1946 Washington Redskins season

1946 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Turk Edwards
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	5–5–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1946 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–2 record from 1945.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 29, 1946	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 14–14	33,620
2	October 6, 1946	Detroit Lions	W 17–16	33,569
3	October 13, 1946	New York Giants	W 24–14	33,651
4	October 20, 1946	at Boston Yanks	W 14–6	24,357
5	October 27, 1946	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–24	33,691
6	November 3, 1946	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–7	39,060
7	November 10, 1946	Boston Yanks	W 17–14	33,691
8	November 17, 1946	at Chicago Bears	L 24–20	43,315
9	November 24, 1946	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–10	36,366
10	December 1, 1946	Green Bay Packers	L 20–7	33,691
11	December 8, 1946	at New York Giants	L 31–0	60,337

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	7	3	1	.700	5–2–1	236	162	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	5	0	.545	5–3	231	220	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	136	117	L2
Washington Redskins	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	171	191	L2
Boston Yanks	2	8	1	.200	0–7–1	189	273	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.