The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th in Washington, D.C. After dropping their first five, the Redskins won two-thirds of their remaining games to finish again at 6–8, fourth in the Eastern Conference. This was the first season to feature the arrow logo on the helmet.
NFL draft
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 vs. Philadelphia Eagles W 37–0 1–0 Hershey Stadium 8,945 2 Chicago Bears L 30–31 1–1 D.C. Stadium 45,142 3 vs. St. Louis Cardinals W 13–7 1–2 City Stadium 19,000 4 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 16–20 2–2 American Legion Memorial Stadium 20,426 5 vs. Baltimore Colts L 23–33 2–3 Foreman Field 22,176 6 September 12 vs. Detroit Lions W 20–3 3–3 Fawcett Stadium 13,000
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19 Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–1 D.C. Stadium 48,208 Recap 2 September 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–27 0–2 Cotton Bowl 61,577 Recap 3 October 3 at Detroit Lions L 10–14 0–3 Tiger Stadium 52,627 Recap 4 October 10 St. Louis Cardinals L 16–37 0–4 D.C. Stadium 50,205 Recap 5 October 17 Baltimore Colts L 7–38 0–5 D.C. Stadium 50,405 Recap 6 October 24 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–20 1–5 Busch Stadium 32,228 Recap 7 October 31 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–21 2–5 D.C. Stadium 50,301 Recap 8 November 7 at New York Giants W 23–7 3–5 Yankee Stadium 62,788 Recap 9 November 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–21 3–6 Franklin Field 60,444 Recap 10 November 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–3 4–6 Forbes Field 25,052 Recap 11 November 28 Dallas Cowboys W 34–31 5–6 D.C. Stadium 50,205 Recap 12 December 5 at Cleveland Browns L 16–24 5–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,765 Recap 13 December 12 New York Giants L 10–27 5–8 D.C. Stadium 50,373 Recap 14 December 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–14 6–8 D.C. Stadium 49,806 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
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