| Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 2, 1953 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Connie Mack Stadium Attendance: 19099 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Pihos 6 pass from Adrian Burk (Bobby Walston kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Laurie Niemi opponents fumble recovery in end zone (Bill Dudley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Pihos 10 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 24 pass from Jack Scarbath (Bill Dudley kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 61 pass from Jack Scarbath (Bill Dudley kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Adrian Burk 1 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 21 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Hugh Taylor |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 67 | LOG | Dave Suminski |
| 50 | C | Harry Ulinski |
| 78 | ROG | Ted Hazelwood |
| 65 | ROT | Jim Clark |
| 80 | ROE | Gene Brito |
| 18 | QB | Jack Scarbath |
| 22 | LOH | Charlie Justice |
| 20 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 32 | FB | Leon Heath |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 70 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 55 | MG | Jim Ricca |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Lipscomb |
| 88 | RDE | Jerry Hennessy |
| 36 | LLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 68 | RLB | Knox Ramsey |
| 44 | LDH | Harry Dowda |
| 46 | LS | Don Doll |
| 43 | RS | Johnny Williams |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bobby Walston |
| 75 | LOT | Frank Wydo |
| 68 | LOG | Maury Nipp |
| 53 | C | Ken Farragut |
| 67 | ROG | John Magee |
| 73 | ROT | Lum Snyder |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 10 | QB | Adrian Burk |
| 49 | LOH | Jerry Williams |
| 41 | ROH | Frank Ziegler |
| 21 | FB | Al Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Tom Scott |
| 79 | LDT | Vic Sears |
| 76 | MG | Bucko Kilroy |
| 78 | RDT | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 86 | RDE | Norm Willey |
| 53 | LLB | Ken Farragut |
| 60 | RLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 33 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 88 | LS | Bob Hudson |
| 44 | RS | Bob Stringer |
| 45 | RDH | Tom Brookshier |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 49 | 3 | 2 | |
| PHI | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | / | / | 10 | 99 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jack Scarbath | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Leon Heath | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Justice | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Barry | 1 | -2 | -1.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 85 | 3.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Frank Ziegler | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Brewer | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Johnson | 7 | 31 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomason | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Adrian Burk | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pollard | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 141 | 3.1 | 15 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Jack Scarbath | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 0 | 157 | 10.5 | 61t | 2 | 32 | 124.2 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 25 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 56.2 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 0 | 182 | 9.1 | 61t | 2 | 45 | 110.8 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Adrian Burk | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 86 | 6.1 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 63.4 | |
| Bobby Thomason | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 4 | 105 | 10.5 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 89.6 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 4 | 191 | 8.0 | 45 | 2 | 17 | 68.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Hugh Taylor | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 61t | 2 |
| Gene Brito | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Charlie Justice | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Paul Barry | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 182 | 20.2 | 61t | 2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Pihos | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 30 | 2 |
| Bobby Walston | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Frank Ziegler | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 191 | 14.7 | 45 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Johnny Williams | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Alban | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Doll | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 5 | 215 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 53 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Johnny Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Johnny Williams | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 0 | ||