The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 32nd in Washington, D.C. In their third and final year under head coach Otto Graham, the team finished 5–9, failing to improve on their 5–6–3 record from 1967.

With two years remaining on a five-year contract (and an option for another five years), Graham was displaced by Vince Lombardi in early February 1969.

Offseason NFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team

Undrafted free agents

+ 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBob LeachLinebackerMaryville

Roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Houston Oilers L 3–9 0–1 Astrodome 41,468 2 vs. Atlanta Falcons W 16–14 1–1 Tampa Stadium 42,180 3 Baltimore Colts L 13–15 1–2 D.C. Stadium 45,810 4 vs. Chicago Bears L 13–45 1–3 Carter–Finley Stadium 26,800 5 Detroit Lions W 16–10 2–3 D.C. Stadium 36,721 6 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–17 3–3 Foreman Field 17,712

Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 at Chicago Bears W 38–28 1–0 Wrigley Field 41,321 Recap 2 September 22 at New Orleans Saints L 17–37 1–1 Tulane Stadium 65,941 Recap 3 September 29 at New York Giants L 21–48 1–2 Yankee Stadium 62,797 Recap 4 October 6 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14 2–2 D.C. Stadium 50,816 Recap 5 October 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–13 3–2 D.C. Stadium 50,659 Recap 6 October 20 at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–41 3–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,456 Recap 7 October 27 New York Giants L 10–13 3–4 D.C. Stadium 50,839 Recap 8 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–27 3–5 Metropolitan Stadium 47,644 Recap 9 November 10 at Philadelphia Eagles W 16–10 4–5 Franklin Field 59,133 Recap 10 November 17 Dallas Cowboys L 24–44 4–6 D.C. Stadium 50,816 Recap 11 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 7–27 4–7 D.C. Stadium 50,621 Recap 12 November 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–29 4–8 Cotton Bowl 66,076 Recap 13 December 8 Cleveland Browns L 21–24 4–9 D.C. Stadium 50,661 Recap 14 December 15 Detroit Lions W 14–3 5–9 D.C. Stadium 50,123 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

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Week 5

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Standings

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