1956 Washington Redskins season

1956 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Head coach	Joe Kuharich
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1956 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–4 record from 1955.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1956 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1956	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30–13	27,718
2	October 6, 1956	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–9	26,607
3	October 14, 1956	Chicago Cardinals	L 31–3	25,794
4	October 21, 1956	Cleveland Browns	W 20–9	23,332
5	October 28, 1956	at Chicago Cardinals	W 17–14	30,553
6	November 11, 1956	Detroit Lions	W 18–17	28,003
7	November 18, 1956	New York Giants	W 33–7	26,261
8	November 25, 1956	at Cleveland Browns	W 20–17	22,878
9	December 2, 1956	at New York Giants	L 28–14	26,261
10	December 9, 1956	Philadelphia Eagles	W 19–17	22,333
11	December 16, 1956	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–0	21,097
12	December 23, 1956	at Baltimore Colts	L 19–17	32,994

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	1	.727	7–3	264	197	W1
Chicago Cardinals	7	5	0	.583	7–3	240	182	W1
Washington Redskins	6	6	0	.500	5–5	183	225	L2
Cleveland Browns	5	7	0	.417	4–6	167	177	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–6	217	250	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	8	1	.273	3–7	143	215	L3

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