1963 Washington Redskins season

1963 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Bill McPeak
Home field DC Stadium
Results
Record 3-11
Division Place 6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1962 1964

The 1963 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-7-2 record from 1962.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1963 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1963 at Cleveland Browns L 37-14
57,618
2 September 21, 1963 at Los Angeles Rams W 37-14
29,295
3 September 29, 1963 Dallas Cowboys W 21-17
40,101
4 October 6, 1963 New York Giants L 24-14
49,419
5 October 13, 1963 Philadelphia Eagles L 37-24
49,219
6 October 20, 1963 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 38-27
41,987
7 October 27, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals L 21-7
46,921
8 November 3, 1963 at Dallas Cowboys L 35-20
18,838
9 November 10, 1963 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24-20
18,197
10 November 17, 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers L 34-28
49,219
11 November 24, 1963 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13-10
60,671
12 December 1, 1963 Baltimore Colts L 36-20
44,006
13 December 8, 1963 at New York Giants L 44-14
62,992
14 December 15, 1963 Cleveland Browns L 27-20
40,865

Standings

NFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 448 280 W-3
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 343 262 W-1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 5 0 .643 341 283 L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 3 .636 321 295 L-1
Dallas Cowboys 4 10 0 .286 305 378 W-1
Washington Redskins 3 11 0 .214 279 398 L-3
Philadelphia Eagles 2 10 2 .167 242 381 L-2

References

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins • Founded in 1932 • Plays in Landover, Maryland • Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Head coaches
Wray • Dietz • Casey • Flaherty • Bergman • DeGroot • Edwards • Whelchel • Ball • Todd • Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Gibbs • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs • Zorn • Shanahan
Division championships (12)
Super Bowl appearances (5)
VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI
League championships (5)
1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991
Hall of Fame players
Battles • Baugh • Dudley • Edwards • Green • Grimm • Hanburger • Houston • Huff • D. Jones • S. Jones • Jurgensen • Krause • Millner • Mitchell • Monk • Riggins • Smith • Taylor
All-time leaders
Seasons
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Current league affiliations
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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
Dallas Chicago
NY Giants Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
St. Louis Minnesota
Washington San Francisco
1963 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl
Related: 1963 AFL Season