1964 Washington Redskins season

1964 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Bill McPeak
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	DC Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1964 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3–11 record from 1963.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1964	Cleveland Browns	L 27–13	47,577
2	September 20, 1964	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–18	25,158
3	September 25, 1964	at New York Giants	L 13–10	62,996
4	October 4, 1964	St. Louis Cardinals	L 23–17	49,219
5	October 11, 1964	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–20	49,219
6	October 18, 1964	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 38–24	23,748
7	October 25, 1964	Chicago Bears	W 27–20	49,219
8	November 1, 1964	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–10	60,671
9	November 8, 1964	at Cleveland Browns	L 34–24	76,385
10	November 15, 1964	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–0	31,587
11	November 22, 1964	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–16	49,219
12	November 29, 1964	New York Giants	W 36–21	49,219
13	December 6, 1964	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–7	49,219
14	December 13, 1964	at Baltimore Colts	L 45–17	60,213

Season summary

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	13	7	7	27
Redskins	0	10	0	3	13

at District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 58°F, relative humidity 73%, wind 11 mph
Game attendance: 47,577
TV announcers (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)
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Game information

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	20	0	20
• Redskins	14	7	7	7	35

Date: October 11
Location: D.C. Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Game weather: 46°F, wind 13 mph

Scoring summary

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

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The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason.

Week 9: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	3	7	14	24
Browns	0	13	14	7	34

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45°F, relative humidity 94%, wind 6 mph
Game attendance: 76,385
TV announcers (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)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

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

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	415	293	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	8–2–2	357	331	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	6–6	312	313	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	5–7	307	305	L2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	250	289	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	5–7	253	315	L1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	241	399	L4

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

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Washington Redskins

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

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	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 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1964 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1964 AFL Season

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