1937 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1937 8–3 1st NFL Eastern George Preston Marshall Jack Espey Ray Flaherty Griffith Stadium Won NFL Championship(at Bears) 28–21 1936 (Boston) Redskins seasons The 1937 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their first in Washington, D.C. The Boston Redskins moved to Washington after their runner-up 1936 season and became the Washington Redskins. In 1937 they repeated as Eastern Division champions and played the NFL championship game on the road against the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field. The Redskins won the championship game, 28–21. The Boston Redskins had won the Eastern Division title the previous season, but had poor attendance, prompting the owner George Preston Marshall to move south to his hometown.The First Fifty Years: A Celebration of the National Football League in its Fiftieth Season, Simon and Schuster, Inc., Copyright 1969, ASIN: B0018NJUO0 The Redskins selected quarterback Sammy Baugh from TCU in the first round of the 1937 NFL draft, on December 12, 1936, while still in Boston. Rookie Baugh led the league in passing in 1937 with a then-record 81 pass completions, and halfback Cliff Battles led the NFL in rushing with 874 yards. The Redskins were the first team to relocate and win a championship in their first year.https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-move-to-las-vegas-heres-how-nfl-franchises-have-fared-in-their-first-year-in-a-new-city/?utm_source=chatgpt.com CBSSports.com Raiders move to Las Vegas: Here's how NFL franchises have fared in their first year in a new city Jeff Kerr Jun 12, 2020 2025-12-02March 2026 no Draft 1937 NFL draft 1937 Washington Redskins 1 6 Sammy Baugh Quarterback TCU yes yes yes 2 16 Nello Falaschi Center Santa Clara yes yes 3 26 Maurice Elder Back Kansas State 4 36 Dick Bassi Guard Santa Clara yes yes 5 46 Chuck Bond Tackle Washington yes 6 56 Jimmie Cain Back Washington 7 66 Rotta Holland Guard Kansas State 8 76 Joel Eaves End Auburn 9 86 Bill Docherty Tackle Temple 10 96 Mac Cara End NC State Preseason In the 1937 NFL draft, the Redskins selected Sammy Baugh with the sixth overall pick. Baugh went on to play sixteen years with the Redskins, retiring after the 1952 season; he was named to the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On September 6, 1937, the Redskins played their first Washington-area game following their move from Boston. Washington beat an American Legion All-Star team by a score of 50–0 in front of 1,000 at McCurdy Field in Frederick, Maryland.http://www.profootballarchives.com/1937nflwas.html 1937 Washington Redskins (NFL) The Pro Football Archives December 22, 2010 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Bye 2 Bye 3 September 16 New York Giants W 13–3 1–0 Griffith Stadium 25,000 Recap 4 September 24 Chicago Cardinals L 14–21 1–1 Griffith Stadium 22,367 Recap 5 October 3 Brooklyn Dodgers W 11–7 2–1 Griffith Stadium 16,000 Recap 6 October 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–14 2–2 Griffith Stadium   7,320 Recap 7 October 17 Pittsburgh Pirates W 34–20 3–2 Griffith Stadium 12,835 Recap 8 October 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 10–7 4–2 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 13,167 Recap 9 October 31 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–0 5–2 Ebbets Field 22,500 Recap 10 Bye 11 November 14 at Pittsburgh Pirates L 13–21 5–3 Forbes Field 12,242Recap 12 November 21 at Cleveland Rams W 16–7 6–3 Cleveland Stadium   3,500 Recap 13 November 28 Green Bay Packers W 14–6 7–3 Griffith Stadium 30,000 Recap 14 December 5 at New York Giants W 49–14 8–3 Polo Grounds 58,285 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Championship December 12 at Chicago Bears W 28–21 Wrigley Field 15,878 Recap Standings Postseason NFL Championship Game 1937 NFL Championship Game Roster Image:WA Redskins 1938 small.jpg 1937 Washington Redskins final rosterBacks 20 Cliff Battles RB/CB 33 Sammy Baugh y RB/CB 12 Eddie Britt American football FB/LB 30 Dixie Howell y RB/CB 23 Don Irwin FB/LB 13 Ed Justice RB/CB 25 Max Krause FB/LB 11 Erny Pinckert RB/CB 35 Riley Smith American football RB/S/K Linemen/Linebackers 15 Jim Barber American football T/DT 22 Chuck Bond y T/DT 26 Vic Carroll G/T/DG/DT 17 Turk Edwards T/DT 43 Eddie Kahn no G/DG 29 Jim Karcher G/DG 39 Ed Kawal C/LB 41 Henry Krause C/LB 18 Eddie Michaels G/DG 21 Les Olsson G/DG 47 George Smith center y C/LB 37 Bill Young American football lineman y T/DT Ends/Receivers 19 Charley Malone 32 Bob McChesney American football, born 1912 40 Wayne Millner 38 Ben Smith end Reserve Frank Walton American football G/DG (inactive) rookies in italics References External links Redskins on jt-sw.com Category:Washington Redskins seasons Category:NFL championship seasons Washington Football Team Washington Category:Long stubs with short prose