NFL team season
1964 Washington Redskins season Owner George Preston Marshall Head coach Bill McPeak Home field D.C. Stadium Record 6–8 Division place 3rd (tied) NFL Eastern Playoff finish Did not qualify
The 1964 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 28th in Washington, D.C. . The team improved on their 3–11 record from 1963 and finished 6–8.
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Game recap
1
September 13
Cleveland Browns
L 13–27
0–1
D.C. Stadium
47,577
Recap
2
September 20
at Dallas Cowboys
L 18–24
0–2
Cotton Bowl
25,158
Recap
3
September 25
at New York Giants
L 10–13
0–3
Yankee Stadium
62,996
Recap
4
October 4
St. Louis Cardinals
L 17–23
0–4
D.C. Stadium
49,219
Recap
5
October 11
Philadelphia Eagles
W 35–20
1–4
D.C. Stadium
49,219
Recap
6
October 18
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 24–38
1–5
Busch Stadium
23,748
Recap
7
October 25
Chicago Bears
W 27–20
2–5
D.C. Stadium
49,219
Recap
8
November 1
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 21–10
3–5
Franklin Field
60,671
Recap
9
November 8
at Cleveland Browns
L 24–34
3–6
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
76,385
Recap
10
November 15
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 30–0
4–6
Pitt Stadium
31,587
Recap
11
November 22
Dallas Cowboys
W 28–16
5–6
D.C. Stadium
49,219
Recap
12
November 29
New York Giants
W 36–21
6–6
D.C. Stadium
49,219
Recap
13
December 6
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 7–14
6–7
D.C. Stadium
49,219
Recap
14
December 13
at Baltimore Colts
L 17–45
6–8
Memorial Stadium
60,213
Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Season summary [ ]
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns [ ]
Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13
1
2
3 4 Total
Browns
0
13
7 7 27
Redskins
0
10
0 3 13
at District of Columbia Stadium , Washington, D.C.
Game information
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20–10
Fourth Quarter
WSH – Jim Martin 14 yard field goal – Browns 20–13
CLE – Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27–13
Browns
Redskins
Week 5 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0 20 0
20
• Redskins
14
7 7 7
35
Date: October 11Location: D.C. Stadium • Washington, D.C.Game weather: 46°F, wind 13 mph
Scoring summary 1 WSH Bobby Mitchell 29 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)Redskins 7–0
1 WSH J.W. Lockett 22 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)Redskins 14–0
2 WSH Bobby Mitchell 9 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 21–0
3 PHI Timmy Brown 27 yard run (Sam Baker kick)Redskins 21–7
3 PHI Timmy Brown 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed) Redskins 21–13
3 WSH Charley Taylor 66 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)Redskins 28–13
3 PHI Timmy Brown 5 yard run (Sam Baker kick) Redskins 28–20
4 WSH Charley Taylor 24 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 35–20
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The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason.
Week 9: at Cleveland Browns [ ]
Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
0
3
7 14 24
Browns
0
13
14 7 34
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio
Date : November 8Game time : 1:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 45°F, relative humidity 94%, wind 6 mphGame attendance : 76,385TV announcers (CBS ) : Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Second Quarter
WSH – Jim Martin 30 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0
CLE – Ernie Green 21 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-3
CLE – Lou Groza 11 yard field goal – Browns 10-3
CLE – Lou Groza 38 yard field goal – Browns 13-3
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Redskins
Browns
Standings [ ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster [ ]
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References [ ]
Affiliations Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (15) Conference championships (5) League championships (2) Super Bowl championships (3) Hall of Famers
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), and Washington Redskins (1937–2019)