Washington Redskins seasons
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This is a list of seasons completed by the 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,...

 American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 franchise
Professional sports league organization
Professional sports leagues are organized in numerous ways. The two most significant types are a European model, characterised by a tiered structure using promotion and relegation to determine participation in a hierarchy of leagues or divisions and a North American model characterized by its use...

 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...

 (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Redskins' franchise from to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The Redskins franchise was founded as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. The team changed their name to the Redskins in and moved to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 in .

The Redskins have played over one thousand games. In those games, the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...

s. The franchise captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships.

The Redskins won the 1937
NFL Championship Game, 1937
The 1937 National Football League Championship game was the fifth annual championship game and was held December 12, 1937, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The attendance was 15,870...

 and 1942
NFL Championship Game, 1942
The 1942 National Football League Championship game was the NFL's tenth title game. The game was played on December 13, 1942 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. and the attendance was 36,006....

 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl XVII
Super Bowl XVII
Super Bowl XVII was an American football game played on January 30, 1983 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the strike-shortened 1982 regular season...

, XXII
Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl XXII was an American football game played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1987 regular season...

, and XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota to decide the National Football League champion following the 1991 regular season...

. They also played in and lost the 1936
NFL Championship Game, 1936
The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the 4th championship game played in the history of the National Football League. The game took place on December 13, 1936, at Polo Grounds in New York City, making it the first NFL title game held on a neutral field...

, 1940, 1943
NFL Championship Game, 1943
The 1943 NFL Championship Game was the 11th annual title game of the National Football League . The game was held at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 26, 1943, and drew attendance of 34,320....

, and 1945
NFL Championship Game, 1945
In the 1945 National Football League Championship Game, the Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins, 15–14, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on December 16, 1945. This was the last game before the Rams moved to Los Angeles, California and was the 13th annual NFL...

 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl VII
Super Bowl VII
Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1972 regular season...

 and XVIII
Super Bowl XVIII
Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1984, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida, deciding the National Football League champion following the 1983 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Los Angeles Raiders defeated the National Football Conference...

. They have made twenty-two postseason appearances, and have an overall postseason record of 23 wins and 17 losses. Only four teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Redskins: the 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...

 (eight), 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...

 (seven), Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 (six), and New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

 (six); the Redskins' five appearances are tied with the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

, Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

, Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

, and 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...

.

All of the Redskins' league titles were attained during two ten-year spans. From to , the Redskins went to the NFL Championship six times, winning two of them. The second period lasted between and where the Redskins appeared in the postseason seven times, captured four Conference titles, and won three Super Bowls out of five appearances.

The Redskins have also experienced failure in their history. The most notable period of failure was from to , during which the Redskins did not have a single postseason appearance. During this period, the Redskins went without a single winning season between and . In season, the franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1–12–1 showing.

Seasons

  • Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Italicized numbers mean that the records are subject to change each week due to regular season or postseason games being played.

NFL Champions (1920–1969) Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth
Official NFL records as of the end of the 2009 NFL season
2009 NFL season
The 2009 NFL season was the 90th regular season of the National Football League.The preseason started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009, and the regular season began September 10. The season ended with Super Bowl XLIV, the league's championship game, on February 7, 2010 at...

.


Season Team League Conference Division Regular season
Regular season (NFL)
The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...

Postseason
NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the...

 Results
Awards
Finish Wins Losses Ties
Boston Braves
1932
1932 Boston Braves (NFL) season
The Boston Braves finished their inaugural 1932 season with a record of four wins, four losses, and two ties, and finished in fourth place in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL
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...

4th 4 4 2
Boston Redskins
1933
1933 Boston Redskins season
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".-Schedule:...

NFL East 3rd 5 5 2
1934
1934 Boston Redskins season
The Boston Redskins finished the 1934 season with a record of six wins and six losses, and finished in second place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:...

NFL East 2nd 6 6 0
1935
1935 Boston Redskins season
The Boston Redskins finished the 1935 season with a record of two wins, eight losses, and one tie, and finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. A road game against the Philadelphia...

NFL East 4th 2 8 1
1936
1936 Boston Redskins season
The Boston Redskins finished the 1936 season with a record of seven wins and five losses and finished in first place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. They then played in the 1936 NFL Championship game against the Green Bay Packers, and lost 21–6.This was the first winning...

NFL East 1st 7 5 0 Lost NFL Championship
NFL Championship Game, 1936
The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the 4th championship game played in the history of the National Football League. The game took place on December 13, 1936, at Polo Grounds in New York City, making it the first NFL title game held on a neutral field...

 (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...

) 21-6
Washington Redskins
1937
1937 Washington Redskins season
The Boston Redskins moved to Washington D.C. in 1937 to become the Washington Redskins. They began with the team trying to improve on their 7–5 record from 1936...

NFL East 1st 8 3 0 Won NFL Championship
NFL Championship Game, 1937
The 1937 National Football League Championship game was the fifth annual championship game and was held December 12, 1937, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The attendance was 15,870...

