Historical Rankings: No. 43: 1957 Washington Redskins

[KDawg]

Redskins Team Rankings:

It’s tough to compare eras, and I figured differential was as good a way as any to figure it out.

Formula:

1. Find rankings in offense to defense differentials for each category

2. Add rankings together

3. Sort rankings based on lowest to highest totals. Lowest is number one, highest is number seventy-seven.

***IMPORTANT INFORMATION: These are based on overall team statistics, please keep that in mind. Records don’t show the whole story when looking at the overall picture. In some cases a team that won 3 games could be worse than a team that won 1. These are statistical rankings. Keep that in mind.

There’s concern that this doesn’t take into account games played per season. I argue that it doesn’t really matter. A bad team is still a bad team. A good team is still a good team. It won’t vary their overall total by enough to make too large a difference. I’m confident teams are going to land at least in the vicinity of where they belong on the grand scheme.

I will post one as often as I can. We’ll start with No. 77 and work our way up to No. 1.

No. 43

1957 Washington Redskins coached by Joe Kuharich

Rankings:

Record: 5-6-1, 41%. Ranked 53rd.

Points: +21. Ranked 30th.

Yards: -101. Ranked 45th.

Pass Yards: -407. Ranked 62nd.

Pass TD: -7. Ranked 67th.

INT: +3. Ranked 25th.

Rush Yards: +306. Ranked 22nd.

Rush TD: +6. Ranked 15th.

Turnovers: -2. Ranked 49th.

Total: 368. Ranked 43rd.

About the Team:

Quarterback:

Eddie LeBaron: 1508 yards, 11 TD, 10 INT

Running back:

Don Bosseler: 673 Yards, 7 TD, 4.0 YPC

Receiving:

Rec/yards: John Carson: 34 REC, 585 Yards, 3 TD

TD: Jim Podoley: 4 TD

Tackles:

Sacks:

Interceptions:

Norb Hecker: 3 picks

Don Shula: 3 picks

Pro Bowlers:

Eddie LeBaron

John Carson

Jim Podoley

Chuck Drazenovich

Dick Stanfel

Gene Brito

All Pro:

Dick Stanfel

Gene Brito

Divisional Placing:

4th in NFC East

Coach Info:

Kuharich coached five seasons with the Redskins. This is his third appearance. He previously had teams ranked 61st and 77th.

Countdown:

77. 1954 Washington Redskins (Joe Kuharich) {653 points}

76. 1959 Washington Redskins (Mike Nixon) {626 points}

75. 1994 Washington Redskins (Norv Turner) {588 points}

74. 1963 Washington Redskins (Bill McPeak) {585 points}

73. 1960 Washington Redskins (Mike Nixon) {579 points}

72. 1961 Washington Redskins (Bill McPeak) {562 points}

71. 1993 Washington Redskins (Richie Petitbone) {560 points}

70. 1951 Washington Redskins (Ball/Todd) {549 points}

69. 1949 Washington Redskins (Ball/Whelchel) {544 points}

68. 1950 Washington Redskins (Herman Ball) {531 points}

67. 2003 Washington Redskins (Steve Spurrier) {519 points}

65. 2009 Washington Redskins (Jim Zorn) {499 points}

65. 2007 Washington Redskins (Joe Gibbs) {499 points}

63. 1968 Washington Redskins (Otto Graham) {492 points}

63. 1962 Washington Redskins (Bill McPeak) {492 points}

62. 1998 Washington Redskins (Norv Turner) {481 points}

61. 1958 Washington Redskins (Joe Kuharich) {460 points}

60. 1966 Washington Redskins (Otto Graham) {444 points}

59. 1995 Washington Redskins (Norv Turner) {437 points}

58. 1956 Washington Redskins (Joe Kuharich) {431 points}

57. 1952 Washington Redskins (Curly Lambeau) {425 points}

56. 1953 Washington Redskins (Curly Lambeau) {424 points}

55. 1935 Boston Redskins (Eddie Casey) {415 points}

54. 1941 Washington Redskins (Ray Flaherty) {408 points}

52. 2002 Washington Redskins (Steve Spurrier) {407 points}

52. 1988 Washington Redskins (Joe Gibbs) {407 points}

51. 1978 Washington Redskins (Jack Pardee) {402 points}

50. 1965 Washington Redskins (Bill McPeak) {395 points}

49. 1967 Washington Redskins (Otto Graham) {388 points}

48. 1934 Boston Redskins (Lone Star Dietz) {386 points}

47. 1947 Washington Redskins (Turk Edwards) {380 points}

46. 2001 Washington Redskins (Marty Schottenheimer) {374 points}

45. 2004 Washington Redskins (Joe Gibbs) {372 points}

44. 1969 Washington Redskins (Vince Lombardi) {371 points}

43. 1957 Washington Redskins (Joe Kuharich) {368 points}