1933 Boston Redskins season
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The Boston Redskins
finished the 1933 season
with a record of five wins, five losses, and two ties, and finished in third place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League
. This was the first year that the franchise used the name "Redskins".
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
finished the 1933 season
1933 NFL season
The 1933 NFL season was the 14th regular season of the National Football League. Because of the success of the 1932 NFL Playoff Game, the league divided its teams into two divisions for the first time, with the winners of each division playing in a championship game to determine the NFL champion...
with a record of five wins, five losses, and two ties, and finished in third place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. This was the first year that the franchise used the name "Redskins".
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17, 1933 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
T 7–7 |
| 2 | October 1, 1933 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 7–0 |
| 3 | October 4, 1933 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 21–6 |
| 4 | October 8, 1933 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21–20 |
| 5 | October 15, 1933 | Portsmouth Spartans | L 13–0 |
| 6 | October 22, 1933 | Chicago Cardinals | W 10–0 |
| 7 | October 29, 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 16–14 |
| 8 | November 5, 1933 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 10–0 |
| 9 | November 12, 1933 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 7–0 |
| 10 | November 19, 1933 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 20–7 |
| 11 | November 26, 1933 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
L 14–0 |
| 12 | December 3, 1933 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 0–0 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants 1933 New York Giants season The 1933 New York Giants season was the ninth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 244 | 101 | W-7 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their fourth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3-9, winning five games. Despite shutting out five of their opponents, they were also shut out in three games and they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second... |
5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 93 | 54 | L-2 |
| Boston Redskins | 5 | 5 | 2 | .500 | 103 | 97 | T-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1933 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1933 Philadelphia Eagles season was their inaugural in the league. The team went 3–5–1 failing to qualify for the playoffs.-Off Season:When Pennsylvania eased some of the Blue Laws and allowed Sunday sporting events, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh became available for NFL franchises as they could... |
3 | 5 | 1 | .375 | 77 | 158 | L-2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates was the debut season of the team that would eventually become the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team was founded after Pennsylvania relaxed its blue laws that, prior to 1933, prohibited sporting events from taking place on Sundays, when most NFL games took place... |
3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 67 | 208 | L-3 |