1957 Washington Redskins season

National Football League team 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

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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[edit]

### NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1957 NFL Draft

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## Regular season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

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

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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[edit]

NFL Eastern Conference

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| 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[edit]

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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
* Coaches
* Draft
* First-round
* Starting quarterbacks
* Records
* Broadcasters

Stadiums|

* Braves Field
* Fenway Park
* Griffith Stadium
* RFK Stadium
* FedExField

Ownership group|

* Managing partner: Josh Harris
* Limited partners: Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, David Blitzer, Mark Ein, others

Key personnel|

* President: Jason Wright
* General manager: Adam Peters
* Head coach: Vacant

Culture|

* "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

Lore|

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

Rivalries|

* Dallas Cowboys
* New York Giants
* Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (15)|

* 1936
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* 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)

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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