1963 Washington Redskins season
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The 1963
Washington Redskins
began with the team trying to improve on their 5-7-2 record from 1962.
1963 NFL season
The 1963 NFL season was the 44th regular season of the National Football League. On April 17, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle indefinitely suspended Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras for gambling on their own teams, as well as other NFL games;...
Washington 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,...
began with the team trying to improve on their 5-7-2 record from 1962.
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 1963 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 37-14 |
| 2 | September 21, 1963 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 37-14 |
| 3 | September 29, 1963 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W 21-17 |
| 4 | October 6, 1963 | 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 24-14 |
| 5 | October 13, 1963 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 37-24 |
| 6 | October 20, 1963 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 38-27 |
| 7 | October 27, 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 21-7 |
| 8 | November 3, 1963 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
L 35-20 |
| 9 | November 10, 1963 | at St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24-20 |
| 10 | November 17, 1963 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 34-28 |
| 11 | November 24, 1963 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 13-10 |
| 12 | December 1, 1963 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 36-20 |
| 13 | December 8, 1963 | 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 44-14 |
| 14 | December 15, 1963 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 27-20 |
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 1963 New York Giants season The 1963 New York Giants season was the 39th season for the club in the National Football League.-Offseason:A familiar figure on the offensive line, four-time Pro Bowl selection Wietecha, retired after a decade of service, and Greg Larson took over his job at center... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 448 | 280 | W-3 |
| Cleveland Browns 1963 Cleveland Browns season The 1963 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League.-Exhibition schedule:-Regular season schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 343 | 262 | W-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 44th season the team was in the league and their fourth in St. Louis. The team improved on their previous output of 4-9-1, winning nine games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive... |
9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 341 | 283 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season consisted of the team winning seven games, and losing four, with three games ending in a tie. As a result, the Steelers finished in fourth place in the NFL Eastern Conference... |
7 | 4 | 3 | .636 | 321 | 295 | L-1 |
| Dallas Cowboys 1963 Dallas Cowboys season The 1963 Dallas Cowboys season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning only four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 305 | 378 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 279 | 398 | L-3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1963 Philadelphia Eagles season -NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* * *... |
2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 242 | 381 | L-2 |