1966 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1966 7–7 5th NFL Eastern Otto Graham Otto Graham George Preston Marshall Edward Bennett Williams D.C. Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons LB Chris HanburgerC Len HaussQB Sonny JurgensenHB Charley Taylor The 1966 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 30th in Washington, D.C.The Washington Redskins attempted to make Vince Lombardi their new head coach, but Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for Otto GrahamWhen Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, 978-0-684-84418-3 instead. They finished with a 7–7 record, fifth place in the eight-team Eastern Conference. In Week Twelve, the Redskins set an NFL record for most points by one team in a regular season game, scoring 72 points against the Giants. Coincidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored against Washington by Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. They were the last team to score at least 70 points in a regular season game until the Miami Dolphins did so in Week 3 of the 2023 season. Offseason NFL draft 1966 NFL draft 1966 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 6 Charlie Gogolak K Princeton Roster 1966 Washington Redskins  9 Sonny Jurgensen 14 Dick Shiner 32 Tom Barrington y 35 Joe Don Looney 25 A. D. Whitfield 48 John Burrell wide receiver 20 Fred Mazurek 49 Bobby Mitchell 42 Charley Taylor 88 Pat Richter P 87 Jerry Smith tight end 57 Dave Crossan C 69 Tom Goosby G 56 Len Hauss C 75 John Kelly offensive lineman y T 67 Jake Kupp G 65 Vince Promuto G 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 64 Mitch Johnson American football T 50 Willie Adams American football DE 61 Jim Avery American football y DE 77 Walt Barnes defensive lineman y DT 86 Bill Briggs defensive end y DE 73 Stan Jones American football DT 66 Carl Kammerer DE 78 Ron Snidow DE/DT 60 Jim Carroll American football MLB 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 70 Sam Huff MLB 53 Steve Jackson linebacker y OLB 51 John Reger OLB 32 Billy Clay y CB 46 Rickie Harris CB 26 Paul Krause FS 23 Brig Owens SS 40 Lonnie Sanders CB 47 Jim Shorter CB 43 Tom Walters American football FS  3 Charlie Gogolak y K 54 Don Croftcheck G IR -- George Hughley RB IR -- Dick LeMay no y DE Military 72 Joe Rutgens DT IR 39 Steve Thurlow RB IR 80 Pat Hodgson y WR 17 Harry Theofiledes y QB* Head Coach – Otto Graham 1966 Washington Redskins * Don Doll Mike McCormack Ray Renfro * Ed Hughes Mike Scarry * Director of Player Personnel -- Tim Temerario Player Personnel -- Bob White Player Personnel -- Mike Allman Opponent's Scout -- Wayne Millner Team Physician -- George A. Resta, MD Trainer: Joe Kuczo Equipment Manager -- Kelly Miller Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1966 Baltimore Colts L 0–35 0–1 D.C. Stadium 45,805 2 August 20, 1966 vs. Chicago Bears L 10–24 0–2 Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA) 20,609 3 August 26, 1966 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 27–30 0–3 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH) 83,418 4 September 3, 1966 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–20 1–3 D.C. Stadium 30,969 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Cleveland Browns L 14–38 0–1 D.C. Stadium 48,643 Recap 2 September 18 at St. Louis Cardinals L 7–23 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,198 Recap 3 September 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 33–27 1–2 Pitt Stadium 37,505 Recap 4 October 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–10 2–2 D.C. Stadium 47,360 Recap 5 October 9 Atlanta Falcons W 33–20 3–2 D.C. Stadium 50,116 Recap 6 October 16 at New York Giants L 10–13 3–3 Yankee Stadium 62,865 Recap 7 October 23 St. Louis Cardinals W 26–20 4–3 D.C. Stadium 50,154 Recap 8 October 30 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–13 5–3 Franklin Field 60,658 Recap 9 November 6 at Baltimore Colts L 10–37 5–4 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 10 November 13 Dallas Cowboys L 30–31 5–5 D.C. Stadium 50,927 Recap 11 November 20 at Cleveland Browns L 3–14 5–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,466 Recap 12 November 27 New York Giants W 72–41 6–6 D.C. Stadium 50,439 Recap 13 Bye 14 December 11 at Dallas Cowboys W 34–31 7–6 Cotton Bowl 64,198 Recap 15 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–37 7–7 D.C. Stadium 50,405 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week. Game summaries Week 6 at New York Giants Week Six: Washington Redskins (3-2) at New York Giants (0-4-1) Washington Redskins 1966 2; text-align:center 0 0 10 0 3 7 0 3 Giants Redskins Yankee Stadium, New York October 16 64 °F °C Box Score First quarter Washington – Charlie Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Redskins 3–0. Second quarter Washington – Bobby Mitchell 7-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 10–0. New York – Pete Gogolak 15-yard field goal, Redskins 10–3. Third quarter Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal, Redskins 10–6. New York – Aaron Thomas 29-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 13–10. Top Passers Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 9/20, 125 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Giants – Earl Morrall: 5/14, 139 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Redskins – Steve Thurlow: 11 car, 44 yds. Giants – Chuck Mercein: 14 car, 37 yds, Top receivers Redskins – Bobby Mitchell: 2 rec, 58 yds. 1 TD Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 146 yds. Week 10 vs Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1966 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys (5–2–1) at Washington Redskins (5–4) November 13, 1966 Cowboys 7 7 7 10 Redskins 6 0 17 7 District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C. 50,927 40 F C Box Score Week 12 vs New York Giants 1966 New York Giants–Washington Redskins game Week Twelve: Washington Redskins (5-6) vs New York Giants (1-8-1) Washington Redskins 1966 2; text-align:center 14 14 24 13 0 14 13 21 Redskins Giants D.C. Stadium, Washington D.C. November 27 42 °F °C Box Score First quarter Washington – A.D. Whitfield 5-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen, Redskins 6–0. Washington – A.D. Whitfield 63-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 13–0. Second quarter Washington – Brig Owens 62-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–0. New York – Allen Jacobs 6-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20 – 7. Washington – A.D. Whitfield 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 27–7. Washington – Joe Don Looney 9-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–7. New York – Gary Wood 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34 – 14. Third quarter New York – Jim Morrison 41-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34 – 21. Washington – Charley Taylor 32-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–21. New York – Homer Jones 50-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41-28. Washington – Charley Taylor 74-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 48–28. Fourth quarter Washington – Rickie Harris 52-yard punt return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 55–28. Washington – Brig Owens 60-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–28. New York – Aaron Thomas 18-yard pass from Tom Kennedy, Redskins 62–34. New York – Dan Lewis 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–41. Washington – Bobby Mitchell 45-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 69–41. Washington – Charlie Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Redskins 72–41. Top Passers Giants – Tom Kennedy: 13/21, 165 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 10/16, 145 yds, 3 TD Top rushers Giants – Joe Morrison: 16 car, 59 yds, Redskins – A.D. Whitfield: 6 car, 74 yds. 2 TD Top receivers Giants – Homer Jones: 6 rec, 85 yds.1 TD Redskins – Charley Taylor: 6 rec, 124 yds. 2 TD Standings Roster Awards, records, and honors Most points in a single game in regular season NFL history. References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing Category:Long stubs with short prose