1953 Washington Redskins season

1953 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Dick McCann
Head coach	Curly Lambeau
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	6–5–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1953 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 16th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 4–8 record from 1952 and finished 6–5–1.

Although the NFL formally desegregated in 1946, many teams were slow to allow black athletes to compete even after the formal barrier had fallen. None were less willing to desegregate than the Washington Redskins, who sought to be the "home team" for a vast Southern market. The Redskins would remain the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster until 1962.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 27	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–13	1–0	Comiskey Park	16,055	Recap
2	October 2	at Philadelphia Eagles	T 21–21	1–0–1	Connie Mack Stadium	19,099	Recap
3	October 11	New York Giants	W 13–9	2–0–1	Griffith Stadium	26,241	Recap
4	October 18	Cleveland Browns	L 14–30	2–1–1	Griffith Stadium	33,963	Recap
5	October 25	at Baltimore Colts	L 17–27	2–2–1	Memorial Stadium	34,031	Recap
6	November 1	at Cleveland Browns	L 3–27	2–3–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	47,845	Recap
7	November 8	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–17	3–3–1	Griffith Stadium	19,654	Recap
8	November 15	Chicago Bears	L 24–27	3–4–1	Griffith Stadium	21,392	Recap
9	November 22	at New York Giants	W 24–21	4–4–1	Polo Grounds	16,887	Recap
10	November 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–9	5–4–1	Forbes Field	17,026	Recap
11	December 6	Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–0	6–4–1	Griffith Stadium	21,579	Recap
12	December 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–14	6–5–1	Griffith Stadium	22,057	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	9–1	348	162	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	4	1	.636	6–3–1	352	215	W1
Washington Redskins	6	5	1	.545	6–3–1	208	215	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	211	263	W2
New York Giants	3	9	0	.250	3–7	179	277	L2
Chicago Cardinals	1	10	1	.091	0–10	190	337	W1

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

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	10	2	0	.833	8–2	271	205	W6
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	0	.750	8–2	372	237	W4
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	7–3	366	236	W2
Chicago Bears	3	8	1	.273	2–7–1	218	262	L2
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	2–8	182	350	L7
Green Bay Packers	2	9	1	.182	2–7–1	200	338	L5

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