1952 Washington Redskins season
1952 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | George Preston Marshall |
Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
General manager | |
Home field | Griffith Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–8 |
Division place | 5th (tied) NFL American |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1952 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 15th in Washington, D.C.. the team failed to improve on their 5–7 record from 1951 and finished 4-8.
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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1 | September 29 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 23–7 | 1–0 | Comiskey Park | 17,837 | Recap |
2 | October 5 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–35 | 1–1 | Marquette Stadium | 9,657 | Recap |
3 | October 12 | Chicago Cardinals | L 6–17 | 1–2 | Griffith Stadium | 24,600 | Recap |
4 | October 19 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 28–24 | 2–2 | Forbes Field | 22,604 | Recap |
5 | October 26 | at Cleveland Browns | L 15–19 | 2–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 32,496 | Recap |
6 | November 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23–24 | 2–4 | Griffith Stadium | 25,866 | Recap |
7 | November 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–38 | 2–5 | Shibe Park | 16,932 | Recap |
8 | November 16 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–23 | 2–6 | Griffith Stadium | 28,997 | Recap |
9 | November 23 | New York Giants | L 10–14 | 2–7 | Griffith Stadium | 21,125 | Recap |
10 | November 30 | Cleveland Browns | L 24–48 | 2–8 | Griffith Stadium | 22,679 | Recap |
11 | December 7 | at New York Giants | W 27–17 | 3–8 | Polo Grounds | 21,237 | Recap |
12 | December 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–21 | 4–8 | Griffith Stadium | 22,468 | 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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 310 | 213 | L1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 252 | 271 | L1 | |
New York Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5–4 | 234 | 231 | W1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–5 | 300 | 273 | L1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 172 | 221 | L2 | |
Washington Redskins | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4–6 | 240 | 287 | W2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Categories:
- 1952 National Football League season by team
- Washington Football Team seasons
- 1952 in sports in Washington, D.C.
- Washington Football Team season stubs