1965 Washington Redskins season
Appearance
1965 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | George Preston Marshall |
Head coach | Bill McPeak |
Home field | D.C. Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–8 |
Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1965 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th in Washington, D.C.. After dropping their first five, the Redskins won two-thirds of their remaining games to finish again at 6–8, fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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1 | September 19 | Cleveland Browns | L 17–7 | 0–1 | |
2 | September 26 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 27–7 | 0–2 | |
3 | October 3 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–10 | 0–3 | |
4 | October 10 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 37–16 | 0–4 | |
5 | October 17 | Baltimore Colts | L 38–7 | 0–5 | |
6 | October 24 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–20 | 1–5 | |
7 | October 31 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–21 | 2–5 | |
8 | November 7 | at New York Giants | W 23–7 | 3–5 | |
9 | November 14 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–14 | 3–6 | |
10 | November 21 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–3 | 4–6 | |
11 | November 28 | Dallas Cowboys | W 34–31 | 5–6 | |
12 | December 5 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–16 | 5–7 | |
13 | December 12 | New York Giants | L 27–10 | 5–8 | |
14 | December 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 35–14 | 6–8 |
Standings
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Cleveland Browns | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 11–1 | 363 | 325 | W1 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 6–6 | 325 | 280 | W3 | |
New York Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 7–5 | 270 | 338 | L1 | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6–6 | 257 | 301 | W1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 363 | 359 | L1 | |
St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 296 | 309 | L6 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 2–10 | 202 | 397 | L7 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.