1946 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season

1946 Washington Redskins season

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

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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

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap

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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

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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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Washington Commanders

* 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
* Players
* 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
* Operation Flagship
* Bears 73, Redskins 0
* The Hogs
* The Fun Bunch
* The Over-the-Hill Gang
* Body Bag Game
* Redskins Rule
* Ricky Williams trade

Rivalries|

* Dallas Cowboys
* New York Giants
* Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (15)|

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Conference championships (5)|

* 1972
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League championships (2)|

* 1937
* 1942

Super Bowl championships (3)|

* 1982 (XVII)
* 1987 (XXII)
* 1991 (XXVI)

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
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* League: National Football League
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: East Division

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Washington | | | Los Angeles

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* Related: 1946 AAFC season

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