1965 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1965 6–8 4th NFL Eastern Bill McPeak Bill McPeak George Preston Marshall Edward Bennett Williams D.C. Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1965 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th in Washington, D.C. After dropping their first five, the Redskins won two-thirds of their remaining games to finish again at 6–8, fourth in the Eastern Conference. This was the first season to feature the arrow logo on the helmet. NFL draft 1965 NFL draft 1965 Washington Redskins 2 21 Bob Breitenstein T Tulsa 3 34 Kent McCloughan DB Nebraska yes 8 105 Don Croftcheck G Indiana yes 9 118 Jerry Smith TE Arizona State yes yes 10 133 R. L. Briggs FB Central State (OK) yes 11 146 Willie Adams DE New Mexico State yes 12 160 John Strohmeyer T Nebraska 13 174 Biff Bracey HB Duke 14 189 Dave Estrada HB Arizona State 15 202 Ben Baldwin B Vanderbilt 16 217 Robert Reed G Tennessee State yes 17 230 Gary Hart E Vanderbilt 18 245 Chris Hanburger LB North Carolina yes yes yes 19 258 Roosevelt Ellerbe B Iowa State Roster 1965 Washington Redskins  9 Sonny Jurgensen 14 Dick Shiner 30 Robert Briggs American football y 35 Rick Casares 39 George Hughley 22 Dan Lewis American football 42 Charley Taylor 48 Angelo Coia 23 Billy Hunter basketball y 20 Fred Mazurek y 49 Bobby Mitchell 87 Jerry Smith y tight end 45 Don Croftcheck y LG 57 Dave Crossan y T/C 62 Darrell Dess G 56 Len Hauss C 61 Fran O'Brien American football T 65 Vince Promuto G 67 Robert Reed guard y G 74 Jim Snowden y T 66 Carl Kammerer DE 86 John Paluck DE 85 Bill Quinlan DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT 78 Ron Snidow DE/DT 75 Fred Williams defensive lineman DT 50 Willie Adams American football y OLB/DE 21 Jimmy Carr American football OLB 55 Chris Hanburger y OLB 70 Sam Huff MLB 53 Bob Pellegrini OLB 46 Rickie Harris y CB 24 Johnny Sample CB 40 Lonnie Sanders CB 47 Jim Shorter CB 41 Jim Steffen SS 26 Paul Krause FS/WR 43 Tom Walters American football FS 81 Bob Jencks K 38 John Seedborg P 89 Preston Carpenter TE IR 51 John Reger LB IR 88 Pat Richter WR/P IR WR/P Dick Evers y no T Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 7, 1965 vs. Philadelphia Eagles W 37–0 1–0 Hershey Stadium (Hershey, PA) 8,945 2 August 12, 1965 Chicago Bears L 30–31 1–1 D.C. Stadium 45,142 3 August 21, 1965 vs. St. Louis Cardinals W 13–7 1–2 City Stadium (Richmond, VA) 19,000 4 August 28, 1965 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 16–20 2–2 American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) 20,426 5 September 4, 1965 vs. Baltimore Colts L 23–33 2–3 Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA) 22,176 6 September 12 vs. Detroit Lions W 20–3 3–3 Fawcett Stadium (Canton, OH) 13,000https://www.profootballarchives.com/1965nflwas.html 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 19, 2023 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19 Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–1 D.C. Stadium 48,208 Recap 2 September 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–27 0–2 Cotton Bowl 61,577 Recap 3 October 3 at Detroit Lions L 10–14 0–3 Tiger Stadium 52,627 Recap 4 October 10 St. Louis Cardinals L 16–37 0–4 D.C. Stadium 50,205 Recap 5 October 17 Baltimore Colts L 7–38 0–5 D.C. Stadium 50,405 Recap 6 October 24 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–20 1–5 Busch Stadium 32,228 Recap 7 October 31 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–21 2–5 D.C. Stadium 50,301 Recap 8 November 7 at New York Giants W 23–7 3–5 Yankee Stadium 62,788 Recap 9 November 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–21 3–6 Franklin Field 60,444 Recap 10 November 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–3 4–6 Forbes Field 25,052 Recap 11 November 28 Dallas Cowboys W 34–31 5–6 D.C. Stadium 50,205 Recap 12 December 5 at Cleveland Browns L 16–24 5–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,765 Recap 13 December 12 New York Giants L 10–27 5–8 D.C. Stadium 50,373 Recap 14 December 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–14 6–8 D.C. Stadium 49,806 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing Category:Long stubs with short prose