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

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.

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