1938 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1938 6–3–2 2nd NFL Eastern George Preston Marshall Jack Espey Ray Flaherty Griffith Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1938 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 2nd in Washington, D.C. The team began trying to defend their championship and improve on their 8–3 record from 1937, but failed and missed the playoffs and finished 6–3–2. Draft 1938 NFL draft 1938 Washington Redskins 1 9 Andy Farkas Back Detroit yes yes 3 24 Sam Chapman Back California 5 39 Dave Price Center Mississippi State yes 6 49 Elmer Dohrmann End Nebraska 7 59 Roy Young Guard Texas A&M yes 8 69 Bill Hartman Fullback Georgia yes 9 79 Ed Parks Center Oklahoma yes 10 89 Jack Abbott Back 1937 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon 11 99 Dick Johnston End Washington 12 109 Hank Bartos Guard North Carolina yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/draft.htm Washington Redskins All-Time Draft History Pro-Football-Reference.com August 5, 2019 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 11 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–23 1–0 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 20,000 Recap 2 September 18 Brooklyn Dodgers T 16–16 1–0–1 Griffith Stadium 23,000 Recap 3 September 25 Cleveland Rams W 37–13 2–0–1 Griffith Stadium 27,000 Recap 4 October 9 New York Giants L 7–10 2–1–1 Griffith Stadium 37,500 Recap 5 October 16 at Detroit Lions W 7–5 3–1–1 Briggs Stadium 42,855 Recap 6 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 4–1–1 Griffith Stadium 3,000 Recap 7 October 30 at Brooklyn Dodgers T 6–6 4–1–2 Ebbets Field 29,913 Recap 8 November 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 7–0 5–1–2 Forbes Field 12,910 Recap 9 November 13 at Chicago Bears L 7–31 5–2–2 Wrigley Field 21,817 Recap 10 November 27 Pittsburgh Pirates W 15–0 6–2–2 Griffith Stadium 12,910 Recap 11 December 4 at New York Giants L 0–36 6–3–2 Polo Grounds 57,461 Recap — January 16, 1938 at Pacific Coast All-Stars L 0–36 — Kezar Stadium 5,000 — Prescott Sullivan, "Pro Champs 'Scared', But Win, 14–13: Rivals Make Two Scores in Last Period," San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 17, 1938, pp. 19, 22. Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster 1938 Washington Redskins final rosterBacks 33 Sammy Baugh RB/CB 44 Andy Farkas y FB/LB 30 Frank Filchock y RB/CB 34 Bill Hartman y RB/CB 23 Don Irwin RB/CB 13 Ed Justice RB/CB 20 George Karamatic y RB/CB/K 25 Max Krause FB/LB 14 Tillie Manton RB/S/K 11 Erny Pinckert RB/CB 35 Riley Smith American football RB/S/K 24 Jay Turner American football y RB/CB/S Linemen/Linebackers 15 Jim Barber American football T/DT 22 Chuck Bond T/DT 26 Vic Carroll C/LB 17 Turk Edwards T/DT 18 Bud Ericksen y C/LB 29 Jim Karcher G/DG 41 Henry Krause C/LB 21 Les Olsson G/DG 27 Mickey Parks C/LB 39 Clem Stralka y G/DG 36 Willie Wilkin y T/DT 37 Bill Young American football lineman G/DG 46 Roy Young American football y G/DG Ends/Receivers 38 Hal Bradley y 19 Charley Malone 28 Bob Masterson y 32 Bob McChesney American football, born 1912 40 Wayne Millner Reserve Frank Walton American football G/DG (inactive) rookies in italics Standings References 35em Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washington Football Team