1957 Washington Redskins season

1957 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerDick McCann
Head coachJoe Kuharich
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place4th NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1957 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 21st in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 6–6 record from 1956 and finished 5–6–1.

From the 1955 season until 1962, the Redskins were the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster, unlike the other 12 teams in the league.[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1957 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–45 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,871
2 August 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–27 0–2 Kezar Stadium 24,781
3 August 31 vs. Detroit Lions L 14–31 0–3 Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) 15,000
4 September 8 at Baltimore Colts W 24–14 1–3 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 24,352
5 September 14 vs. Green Bay Packers L 17–20 1–4 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) 15,000
6 September 19 vs. Los Angeles Rams L 3–14 1–5 Ladd Memorial Stadium (Mobile, AL) 10,217

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–28 0–1 Forbes Field 27,452 Recap
2 October 6 at Chicago Cardinals W 37–14 1–1 Comiskey Park 18,278 Recap
3 October 13 New York Giants L 20–24 1–2 Griffith Stadium 39,086 Recap
4 October 20 Chicago Cardinals L 14–44 1–3 Griffith Stadium 23,159 Recap
5 October 27 at New York Giants W 31–14 2–3 Yankee Stadium 40,416 Recap
6 November 3 at Cleveland Browns L 17–21 2–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 52,936 Recap
7 November 10 Baltimore Colts L 17–21 2–5 Griffith Stadium 33,149 Recap
8 November 17 Cleveland Browns T 30–30 2–5–1 Griffith Stadium 27,722 Recap
9 November 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 12–21 2–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 20,730 Recap
10 December 1 at Chicago Bears W 14–3 3–6–1 Wrigley Field 39,148 Recap
11 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles W 42–7 4–6–1 Griffith Stadium 21,304 Recap
12 December 15 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–3 5–6–1 Griffith Stadium 22,577 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 8–1–1 269 172 W1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 6–4 254 211 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 161 178 W1
5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 251 230 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 4–6 173 230 L2
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 2–8 200 299 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 6–4 251 231 W3
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 7–3 260 264 W3
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 6–4 303 235 L2
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 5–5 307 278 W2
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 203 211 L1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–8 218 311 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012.


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