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1946 Washington Redskins season
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| 1946 Washington Redskins season | |
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| Owner | George Preston Marshall |
| General manager | Sid Carroll |
| Head coach | Turk Edwards |
| Home field | Griffith Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–5–1 |
| Division place | 3rd (tied) NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1946 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 9th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–2 record from 1945 and finished 5–5–1.
Schedule
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | T 14–14 | 0–0–1 | Griffith Stadium | 33,620
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| 3 | October 6 | Detroit Lions | W 17–16 | 1–0–1 | Griffith Stadium | 33,569 | Recap |
| 4 | October 13 | New York Giants | W 24–14 | 2–0–1 | Griffith Stadium | 33,651
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| 5 | October 20 | at Boston Yanks | W 14–6 | 3–0–1 | Fenway Park | 24,357 | Recap |
| 6 | October 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–28 | 3–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | 33,691
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| 7 | November 3 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–14 | 3–2–1 | Forbes Field | 39,060
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| 8 | November 10 | Boston Yanks | W 17–14 | 4–2–1 | Griffith Stadium | 33,691
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| 9 | November 17 | at Chicago Bears | L 20–24 | 4–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 43,315
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| 10 | November 24 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–10 | 5–3–1 | Shibe Park | 36,366 | Recap |
| 11 | December 1 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–20 | 5–4–1 | Griffith Stadium | 33,691 | Recap |
| 12 | December 8 | at New York Giants | L 0–31 | 5–5–1 | Polo Grounds | 60,337 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
[edit]| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 7 | 3 | 1 | .700 | 5–2–1 | 236 | 162 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5–3 | 231 | 220 | W2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 136 | 117 | L2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 171 | 191 | L2 | |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 0–7–1 | 189 | 273 | L1 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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