1953 Washington Redskins season

1953 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
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 began with the team trying to improve on their 4–8 record from 1952.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 27, 1953	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–13	16,055
2	October 2, 1953	at Philadelphia Eagles	T 21–21	19,099
3	October 11, 1953	New York Giants	W 13–9	26,241
4	October 18, 1953	Cleveland Browns	L 30–14	33,963
5	October 25, 1953	at Baltimore Colts	L 27–17	34,031
6	November 1, 1953	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–3	47,845
7	November 8, 1953	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–17	19,654
8	November 15, 1953	Chicago Bears	L 27–24	21,392
9	November 22, 1953	at New York Giants	W 24–21	16,887
10	November 29, 1953	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–9	17,026
11	December 6, 1953	Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–0	21,579
12	December 13, 1953	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–13	22,057

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.