1957 Washington Redskins season

1957 Washington Redskins season
1957 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Dick McCann
Head coach	Joe Kuharich
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	5–6–1
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1956; Redskins seasons; 1958 →;

The 1957 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 21st in Washington, D.C. the team failed to improve on their 6–6 record from 1956 and finished 5–6–1.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–28	0–1	Forbes Field	27,452	Recap
2	October 6	at Chicago Cardinals	W 37–14	1–1	Comiskey Park	18,278	Recap
3	October 13	New York Giants	L 20–24	1–2	Griffith Stadium	39,086	Recap
4	October 20	Chicago Cardinals	L 14–44	1–3	Griffith Stadium	23,159	Recap
5	October 27	at New York Giants	W 31–14	2–3	Yankee Stadium	40,416	Recap
6	November 3	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–21	2–4	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	52,936	Recap
7	November 10	Baltimore Colts	L 17–21	2–5	Griffith Stadium	33,149	Recap
8	November 17	Cleveland Browns	T 30–30	2–5–1	Griffith Stadium	27,722	Recap
9	November 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 12–21	2–6–1	Connie Mack Stadium	20,730	Recap
10	December 1	at Chicago Bears	W 14–3	3–6–1	Wrigley Field	39,148	Recap
11	December 8	Philadelphia Eagles	W 42–7	4–6–1	Griffith Stadium	21,304	Recap
12	December 15	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 10–3	5–6–1	Griffith Stadium	22,577	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	8–1–1	269	172	W1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	6–4	254	211	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	161	178	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	251	230	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	4–6	173	230	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	2–8	200	299	L1

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

References

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Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021) Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
Franchise	History Seasons All-time roster (A–Ke, Kh–Z) Head coaches Draft first-round picks Starting quarterbacks Records Broadcasters
Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Northwest Stadium
Key personnel	Managing partner: Josh Harris Prominent limited partners: Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, Mark Ein General manager: Adam Peters Head coach: Dan Quinn
Culture and lore	"Hail to the Commanders" Marching Band Major Tuddy Hogettes Chief Zee Redskins name controversy Name change advocates Opinion polls Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" The Replacements Everybody's All-American Redskins Rule Operation Flagship The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang Bears 73, Redskins 0 Body Bag Game Madhouse in Maryland Ricky Williams trade
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles
Division championships (15)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015 2020
Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991
League championships (2)	1937 1942
Super Bowl championships (3)	1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)
Retired numbers	9 21 28 33 49
Hall of Famers	Cliff Battles Sammy Baugh Bill Dudley Turk Edwards Joe Gibbs Darrell Green Russ Grimm Chris Hanburger Ken Houston Sam Huff Deacon Jones Stan Jones Sonny Jurgensen Paul Krause Vince Lombardi Wayne Millner Bobby Mitchell Art Monk John Riggins Bruce Smith Charley Taylor
Affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division
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