1938 Washington Redskins season

1938 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	6–3–2
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1938 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–3 record from 1937.

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Defending champs on eve of 1938 season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 1938	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–23	20,000
2	September 18, 1938	Brooklyn Dodgers	T 16–16	23,000
3	September 25, 1938	Cleveland Rams	W 37–13	27,000
4	October 9, 1938	New York Giants	L 10–7	37,500
5	October 16, 1938	at Detroit Lions	W 7–5	42,855
6	October 23, 1938	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	3,000
7	October 30, 1938	at Brooklyn Dodgers	T 6–6	29,913
8	November 6, 1938	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 7–0	12,910
9	November 13, 1938	at Chicago Bears	L 31–7	21,817
10	November 27, 1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 15–0	12,910
11	December 4, 1938	at New York Giants	L 36–0	57,461

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	2	1	.800	5–2–1	194	79	W1
Washington Redskins	6	3	2	.667	4–2–2	148	154	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	4	4	3	.500	3–2–3	131	161	T1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	6	0	.455	3–5	154	164	W2
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	9	0	.182	2–6	79	169	L6

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