1949 Washington Redskins season

1949 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Dick McCann
Head coach	Herman Ball John Whelchel
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	4–7–1
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify

The 1949 Washington Redskins season marked the franchise's 18th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1948 and finished 4–7–1.

Although the NFL formally desegregated in 1946, many teams were slow to allow black athletes to compete even after the formal barrier had fallen. None were less willing to desegregate than the Washington Redskins, who sought to be the "home team" for a vast Southern market. The Redskins would remain the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster until 1962.^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 26	at Chicago Cardinals	L 7–38	0–1	Comiskey Park	24,136	Recap
2	October 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–14	1–1	Forbes Field	30,000	Recap
3	October 9	New York Giants	L 35–45	1–2	Griffith Stadium	30,073	Recap
4	October 16	New York Bulldogs	W 38–14	2–2	Griffith Stadium	26,278	Recap
5	October 23	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–49	2–3	Shibe Park	28,855	Recap
6	October 30	at New York Bulldogs	T 14–14	2–3–1	Polo Grounds	3,678	Recap
7	November 6	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–14	3–3–1	Griffith Stadium	26,038	Recap
8	November 13	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–44	3–4–1	Griffith Stadium	31,107	Recap
9	November 20	Chicago Bears	L 21–31	3–5–1	Griffith Stadium	30,418	Recap
10	November 27	at New York Giants	L 7–23	3–6–1	Polo Grounds	12,985	Recap
11	December 4	Green Bay Packers	W 30–0	4–6–1	Griffith Stadium	23,200	Recap
12	December 11	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–53	4–7–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	44,899	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	11	1	0	.917	8–0	364	134	W8
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	4–4	224	214	W1
New York Giants	6	6	0	.500	3–5	287	298	L2
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	3–4–1	268	339	L1
New York Bulldogs	1	10	1	.091	1–6–1	153	368	L5

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

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	2	2	.800	6–1–1	360	239	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	6–2	332	218	W6
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–3–1	360	301	L1
Detroit Lions	4	8	0	.333	2–6	237	259	W2
Green Bay Packers	2	10	0	.167	1–7	114	329	L6

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

Roster

References

1. Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012.