1966 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season

1966 Washington Redskins season

Owner| George Preston Marshall
Head coach| Otto Graham
Home field| D.C. Stadium
Local radio| WTOP
Results
Record| 7–7
Division place| 5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers| LB Chris Hanburger, C Len Hauss, QB Sonny Jurgensen, HB Charley Taylor

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The 1966 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 30th in Washington, D.C.The Washington Redskins attempted to make Vince Lombardi their new head coach, but Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for Otto Graham[1] instead. They finished with a 7–7 record, fifth place in the eight-team Eastern Conference.

In Week Twelve, the Redskins set an NFL record for most points by one team in a regular season game, scoring 72 points against the Giants. Coincidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored against Washington by Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. They were the last team to score at least 70 points in a regular season game until the Miami Dolphins did so in Week 3 of the 2023 season.

## Offseason[edit]

### NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1966 NFL draft

1966 Washington Redskins Draft  Round | Selection | Player | Position | College

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1 | 6  | Charlie Gogolak | K | Princeton

## Roster[edit]

1966 Washington Redskins roster

| Quarterbacks

* 9 Sonny Jurgensen
* 14 Dick Shiner

Running backs

* 32 Tom Barrington
* 25 A. D. Whitfield
* 35 Joe Don Looney
* 44 Steve Thurlow

Wide receivers

* 80 Pat Hodgson
* 49 Bobby Mitchell
* 42 Charley Taylor

Tight ends

* 88 Pat Richter P
* 87 Jerry Smith

|  | Offensive linemen

* 45 Don Croftcheck LG
* 56 Len Hauss C
* 65 Jake Kupp G
* 62 Ray Schoenke G
* 74 Jim Snowden T
* 64 Mitch Johnson T

Defensive linemen

* 77 Walt Barnes DT
* 66 Carl Kammerer DE

|  | Linebackers

* 55 Chris Hanburger
* 70 Sam Huff

Defensive backs

* 46 Rickie Harris CB
* 26 Paul Krause S
* 23 Brig Owens S
* 47 Jim Shorter CB

Special teams

* 3 Charlie Gogolak K

|  | Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

1966 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

* Director of Player Personnel -- Tim Temerario
* Player Personnel -- Bob White
* Player Personnel -- Mike Allman
* Opponent's Scout -- Wayne Millner
* Team Physician -- George A. Resta, MD
* Trainer: Joe Kuczo
* Equipment Manager -- Kelly Miller

Head coaches

* Head Coach – Otto Graham

Offensive coaches

* Don Doll
* Mike McCormack
* Ray Renfro

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* Ed Hughes
* Mike Scarry

## Regular season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

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

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1  | September 11  | Cleveland Browns | L 14–38  | 0–1  | D.C. Stadium | 48,643  | Recap
2  | September 18  | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–23  | 0–2  | Busch Memorial Stadium | 40,198  | Recap
3  | September 25  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 33–27  | 1–2  | Pitt Stadium | 37,505  | Recap
4  | October 2  | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–10  | 2–2  | D.C. Stadium  | 47,360  | Recap
5  | October 9  | Atlanta Falcons | W 33–20  | 3–2  | D.C. Stadium  | 50,116  | Recap
6  | October 16  | at New York Giants | L 10–13  | 3–3  | Yankee Stadium | 62,865  | Recap
7  | October 23  | St. Louis Cardinals | W 26–20  | 4–3  | D.C. Stadium  | 50,154  | Recap
8  | October 30  | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–13  | 5–3  | Franklin Field | 60,658  | Recap
9  | November 6  | at Baltimore Colts | L 10–37  | 5–4  | Memorial Stadium | 60,238  | Recap
10  | November 13  | Dallas Cowboys | L 30–31  | 5–5  | D.C. Stadium  | 50,927  | Recap
11  | November 20  | at Cleveland Browns | L 3–14  | 5–6  | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,466  | Recap
12  | November 27  | New York Giants | W 72–41  | 6–6  | D.C. Stadium  | 50,439  | Recap
13  | Bye
14  | December 11  | at Dallas Cowboys | W 34–31  | 7–6  | Cotton Bowl | 64,198  | Recap
15  | December 18  | Philadelphia Eagles | L 28–37  | 7–7  | D.C. Stadium  | 50,405  | Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

* A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

### Game summaries[edit]

#### Week 6 at New York Giants[edit]

Week Six: Washington Redskins (3-2) at New York Giants (0-4-1)

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Redskins | 3 | 7 | 0| 0| 10
Giants | 0 | 3 | 0| 10| 13

at Yankee Stadium, New York

* Date: October 16
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

* Washington – Charlie Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Redskins 3–0.

