1964 Washington Redskins season
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The 1964
Washington Redskins
began with the team trying to improve on their 3-11 record from 1963.
1964 NFL season
The 1964 NFL season was the 45th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season started, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle reinstated Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras, who had been suspended for the 1963 season due to...
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 3-11 record from 1963.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13, 1964 | 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 27-13 |
| 2 | September 20, 1964 | 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 24-18 |
| 3 | September 25, 1964 | 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 13-10 |
| 4 | October 4, 1964 | 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 23-17 |
| 5 | October 11, 1964 | 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 35-20 |
| 6 | October 18, 1964 | 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 38-24 |
| 7 | October 25, 1964 | 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 27-20 |
| 8 | November 1, 1964 | 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 21-10 |
| 9 | November 8, 1964 | 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 34-24 |
| 10 | November 15, 1964 | 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... |
W 30-0 |
| 11 | November 22, 1964 | 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 28-16 |
| 12 | November 29, 1964 | 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 36-21 |
| 13 | December 6, 1964 | 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 14-7 |
| 14 | December 13, 1964 | at 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 45-17 |
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 | |
| Cleveland Browns 1964 Cleveland Browns season The 1964 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 15th season with the National Football League. The Browns' championship is the most recent championship by a professional sports team in the Cleveland area.-The Upset Heard 'Round Pro Football World:... |
10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 415 | 293 | W-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League and the 5th season in St. Louis.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Playoff Bowl: -References:**... |
9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 357 | 331 | W-4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season -Offseason:Joe Kuharich is hired as Head Coach after he leaves Notre Dames. He is still their only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17 – 23 in 4 years. Owner Jerry Wolman give Kuharich a unheard of contract of $1 million over 15 years... |
6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 312 | 313 | L-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 307 | 305 | L-2 |
| Dallas Cowboys 1964 Dallas Cowboys season The 1964 Dallas Cowboys season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–10, winning five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-References:... |
5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 250 | 289 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the 32nd in franchise history. The team played all of their home games at Pitt Stadium, and won five games, while losing nine, resulting in a fifth-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference... |
5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 253 | 315 | L-1 |
| New York Giants 1964 New York Giants season The 1964 New York Giants season was the 40th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *... |
2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 241 | 399 | L-4 |