1951 Washington Redskins season

1951 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Dick Todd Herman Ball
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	5–7
Division place	3rd NFL American
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1951 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3–9 record from 1950.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1951	at Detroit Lions	L 35–17	27,831
2	October 7, 1951	New York Giants	L 35–14	23,800
3	October 14, 1951	at Cleveland Browns	L 45–0	33,968
4	October 21, 1951	Chicago Cardinals	W 7–3	22,960
5	October 28, 1951	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–23	20,437
6	November 4, 1951	Chicago Bears	L 27–0	21,737
7	November 11, 1951	at New York Giants	L 28–14	21,242
8	November 18, 1951	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 22–7	15,060
9	November 25, 1951	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–21	26,307
10	December 2, 1951	Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–21	23,738
11	December 9, 1951	at Chicago Cardinals	W 20–17	9,459
12	December 16, 1951	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–10	18,096

Standings

NFL American Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	9–0	331	152	W11
New York Giants	9	2	1	.818	7–2–1	254	161	W4
Washington Redskins	5	7	0	.417	4–5	183	296	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	7	1	.364	3–5–1	183	235	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	3–6	234	264	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	0–8	210	287	W1

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