Second Quarter

* Washington – Bobby Mitchell 7-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 10–0.
* New York – Pete Gogolak 15-yard field goal, Redskins 10–3.

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

* New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal, Redskins 10–6.
* New York – Aaron Thomas 29-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 13–10.

Top Passers

* Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 9/20, 125 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
* Giants – Earl Morrall: 5/14, 139 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

* Redskins – Steve Thurlow: 11 car, 44 yds.
* Giants – Chuck Mercein: 14 car, 37 yds,

Top receivers

* Redskins – Bobby Mitchell: 2 rec, 58 yds. 1 TD
* Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 146 yds.

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#### Week 10 vs Dallas Cowboys[edit]

Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys (5–2–1) at Washington Redskins (5–4)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7| 10| 31
Redskins | 6 | 0 | 17| 7| 30

at District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C.

* Date: November 13, 1966
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,927
* Box Score

#### Week 12 vs New York Giants[edit]

Week Twelve: Washington Redskins (5-6) vs New York Giants (1-8-1)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Giants | 0 | 14 | 14| 13| 41
Redskins | 13 | 21 | 14| 24| 72

at D.C. Stadium, Washington D.C.

* Date: November 27
* Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C)
* Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

* Washington – A.D. Whitfield 5-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen, Redskins 6–0.
* Washington – A.D. Whitfield 63-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 13–0.

Second Quarter

* Washington – Brig Owens 62-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–0.
* New York – Allen Jacobs 6-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20 – 7.
* Washington – A.D. Whitfield 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 27–7.
* Washington – Joe Don Looney 9-yard rush (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 34–7.
* New York – Gary Wood 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34 – 14.

Third Quarter

* New York – Jim Morrison 41-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34 – 21.
* Washington – Charley Taylor 32-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–21.
* New York – Homer Jones 50-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41-28.
* Washington – Charley Taylor 74-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 48–28.

Fourth Quarter

* Washington – Rickie Harris 52-yard punt return (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 55–28.
* Washington – Brig Owens 60-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–28.
* New York – Aaron Thomas 18-yard pass from Tom Kennedy, Redskins 62–34.
* New York – Dan Lewis 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–41.
* Washington – Bobby Mitchell 45-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 69–41.
* Washington – Charlie Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Redskins 72–41.

Top Passers

* Giants – Tom Kennedy: 13/21, 165 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
* Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 10/16, 145 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

* Giants – Joe Morrison: 16 car, 59 yds,
* Redskins – A.D. Whitfield: 6 car, 74 yds. 2 TD

Top receivers

* Giants – Homer Jones: 6 rec, 85 yds.1TD
* Redskins – Charley Taylor: 6 rec, 124 yds. 2 TD

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This is the only game in NFL history with a 72-41 final score[2]

## Standings[edit]

NFL Eastern Conference

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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK
Dallas Cowboys | 10  | 3  | 1  | .769  | 9–3–1  | 445  | 239  | W1
Philadelphia Eagles | 9  | 5  | 0  | .643  | 8–5  | 326  | 340  | W4
Cleveland Browns | 9  | 5  | 0  | .643  | 9–4  | 403  | 259  | W1
St. Louis Cardinals | 8  | 5  | 1  | .615  | 7–5–1  | 264  | 265  | L3
Washington Redskins | 7  | 7  | 0  | .500  | 7–6  | 351  | 355  | L1
Pittsburgh Steelers | 5  | 8  | 1  | .385  | 4–8–1  | 316  | 347  | W2
Atlanta Falcons | 3  | 11  | 0  | .214  | 2–5  | 204  | 437  | L1
New York Giants | 1  | 12  | 1  | .077  | 1–11–1  | 263  | 501  | L8

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

### Roster[edit]

## Awards, records, and honors[edit]

Most points in a single game in regular season NFL history

## References[edit]

1. ^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
2. ^ "Scorigami". nflscorigami.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

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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

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

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* General manager: Adam Peters
* Head coach: Vacant

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