1965 Washington Redskins season

1965 Washington Redskins season
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	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	September 19	Cleveland Browns	L 7–17	0–1	DC Stadium	48,208	Recap
2	September 26	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–27	0–2	Cotton Bowl	61,577	Recap
3	October 3	at Detroit Lions	L 10–14	0–3	Tiger Stadium	52,627	Recap
4	October 10	St. Louis Cardinals	L 16–37	0–4	DC Stadium	50,205	Recap
5	October 17	Baltimore Colts	L 7–38	0–5	DC Stadium	50,405	Recap
6	October 24	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–20	1–5	Busch Stadium	32,228	Recap
7	October 31	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–21	2–5	DC Stadium	50,301	Recap
8	November 7	at New York Giants	W 23–7	3–5	Yankee Stadium	62,788	Recap
9	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–21	3–6	Franklin Field	60,444	Recap
10	November 21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–3	4–6	Forbes Field	25,052	Recap
11	November 28	Dallas Cowboys	W 34–31	5–6	DC Stadium	50,205	Recap
12	December 5	at Cleveland Browns	L 16–24	5–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	77,765	Recap
13	December 12	New York Giants	L 10–27	5–8	DC Stadium	50,373	Recap
14	December 19	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–14	6–8	DC Stadium	49,806	Recap

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	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.