1956 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1956-Redskins-mediaguide.jpg Washington Redskins 1956 6–6 3rd NFL Eastern George Preston Marshall Dick McCann Joe Kuharich Griffith Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1956 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 20th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–4 record from 1955 and finished 6–6. 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.Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012. Offseason NFL draft 1956 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 17, 1956 at Los Angeles Rams W 39–21 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 82,788 2 August 26, 1956 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–20 1–1 Kezar Stadium 27,812 3 September 1, 1956 vs. Chicago Bears L 3–17 1–2 War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, AR) 16,000 4 September 8, 1956 vs. Green Bay Packers W 17–10 2–2 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) 13,500 5 September 16, 1956 at Baltimore Colts L 13–27 2–3 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 28,471 6 September 23, 1956 vs. Detroit Lions W 19–17 3–3 Civic Stadium (Buffalo, NY) 23,812 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–30 0–1 Forbes Field 27,718 Recap 2 October 6, 1956 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–13 0–2 Connie Mack Stadium 26,607 Recap 3 October 14 Chicago Cardinals L 3–31 0–3 Griffith Stadium 25,794 Recap 4 October 21 Cleveland Browns W 20–9 1–3 Griffith Stadium 23,332 Recap 5 October 28 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–14 2–3 Comiskey Park 30,553 Recap — Bye 6 November 11 Detroit Lions W 18–17 3–3 Griffith Stadium 28,003 Recap 7 November 18 New York Giants W 33–7 4–3 Griffith Stadium 26,261 Recap 8 November 25 at Cleveland Browns W 20–17 5–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 22,878 Recap 9 December 2 at New York Giants L 14–28 5–4 Yankee Stadium 26,261 Recap 10 December 9 Philadelphia Eagles W 19–17 6–4 Griffith Stadium 22,333 Recap 11 December 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–23 6–5 Griffith Stadium 21,097 Recap 12 December 23 at Baltimore Colts L 17–19 6–6 Memorial Stadium 32,994 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|250px|Program for the November 11 game against the Detroit Lions. Personnel Roster 1956 Washington Redskins 16 Al Dorow 14 Eddie LeBaron 11 Fred Wyant y 46 Dale Atkeson 32 Leo Elter 47 Dick James American football y 25 Tom Runnels y 41 Billy Wells American football 82 Johnny Carson American football 86 Steve Meilinger 87 Ralph Thomas American football 52 Johnny Allen American football C 62 Don Boll T 73 John Miller offensive lineman, born 1934 y T/G 70 Tony Sardisco y G 51 Jim Schrader T/C 60 Dick Stanfel G 67 Red Stephens G 50 Harry Ulinski C 80 Gene Brito DE 76 J. D. Kimmel DT 88 Chet Ostrowski DE 72 John Paluck y DE/DT 79 Volney Peters DT 36 Chuck Drazenovich MLB 64 Bill Fulcher y OLB/G 53 LaVern Torgeson OLB 21 Roy Barni CB 27 Art DeCarlo CB 48 Norb Hecker S 40 Gary Lowe y S/CB 28 Joe Scudero S 49 Sam Baker kicker K/P/RB -- Tom Braatz LB (Military) 45 Ralph Felton LB (IR) 7px -- Ralph Guglielmi QB (Military) -- Bob Ready no DT (Military) -- Bert Zagers RB (Military) References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing