1955 Washington Redskins season

1955 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerDick McCann
Head coachJoe Kuharich
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Results
Record8–4
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1955 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 19th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 3–9 record from 1954 and finished 8–4. This was the Redskins' last winning season until 1969.

The Redskins continued their ongoing strategy of establishing themselves as the dominant NFL franchise of the Southern United States, broadcasting their games to a network of 19 television stations across Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.[1]

From the 1955 season until 1962, the Redskins were the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL by refusing to include a black player on their roster, unlike the other 11 teams in the league.[2]

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1954 NFL draft
1954 Washington Redskins draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 8 Steve Meilinger E Kentucky

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 7 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–7 0–1–0 Kezar Stadium 27,237
2 August 17 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–28 1–1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,935
3 August 24 vs. Detroit Lions L 14–17 1–2–0 Ladd Memorial Stadium (Mobile, AL) 23,000
4 August 30 at Baltimore Colts T 28–28 1–2–1 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 23,280
5 September 3 vs. Chicago Bears L 10–45 1–3–1 Crump Stadium (Memphis, TN) 10,704
6 September 10 vs. Green Bay Packers W 33–31 2–3–1 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) 13,000

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 25 at Cleveland Browns W 27–17 1–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,041 Recap
2 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–30 2–0 Connie Mack Stadium 31,891 Recap
3 October 9 Chicago Cardinals L 10–24 2–1 Griffith Stadium 26,337 Recap
4 October 16 Cleveland Browns L 14–24 2–2 Griffith Stadium 29,168 Recap
5 October 23 at Baltimore Colts W 14–13 3–2 Memorial Stadium 51,387 Recap
6 October 30 at New York Giants L 7–35 3–3 Polo Grounds 17,402 Recap
7 November 6 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–21 4–3 Griffith Stadium 25,741 Recap
8 November 13 San Francisco 49ers W 7–0 5–3 Griffith Stadium 25,112 Recap
9 November 20 at Chicago Cardinals W 31–0 6-3 Comiskey Park 16,901 Recap
10 November 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–14 7-3 Forbes Field 21,760 Recap
11 December 4 New York Giants L 20–27 7-4 Griffith Stadium 28,556 Recap
12 December 11 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–17 8-4 Griffith Stadium 20,547 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 7–2–1 349 218 W2
8 4 0 .667 6–4 246 222 W1
New York Giants 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 267 223 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 1 .364 4–5–1 248 231 L1
Chicago Cardinals 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 224 252 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 195 285 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 260 231 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 294 251 W2
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 258 276 L1
Baltimore Colts 5 6 1 .455 5–4–1 214 239 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 216 298 W1
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 2–8 230 275 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Awards, records, and honors

Main article: 1955 NFL season § Awards

References

  1. ^ The Washington Redskins 1955: Official Guide for Press, Radio and Television. Washington, DC: The Redskins, 1955; p. 67.
  2. ^ Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012.
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