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1963 Washington Redskins season

1963 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerBill McPeak
Head coachBill McPeak
Home fieldD.C. Stadium
Results
Record3–11
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify


The 1963 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 27th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 5–7–2 record from 1962 but failed and finished 3–11.


Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1963 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 15 at Cleveland Browns L 14–37 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 57,618 Recap
2 September 21 at Los Angeles Rams W 37–14 1–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 29,295 Recap
3 September 29 Dallas Cowboys W 21–17 2–1 D.C. Stadium 40,101 Recap
4 October 6 New York Giants L 14–24 2–2 D.C. Stadium 49,419 Recap
5 October 13 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–37 2–3 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap
6 October 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–38 2–4 Pitt Stadium 41,987 Recap
7 October 27 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–21 2–5 D.C. Stadium 46,921 Recap
8 November 3 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–35 2–6 Cotton Bowl 18,838 Recap
9 November 10 at St. Louis Cardinals L 20–24 2–7 Busch Stadium 18,197 Recap
10 November 17 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–34 2–8 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap
11 November 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–10 3–8 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
12 December 1 Baltimore Colts L 20–36 3–9 D.C. Stadium 44,006 Recap
13 December 8 at New York Giants L 14–44 3–10 Yankee Stadium 62,992 Recap
14 December 15 Cleveland Browns L 20–27 3–11 D.C. Stadium 40,865 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the December 1 game against the Baltimore Colts.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 9–3 448 280 W3
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 9–3 343 262 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 5 0 .643 8–4 341 283 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 3 .636 7–3–2 321 295 L1
Dallas Cowboys 4 10 0 .286 3–9 305 378 W1
Washington Redskins 3 11 0 .214 2–10 279 398 L3
Philadelphia Eagles 2 10 2 .167 2–8–2 242 381 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 11 1 2 .917 10–1–1 301 144 W2
Green Bay Packers 11 2 1 .846 9–2–1 369 206 W2
Baltimore Colts 8 6 0 .571 7–5 316 285 W3
Detroit Lions 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 326 265 L1
Minnesota Vikings 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 309 390 W1
Los Angeles Rams 5 9 0 .357 5–7 210 350 L2
San Francisco 49ers 2 12 0 .143 1–11 198 391 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

1963 Washington Redskins team photo

References

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Washington_Redskins_season