1957 Washington Redskins 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

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.

From the 1955 season until 1962, the Redskins were the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster, unlike the other 12 teams in the league.^[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1957 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
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

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	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.

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	6–4	251	231	W3
San Francisco 49ers	8	4	0	.667	7–3	260	264	W3
Baltimore Colts	7	5	0	.583	6–4	303	235	L2
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	0	.500	5–5	307	278	W2
Chicago Bears	5	7	0	.417	4–6	203	211	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–8	218	311	L3

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

References

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