1957 Washington Redskins season

The 1957 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 21st in Washington, D.C.. the team failed to improve on their 6–6 record from 1956 and finished 5-6-1.

1957 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
Head coachJoe Kuharich
General managerDick McCann
Home fieldGriffith Stadium
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
recap
1 September 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–28 0–1 Forbes Field 27,452 Recap
2 October 6 at Chicago Cardinals W 37–14 1–1 Comiskey Park 18,278 Recap
3 October 13 New York Giants L 20–24 1–2 Griffith Stadium 39,086 Recap
4 October 20 Chicago Cardinals L 14–44 1–3 Griffith Stadium 23,159 Recap
5 October 27 at New York Giants W 31–14 2–3 Yankee Stadium 40,416 Recap
6 November 3 at Cleveland Browns L 17–21 2–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 52,936 Recap
7 November 10 Baltimore Colts L 17–21 2–5 Griffith Stadium 33,149 Recap
8 November 17 Cleveland Browns T 30–30 2–5–1 Griffith Stadium 27,722 Recap
9 November 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 12–21 2–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 20,730 Recap
10 December 1 at Chicago Bears W 14–3 3–6–1 Wrigley Field 39,148 Recap
11 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles W 42–7 4–6–1 Griffith Stadium 21,304 Recap
12 December 15 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–3 5–6–1 Griffith Stadium 22,577 Recap

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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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