1966 Washington Redskins season
| 1966 Washington Redskins season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Otto Graham |
| Home field | D.C. Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–7 |
| Division place | 5th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1966 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record from 1965. 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 Graham.[1] 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. (Incidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored by Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship Game, in which the Redskins surrendered 11 touchdowns and were shut out.)
Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 11 | Cleveland Browns | L 38–14 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | September 18 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 23–7 | 0–2 | |
| 3 | September 25 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 33–27 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | October 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–10 | 2–2 | |
| 5 | October 9 | Atlanta Falcons | W 33–20 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | October 16 | at New York Giants | L 13–10 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | October 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 26–20 | 4–3 | |
| 8 | October 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–13 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | November 6 | at Baltimore Colts | L 37–10 | 5–4 | |
| 10 | November 13 | Dallas Cowboys | L 31–30 | 5–5 | |
| 11 | November 20 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–3 | 5–6 | |
| 12 | November 27 | New York Giants | W 72–41 | 6–6 | |
| 13 | December 4 | Bye | |||
| 14 | December 11 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 34–31 | 7–6 | |
| 15 | December 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 37–28 | 7–7 | |
- 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.
Standings
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–3–1 | 445 | 239 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–5 | 326 | 340 | W4 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 9–4 | 403 | 259 | W1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 7–5–1 | 264 | 265 | L3 | |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 7–6 | 351 | 355 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–8–1 | 316 | 347 | W2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–5 | 204 | 437 | L1 | |
| New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–11–1 | 263 | 501 | L8 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3