The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 28th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 3–11 record from 1963 and finished 6–8. This was the final season to feature the feather logo on the back of the helmet.
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 vs. Detroit Lions L 27–28 0–1 American Legion Memorial Stadium 18,763 2 vs. Chicago Bears L 13–14 0–2 City Stadium 23,611 3 vs. New York Giants W 27–24 1–2 Schoellkopf Field 19,000 4 Baltimore Colts L 14–41 1–3 D.C. Stadium 45,016 5 vs. St. Louis Cardinals W 17–10 2–3 Foreman Field 20,642
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 13 Cleveland Browns L 13–27 0–1 D.C. Stadium 47,577 Recap 2 September 20 at Dallas Cowboys L 18–24 0–2 Cotton Bowl 25,158 Recap 3 September 25 at New York Giants L 10–13 0–3 Yankee Stadium 62,996 Recap 4 October 4 St. Louis Cardinals L 17–23 0–4 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 5 October 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–20 1–4 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 6 October 18 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–38 1–5 Busch Stadium 23,748 Recap 7 October 25 Chicago Bears W 27–20 2–5 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 8 November 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–10 3–5 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 9 November 8 at Cleveland Browns L 24–34 3–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,385 Recap 10 November 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–0 4–6 Pitt Stadium 31,587 Recap 11 November 22 Dallas Cowboys W 28–16 5–6 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 12 November 29 New York Giants W 36–21 6–6 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 13 December 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–14 6–7 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 14 December 13 at Baltimore Colts L 17–45 6–8 Memorial Stadium 60,213 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 5
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The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason.
Week 9: at Cleveland Browns
Standings
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