The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 9th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–2 record from 1945 and finished 5–5–1.

Although the NFL formally desegregated in 1946, many teams were slow to allow black athletes to compete even after the formal barrier had fallen. None were less willing to desegregate than the Washington Redskins, who sought to be the "home team" for a vast Southern market. The Redskins would remain the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster until 1962.Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012.

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at San Diego Bomber All-Stars W 34–6 1–0 Balboa Stadium 11,000 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–16 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 68,188 3 vs. Green Bay Packers W 35–31 2–1 University of Denver Stadium 21,000 4 at Norfolk Shamrocks W 56–0 3–1 Foreman Field 13,500 5 vs. Chicago Bears L 14–20 3–2 Municipal Stadium 51,580

Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 29 Pittsburgh Steelers T 14–14 0–0–1 Griffith Stadium Recap 2 October 6 Detroit Lions W 17–16 1–0–1 Griffith Stadium 33,569 Recap 3 October 13 New York Giants W 24–14 2–0–1 Griffith Stadium Recap 4 October 20 at Boston Yanks W 14–6 3–0–1 Fenway Park 24,357 Recap 5 October 27 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–28 3–1–1 Griffith Stadium Recap 6 November 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–14 3–2–1 Forbes Field Recap 7 November 10 Boston Yanks W 17–14 4–2–1 Griffith Stadium Recap 8 November 17 at Chicago Bears L 20–24 4–3–1 Wrigley Field Recap 9 November 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–10 5–3–1 Shibe Park 36,366 Recap 10 December 1 Green Bay Packers L 7–20 5–4–1 Griffith Stadium 33,691 Recap 11 December 8 at New York Giants L 0–31 5–5–1 Polo Grounds 60,337 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Roster 1946 Washington Redskins final rosterBacks LB/FB RB/CB QB/P CB/RB RB FB/QB/S/P FB/LB CB/RB FB/LB/K LB/FB RB/CB CB/RB S/QB Linemen/Linebackers T/DT C/LB DT/T G/DG/FB C/LB DG/G G/DG T/DT G/DG T/DT DG/G T/DT DT/T Ends/Receivers

rookies in italics

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