1947 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1947-Redskins-mediaguide.jpg Washington Redskins 1947 4–8 4th NFL Eastern George Preston Marshall Dick McCann Turk Edwards Griffith Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1947 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 5–5–1 record from 1946 and finished 4–8. The 1947 Washington Redskins' 416 passing attempts (34.7 per game) are the most by an NFL team in the 1940s. Although the NFL formally desegregated in 1946, many teams were slow to allow black athletes to compete even after the formal barrier had fallen. None were less willing to desegregate than the Washington Redskins, who sought to be the "home team" for a vast Southern market. The Redskins would remain the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster until 1962.Ryan Basen, "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell," New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012. Before the season NFL draft 1947 NFL draft 1947 Washington Redskins 1 4 Cal Rossi B UCLA Also drafted in 1946 3 17 Gene (Red) Knight B LSU 5 28 Hank Foldberg E Army 6 39 Mike Garzoni G USC yes 7 48 Bill Gray G Oregon State yes 8 59 Hank Harris G Texas yes 9 68 Roy Kurrasch E UCLA played with New York Yankees (AAFC) 10 79 Ernie Williamson T North Carolina yes 11 88 L. G. Carmody B Central Washington 12 99 U.S. Savage E Richmond 13 108 Bob Steckroth E William & Mary 14 119 Weldon Edwards T TCU 15 128 Earl Wheeler C Arkansas 16 139 Bill Gold B Tennessee 17 148 Jack Hart T Detroit 18 159 Tom Nichols B Richmond 19 168 Harry Dowda DB Wake Forest 20 179 Charlie Webb E LSU 21 188 Elmo Bond T Washington State 22 199 Jim Hefti B 1946 St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence 23 208 Tom Dudley E Virginia 24 219 Bob Smith DB Iowa yes 25 228 Hal Mullins T Duke 26 239 Francis Bocoka E Washington State 27 248 Otis Sacrinty B Wake Forest 28 259 Milt Dropo C Connecticut 29 268 Lynn Brownson B Stanford 30 279 Joe Colone B Penn State 31 286 Herb Shoener E Iowa 32 295 Bo Pievo T Purdue https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1947_draft.htm 1947 Washington Redskins Draftees Pro Football Reference August 11, 2020 Preseason Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Source 0 August 29, 1947 East–West Intra-Squad W. 36, E. 35 — Santa Ana, California Associated Press, "Teedees Come Fast for 'Skins," [North Hollywood, CA] Valley Times, Aug. 30, 1947, p. 6. 1 September 5, 1947 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–20 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,889 Bob Meyers (AP), "80,889 See Rams Whip Redskins," Shreveport Journal, Sept. 6, 1947, p. 7. 2 September 10, 1947 vs. Detroit Lions W 23–14 1–1 University of Denver Stadium (Denver, CO) 17,000 "Sammy Baugh Leads Redskins to 23–14 Victory Over Lions," Grand Junction [CO] Daily Sentinel, Sept. 11, 1947, p. 8. 3 September 17, 1947 at Chicago Bears L 7–28 1–2 Soldier Field 54,723 Edward Prell, "Bears Trounce Redskins, 28 to 78; Baugh Idle: Sore Ribs Keep Passing Star on Sidelines," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 18, 1947, pp. 35, 37. 4 September 21, 1947 vs. Green Bay Packers L 21–31 1–3 Municipal Stadium (Baltimore, MD) 18,186Paid attendance, plus 2,000 "soldiers and crippled veterans." Associated Press, "Packers Dump Washington, 31–21; Meet Bears Here Sunday: Relax in Last Quarter After Holding 31–0 Lead," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Sept. 22, 1947, p. 15. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Source 1 September 28 at Philadelphia Eagles L 42–45 0–1 Shibe Park 35,406 Recap 2 October 5 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–26 1–1 Forbes Field 36,585 Recap 3 October 12 New York Giants W 28–20 2–1 Griffith Stadium 36,533 Recap 4 October 19 at Green Bay Packers L 10–27 2–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 28,572 Recap 5 October 26 Chicago Bears L 20–56 2–3 Griffith Park 36,591 Recap 6 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–38 2–4 Griffith Park 36,591 Recap 7 November 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–21 2–5 Forbes Field 36,257 Recap 8 November 16 at Detroit Lions L 21–38 2–6 Briggs Stadium 17,003 Recap 9 November 23 Chicago Cardinals W 45–21 3–6 Griffith Stadium 35,362 Recap 10 November 30 at Boston Yanks L 24–27 3–7 Fenway Park 24,800 Recap 11 December 7 at New York Giants L 10–35 3–8 Polo Grounds 25,594 Recap 12 December 14 Boston Yanks W 40–13 4–8 Griffith Stadium 33,226 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1947 Washington Redskins final rosterQuarterbacks 33 Sammy Baugh 30 Jim Youel S Backs 26 Jim Castiglia FB 14 Tom Farmer American football CB/RB 61 Jim Hefti y no CB 77 Tommy Mont y CB/RB 50 Bob Nussbaumer RB/CB 25 Dick Poillon S/K/P/RB 32 Sal Rosato FB 99 Eddie Saenz RB/CB 41 Dick Todd American football CB/RB 29 George Wilde American football RB Linemen/Linebackers 42 John Adams offensive lineman T/MG 55 Ki Aldrich OLB/C/G 17 Don Avery DT/T 51 Fred Boensch y T/DT 21 Don Deeks T/DT 53 Al DeMao MG/C 60 Bill Gray offensive lineman y MLB/G 36 Hank Harris American football y DT/G 38 Jack Jenkins American football OLB/FB 58 Leo Nobile y G 19 Jim Peebles American football DT/T/E 49 John Sanchez American football y T/DT 16 John Steber G/MG 46 Jack Sommers MLB/C 47 Ernie Williamson y T Ends/Receivers 18 Joe Duckworth American football y 45 Paul McKee American football y 28 Hugh Taylor American football y 37 Joe Tereshinski Sr. y 22 Doug Turley Reserve 31 Clyde Ehrhardt C/LB (IR) 7px 26 Ralph Ruthstrom FB/LB (Susp.) 7px rookies in italics References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washington