1953 Washington Redskins season

Head coach

Curly Lambeau

Owner

George Preston Marshall

Home field

Griffith Stadium

Results

Record

6–5–1

Division place

3rd NFL Eastern

Playoff finish

did not qualify

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1952		1954 >

The 1953 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4–8 record from 1952.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 27, 1953	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–13	16,055
2	October 2, 1953	at Philadelphia Eagles	T 21–21	19,099
3	October 11, 1953	New York Giants	W 13–9	26,241
4	October 18, 1953	Cleveland Browns	L 30–14	33,963
5	October 25, 1953	at Baltimore Colts	L 27–17	34,031
6	November 1, 1953	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–3	47,845
7	November 8, 1953	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–17	19,654
8	November 15, 1953	Chicago Bears	L 27–24	21,392
9	November 22, 1953	at New York Giants	W 24–21	16,887
10	November 29, 1953	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–9	17,026
11	December 6, 1953	Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–0	21,579
12	December 13, 1953	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–13	22,057

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	9–1	348	162	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	4	1	.636	6–3–1	352	215	W1
Washington Redskins	6	5	1	.545	6–3–1	208	215	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	211	263	W2
New York Giants	3	9	0	.250	3–7	179	277	L2
Chicago Cardinals	1	10	1	.091	0–10	190	337	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Washington Redskins

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins
Founded in 1932
Based in Landover, Maryland
Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Division championships (14)

Super Bowl appearances (5)

VII
XVII
XVIII
XXII
XXVI

League championships (5)

Hall of Fame players

All-time leaders

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

Seasons (84)

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Washington Redskins seasons

1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1953 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Chicago Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco

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Related programs

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