1957 Washington Redskins season

1957 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Joe Kuharich
Owner George Preston Marshall
Home field Griffith Stadium
Results
Record 5–6–1
Division place 4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1957 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6–6 record from 1956.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1957 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 29, 1957 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–7
27,452
2 October 6, 1957 at Chicago Cardinals W 37–14
18,278
3 October 13, 1957 New York Giants L 24–20
39,086
4 October 20, 1957 Chicago Cardinals L 44–14
23,159
5 October 27, 1957 at New York Giants W 31–14
40,416
6 November 3, 1957 at Cleveland Browns L 21–17
52,936
7 November 10, 1957 Baltimore Colts L 21–17
33,149
8 November 17, 1957 Cleveland Browns T 30–30
27,722
9 November 24, 1957 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–12
20,730
10 December 1, 1957 at Chicago Bears W 14–3
39,148
11 December 8, 1957 Philadelphia Eagles W 42–7
21,304
12 December 15, 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–3
22,577

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 8–1–1 269 172 W1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 6–4 254 211 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 161 178 W1
Washington Redskins 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 251 230 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 4–6 173 230 L2
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 2–8 200 299 L1

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

References


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