1951 Washington Redskins season

1951 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Dick McCann
Head coach	Dick Todd Herman Ball
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	5–7
Division place	3rd NFL American
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1951 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 14th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 3–9 record from 1950 and finished 5-7.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 30	at Detroit Lions	L 17–35	0–1	Briggs Stadium	27,831	Recap
2	October 7	New York Giants	L 14–35	0–2	Griffith Stadium	23,800	Recap
3	October 14	at Cleveland Browns	L 0–45	0–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	33,968	Recap
4	October 21	Chicago Cardinals	W 7–3	1–3	Griffith Stadium	22,960	Recap
5	October 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–23	2–3	Shibe Park	20,437	Recap
6	November 4	Chicago Bears	L 0–27	2–4	Griffith Stadium	21,737	Recap
7	November 11	at New York Giants	L 14–28	2–5	Polo Grounds	21,242	Recap
8	November 18	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 22–7	3–5	Forbes Field	15,060	Recap
9	November 25	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–21	4–5	Griffith Stadium	26,307	Recap
10	December 2	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–35	4–6	Griffith Stadium	23,738	Recap
11	December 9	at Chicago Cardinals	W 20–17	5–6	Comiskey Park	9,459	Recap
12	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–20	5–7	Griffith Stadium	18,096	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL American Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	9–0	331	152	W11
New York Giants	9	2	1	.818	7–2–1	254	161	W4
Washington Redskins	5	7	0	.417	4–5	183	296	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	7	1	.364	3–5–1	183	235	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	3–6	234	264	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	0–8	210	287	W1

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

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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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