1956 Washington Redskins season

1956 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Joe Kuharich
Owner George Preston Marshall
Home field Griffith Stadium
Results
Record 6–6
Division place 3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1956 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–4 record from 1955.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1956 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 30, 1956 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–13
27,718
2 October 6, 1956 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–9
26,607
3 October 14, 1956 Chicago Cardinals L 31–3
25,794
4 October 21, 1956 Cleveland Browns W 20–9
23,332
5 October 28, 1956 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–14
30,553
6 November 11, 1956 Detroit Lions W 18–17
28,003
7 November 18, 1956 New York Giants W 33–7
26,261
8 November 25, 1956 at Cleveland Browns W 20–17
22,878
9 December 2, 1956 at New York Giants L 28–14
26,261
10 December 9, 1956 Philadelphia Eagles W 19–17
22,333
11 December 16, 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–0
21,097
12 December 23, 1956 at Baltimore Colts L 19–17
32,994

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 3 1 .727 7–3 264 197 W1
Chicago Cardinals 7 5 0 .583 7–3 240 182 W1
Washington Redskins 6 6 0 .500 5–5 183 225 L2
Cleveland Browns 5 7 0 .417 4–6 167 177 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 167 177 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 8 1 .273 3–7 143 215 L3

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

References


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