The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 20th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–4 record from 1955 and finished 6–6.

From the 1955 season until 1962, the Redskins were the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster, unlike the other 12 teams in the league.Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 39–21 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 82,788 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–20 1–1 Kezar Stadium 27,812 3 vs. Chicago Bears L 3–17 1–2 War Memorial Stadium 16,000 4 vs. Green Bay Packers W 17–10 2–2 Bowman Gray Stadium 13,500 5 at Baltimore Colts L 13–27 2–3 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 28,471 6 vs. Detroit Lions W 19–17 3–3 Civic Stadium 23,812

Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–30 0–1 Forbes Field 27,718 Recap 2 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–13 0–2 Connie Mack Stadium 26,607 Recap 3 October 14 Chicago Cardinals L 3–31 0–3 Griffith Stadium 25,794 Recap 4 October 21 Cleveland Browns W 20–9 1–3 Griffith Stadium 23,332 Recap 5 October 28 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–14 2–3 Comiskey Park 30,553 Recap — Bye 6 November 11 Detroit Lions W 18–17 3–3 Griffith Stadium 28,003 Recap 7 November 18 New York Giants W 33–7 4–3 Griffith Stadium 26,261 Recap 8 November 25 at Cleveland Browns W 20–17 5–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 22,878 Recap 9 December 2 at New York Giants L 14–28 5–4 Yankee Stadium 26,261 Recap 10 December 9 Philadelphia Eagles W 19–17 6–4 Griffith Stadium 22,333 Recap 11 December 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–23 6–5 Griffith Stadium 21,097 Recap 12 December 23 at Baltimore Colts L 17–19 6–6 Memorial Stadium 32,994 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Personnel Roster

References