam Baker	0	0	0						17	16	0			67
Steve Meilinger		5							0	0	0			30
Dick James	1	2	0	0					0	0	0			18
John Carson		3							0	0	0			18
Billy Wells	1	0	0	0			1		0	0	0			12
Leo Elter	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
John Paluck							1		0	0	0			6
Dale Atkeson	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Tommy Runnels	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Norb Hecker						0	1		0	0	0			6
Johnny Miller									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	5	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	17	16	0	0	1	183