1958 Washington Redskins season

1958 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerDick McCann
Head coachJoe Kuharich
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Results
Record4–7–1
Division place4th NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1958 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 5–6–1 record from 1957 and finished 4–7–1. This was the first season to feature the feather logo on the back of the helmet.

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

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–31 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 73,164
2 August 23 vs. San Francisco 49ers L 19–20 0–2 Multnomah Stadium (Portland, OR) 25,442
3 August 29 at Baltimore Colts W 27–7 1–2 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 18,131
4 September 6 vs. Philadelphia Eagles W 35–31 2–2 Gator Bowl Stadium (Jacksonville, FL) 26,242
5 September 13 vs. Green Bay Packers W 23–14 3–2 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) 12,000
6 September 21 Chicago Bears L 24–27 3–3 Griffith Stadium 15,168

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 28 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–14 1–0 Franklin Field 36,853 Recap
2 October 4 at Chicago Cardinals L 10–37 1–1 Comiskey Park 21,824 Recap
3 October 12 New York Giants L 14–21 1–2 Griffith Stadium 30,348 Recap
4 October 19 Green Bay Packers W 37–21 2–2 Griffith Stadium 25,228 Recap
5 October 26 at Baltimore Colts L 10–35 2–3 Memorial Stadium 54,403 Recap
6 November 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–24 2–4 Forbes Field 19,525 Recap
7 November 9 Chicago Cardinals W 45–31 3–4 Griffith Stadium 26,196 Recap
8 November 16 Cleveland Browns L 10–20 3–5 Griffith Stadium 32,372 Recap
9 November 23 at New York Giants L 0–30 3–6 Yankee Stadium 46,752 Recap
10 November 30 at Cleveland Browns L 14–21 3–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 33,240 Recap
11 December 7 Pittsburgh Steelers T 14–14 3–7–1 Griffith Stadium 23,370 Recap
12 December 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–0 4–7–1 Griffith Stadium 22,621 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 3 0 .750 7–3 246 183 W4
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 302 217 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 1 .636 6–3–1 261 230 W1
4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 214 268 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 261 356 L6
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 235 306 L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 8–2 381 203 L2
Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 7–3 344 278 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 298 230 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 0 .500 4–6 257 324 W2
Detroit Lions 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 261 276 L2
Green Bay Packers 1 10 1 .091 0–9–1 193 382 L7
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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