1947 Washington Redskins season
Appearance
1947 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | George Preston Marshall |
Head coach | Turk Edwards |
Home field | Griffith Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–8 |
Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1947 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 5–5–1 record from 1946 and finished 4-8.
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 28, 1947 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 45–42 | |
2 | October 2, 1947 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–26 | |
3 | October 12, 1947 | New York Giants | W 28–20 | |
4 | October 19, 1947 | at Green Bay Packers | L 27–10 | |
5 | October 26, 1947 | Chicago Bears | L 56–20 | |
6 | November 2, 1947 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 38–14 | |
7 | November 9, 1947 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–14 | |
8 | November 16, 1947 | at Detroit Lions | L 38–21 | |
9 | November 23, 1947 | Chicago Cardinals | W 45–21 | |
10 | November 30, 1947 | at Boston Yanks | L 27–24 | |
11 | December 7, 1947 | at New York Giants | L 35–10 | |
12 | December 14, 1947 | Boston Yanks | W 40–13 |
Standings
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–2 | 308 | 242 | W1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–2 | 240 | 259 | W1 | |
Boston Yanks | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–4–1 | 168 | 256 | L2 | |
Washington Redskins | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–5 | 295 | 367 | W1 | |
New York Giants | 2 | 8 | 2 | .200 | 1–6–1 | 190 | 309 | L1 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.