1964 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1964 6–8 3rd (tied) NFL Eastern Bill McPeak Bill McPeak George Preston Marshall D.C. Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1964 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 28th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 3–11 record from 1963 and finished 6–8. This was the final season to feature the feather logo on the back of the helmet. Roster 1964 Washington Redskins 15 George Izo  9 Sonny Jurgensen 14 Dick Shiner y 25 Pervis Atkins 31 Don Bosseler 37 J. W. Lockett 42 Charley Taylor y 36 Tom Tracy 28 Ozzie Clay y 48 Angelo Coia 80 Joe Hernandez American football 49 Bobby Mitchell 89 Preston Carpenter 88 Pat Richter P 74 Steve Barnett American football G/T 50 Fred Hageman C 56 Len Hauss C y 73 Riley Mattson T 62 John Nisby G 61 Fran O'Brien American football T 65 Vince Promuto G 71 George Seals T y 86 John Paluck DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT 78 Ron Snidow DE 79 Bob Toneff DT 77 Fred Williams defensive lineman DT 63 Rod Breedlove OLB 21 Jimmy Carr American football OLB 70 Sam Huff MLB 66 Carl Kammerer OLB 53 Bob Pellegrini MLB 51 John Reger OLB 26 Paul Krause y FS 24 Johnny Sample CB 40 Lonnie Sanders CB 47 Jim Shorter CB 41 Jim Steffen SS 43 Tom Walters American football y SS 38 Jim Martin American football K Gene Donaldson y LB Military Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 8, 1964 vs. Detroit Lions L 27–28 0–1 American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) 18,763 2 August 15, 1964 vs. Chicago Bears L 13–14 0–2 City Stadium (Richmond, VA) 23,611 3 August 22, 1964 vs. New York Giants W 27–24 1–2 Schoellkopf Field (Ithaca, NY) 19,000 4 August 27, 1964 Baltimore Colts L 14–41 1–3 D.C. Stadium 45,016 5 September 5, 1964 vs. St. Louis Cardinals W 17–10 2–3 Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA) 20,642 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 13 Cleveland Browns L 13–27 0–1 D.C. Stadium 47,577 Recap 2 September 20 at Dallas Cowboys L 18–24 0–2 Cotton Bowl 25,158 Recap 3 September 25 at New York Giants L 10–13 0–3 Yankee Stadium 62,996 Recap 4 October 4 St. Louis Cardinals L 17–23 0–4 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 5 October 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–20 1–4 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 6 October 18 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–38 1–5 Busch Stadium 23,748 Recap 7 October 25 Chicago Bears W 27–20 2–5 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 8 November 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–10 3–5 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 9 November 8 at Cleveland Browns L 24–34 3–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,385 Recap 10 November 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–0 4–6 Pitt Stadium 31,587 Recap 11 November 22 Dallas Cowboys W 28–16 5–6 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 12 November 29 New York Giants W 36–21 6–6 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 13 December 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–14 6–7 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 14 December 13 at Baltimore Colts L 17–45 6–8 Memorial Stadium 60,213 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns text-align:center; Washington Redskins text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13 September 13 1:30 p.m. EDT District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C. 47,577 58 F, relative humidity 73%, wind 11 mph CBS Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jim Gibbons (WSH) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (first half) (color commentators) Browns 0 13 7 7 Redskins 0 10 0 3 Pro-Football-Reference.com Second Quarter WSH – Jim Martin 12 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0 WSH – Charley Taylor 17 yard run – (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 10–0 CLE – Gary Collins 23 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (kick failed) Redskins 10–6 CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 13-10 Third Quarter CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20–10 Fourth Quarter WSH – Jim Martin 14 yard field goal – Browns 20–13 CLE – Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27–13 Browns Redskins Week 5 Eagles 0 0 20 0 Redskins 14 7 7 7 October 11 D.C. Stadium • Washington, D.C. 46 F, wind 13 mph yes 1 WSH Bobby Mitchell 29 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 7–0 1 WSH J.W. Lockett 22 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 14–0 2 WSH Bobby Mitchell 9 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 21–0 3 PHI Timmy Brown 27 yard run (Sam Baker kick) Redskins 21–7 3 PHI Timmy Brown 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed) Redskins 21–13 3 WSH Charley Taylor 66 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 28–13 3 PHI Timmy Brown 5 yard run (Sam Baker kick) Redskins 28–20 4 WSH Charley Taylor 24 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 35–20 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason. Week 9: at Cleveland Browns text-align:center; Washington Redskins text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24 November 8 1:30 p.m. EST Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 76,385 45 F, relative humidity 94%, wind 6 mph CBS Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators) Redskins 0 3 7 14 Browns 0 13 14 7 Pro-Football-Reference.com Second Quarter WSH – Jim Martin 30 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0 CLE – Ernie Green 21 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-3 CLE – Lou Groza 11 yard field goal – Browns 10-3 CLE – Lou Groza 38 yard field goal – Browns 13-3 Third Quarter CLE – Gary Collins 13 yard pass from Jim Brown – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-3 WSH – Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 20-10 CLE – Paul Warfield 62 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27-10 Fourth Quarter WSH – Charley Taylor 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 27-17 CLE – Jim Brown 2 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 34-17 WSH – Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 34-24 Redskins Browns Standings References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washington Redskins Category:Long stubs with short prose