1950 Washington Redskins season
1950 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | George Preston Marshall |
Head coach | Herman Ball |
General manager | |
Home field | Griffith Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–9 |
Division place | 6th NFL American |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1950 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 7th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 4–7–1 record from 1949 and finished 3-9.
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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1 | September 17 | at Baltimore Colts | W 38–14 | 1–0 | Memorial Stadium | 29,000 | Recap |
2 | September 24 | at Green Bay Packers | L 21–35 | 1–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 14,109 | Recap |
3 | October 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–26 | 1–2 | Griffith Stadium | 25,008 | Recap |
4 | October 8 | New York Giants | L 17–21 | 1–3 | Griffith Stadium | 19,288 | Recap |
5 | Bye | ||||||
6 | October 22 | Chicago Cardinals | L 28–38 | 1–4 | Griffith Stadium | 27,856 | Recap |
7 | October 29 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–35 | 1–5 | Shibe Park | 33,707 | Recap |
8 | November 5 | at New York Giants | L 21–24 | 1–6 | Polo Grounds | 23,909 | Recap |
9 | November 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–33 | 1–7 | Griffith Stadium | 29,407 | Recap |
10 | November 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–20 | 1–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 21,908 | Recap |
11 | November 26 | Baltimore Colts | W 38–28 | 2–8 | Griffith Stadium | 21,275 | Recap |
12 | December 3 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–7 | 3–8 | Forbes Field | 19,741 | Recap |
13 | December 10 | Cleveland Browns | L 21–45 | 3–9 | Griffith Stadium | 30,143 | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings[]
NFL American Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Cleveland Browns | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 310 | 144 | W6 | |
New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 268 | 150 | W6 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 180 | 195 | W1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 254 | 141 | L4 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3–6 | 233 | 287 | L1 | |
Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 232 | 326 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Categories:
- 1950 National Football League season by team
- Washington Football Team seasons
- 1950 in sports in Washington, D.C.
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