1938 Washington Redskins season

1938 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	6–3–2
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1938 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–3 record from 1937.

Defending champs on eve of 1938 season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 1938	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–23	20,000
2	September 18, 1938	Brooklyn Dodgers	T 16–16	23,000
3	September 25, 1938	Cleveland Rams	W 37–13	27,000
4	October 9, 1938	New York Giants	L 10–7	37,500
5	October 16, 1938	at Detroit Lions	W 7–5	42,855
6	October 23, 1938	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	3,000
7	October 30, 1938	at Brooklyn Dodgers	T 6–6	29,913
8	November 6, 1938	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 7–0	12,910
9	November 13, 1938	at Chicago Bears	L 31–7	21,817
10	November 27, 1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 15–0	12,910
11	December 4, 1938	at New York Giants	L 36–0	57,461

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	2	1	.800	5–2–1	194	79	W1
Washington Redskins	6	3	2	.667	4–2–2	148	154	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	4	4	3	.500	3–2–3	131	161	T1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	6	0	.455	3–5	154	164	W2
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	9	0	.182	2–6	79	169	L6

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

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1938 NFL season

Eastern Division	Brooklyn	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Cleveland	Detroit
	Washington			Green Bay

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