1966 Washington Redskins season

1966 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Otto Graham
Home field DC Stadium
Results
Record 7–7
Division place 5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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< 1965 1967 >

The 1966 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record from 1965. The Washington Redskins attempted to make Vince Lombardi their new head coach, but Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for Otto Graham.[1] They failed to make the playoffs but managed to finish with a 7–7 record and in 5th place in the 7 member NFL Eastern division.

In Week Twelve, the Redskins set an NFL record for most points by one team in a regular season game, scoring 72 points against the Giants. (Incidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored by Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship Game, in which the Redskins surrendered 11 touchdowns and were shut out.)

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 11, 1966 Cleveland Browns L 38–14
48,643
2 September 18, 1966 at St. Louis Cardinals L 23–7
40,198
3 September 25, 1966 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 33–27
37,505
4 October 2, 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–10
47,360
5 October 9, 1966 Atlanta Falcons W 33–20
50,116
6 October 16, 1966 at New York Giants L 13–10
62,865
7 October 23, 1966 St. Louis Cardinals W 26–20
50,154
8 October 30, 1966 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–13
60,658
9 November 6, 1966 at Baltimore Colts L 37–10
60,238
10 November 13, 1966 Dallas Cowboys L 31–30
50,927
11 November 20, 1966 at Cleveland Browns L 14–3
78,466
12 November 27, 1966 New York Giants W 72–41
50,439
13 Bye
14 December 11, 1966 at Dallas Cowboys W 34–31
64,198
15 December 18, 1966 Philadelphia Eagles L 37–28
50,405

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 10 3 1 .769 9–3–1 445 239 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 9 5 0 .643 8–5 326 340 W4
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 9–4 403 259 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 8 5 1 .615 7–5–1 264 265 L3
Washington Redskins 7 7 0 .500 7–6 351 355 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 8 1 .385 4–8–1 316 347 W2
Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 2–5 204 437 L1
New York Giants 1 12 1 .077 1–11–1 263 501 L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3