 (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...

) 28-21
1938
1938 Washington Redskins season
The 1938 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-3 record from 1937.Defending champs on eve of 1938 season-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL East 2nd 6 3 2
1939
1939 Washington Redskins season
The 1939 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-2 record from 1938.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL East 2nd 8 2 1
1940
1940 Washington Redskins season
The 1940 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-2-1 record from 1939. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears, 73-0.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL East 1st 9 2 0 Lost NFL Championship (Bears) 73-0
1941
1941 Washington Redskins season
The 1941 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9-2 record from 1940.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL East 3rd 6 5 0
1942
1942 Washington Redskins season
The 1942 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5 record from 1941. They would end the season by winning the NFL Championship against the Chicago Bears, 14-6.-Schedule:-Standings:-NFL Championship Game:-All-Star Game:...

NFL East 1st 10 1 0 Won NFL Championship
NFL Championship Game, 1942
The 1942 National Football League Championship game was the NFL's tenth title game. The game was played on December 13, 1942 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. and the attendance was 36,006....

 (Bears) 14-6
1943
1943 Washington Redskins season
The 1943 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-1 record from 1942. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears, 41-21.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:...

NFL East 1st 6 3 1 Won Eastern Divisional Playoff (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...

) 28-0
Lost NFL Championship
NFL Championship Game, 1943
The 1943 NFL Championship Game was the 11th annual title game of the National Football League . The game was held at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 26, 1943, and drew attendance of 34,320....

 (Bears) 41-21
1944
1944 Washington Redskins season
The 1944 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1943, when they made it to the Championship game.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL East 3rd 6 3 1
1945
1945 Washington Redskins season
The 1945 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1944. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship game to the Cleveland Rams, 15-14.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:...

NFL East 1st 8 2 0 Lost NFL Championship
NFL Championship Game, 1945
In the 1945 National Football League Championship Game, the Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins, 15–14, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on December 16, 1945. This was the last game before the Rams moved to Los Angeles, California and was the 13th annual NFL...

 (Cleveland Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

) 15-14
1946
1946 Washington Redskins season
The 1946 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-2 record from 1945.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL East T-3rd 5 5 1
1947
1947 Washington Redskins season
The 1947 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-5-1 record from 1946.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL East 4th 4 8 0
1948
1948 Washington Redskins season
The 1948 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1947.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL East 2nd 7 5 0
1949
1949 Washington Redskins season
The 1949 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-5 record from 1948.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL East 4th 4 7 1
1950
1950 Washington Redskins season
The 1950 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-7-1 record from 1949.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL American 6th 3 9 0
1951
1951 Washington Redskins season
The 1951 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1950.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL American 3rd 5 7 0
1952
1952 Washington Redskins season
The 1952 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-7 record from 1951.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL American T-5th 4 8 0
1953
1953 Washington Redskins season
The 1953 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1952.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL Eastern 3rd 6 5 1
1954
1954 Washington Redskins season
The 1954 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5-1 record from 1953. The Redskins sent Defensive Back Don Paul to the Cleveland Browns. The Redskins acquired Paul from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavour with George Preston...

NFL Eastern 5th 3 9 0
1955
1955 Washington Redskins season
The 1955 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL Eastern 2nd 8 4 0 Joe Kuharich
Joe Kuharich
Joseph Lawrence Kuharich was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of San Francisco from 1948 to 1951 and at the University of Notre Dame from 1959 to 1962, compiling a career college football record of 43–37...

 (Coach of the Year
NFL Coach of the Year Award
The National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the NFL head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal. Currently, the most widely recognized award is presented by the...

)
1956
1956 Washington Redskins season
The 1956 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-4 record from 1955.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL Eastern 3rd 6 6 0
1957
1957 Washington Redskins season
The 1957 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-6 record from 1956.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL Eastern 4th 5 6 1
1958
1958 Washington Redskins season
The 1958 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-6-1 record from 1957.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL Eastern 4th 4 7 1
1959
1959 Washington Redskins season
The 1959 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-7-1 record from 1958.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL Eastern 5th 3 9 0
1960
1960 Washington Redskins season
The 1960 Washington Redskins involved the team's last-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference, with a dismal 1-9-2 record.This season was also the last one in their old stadium, Griffith Stadium.-Schedule:-References:...

NFL Eastern 6th 1 9 2
1961
1961 Washington Redskins season
The 1961 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1-9-2 record from 1960. However, their 1-12-1 performance during the season placed the Redskins in last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference...

NFL Eastern 7th 1 12 1
1962
1962 Washington Redskins season
The 1962 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1-12-1 record from 1961.-NFL Draft:Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft. 1962-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL Eastern 4th 5 7 2
1963
1963 Washington Redskins season
The 1963 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-7-2 record from 1962.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL Eastern 6th 3 11 0
1964
1964 Washington Redskins season
The 1964 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-11 record from 1963.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL Eastern T-3rd 6 8 0 Charley Taylor
Charley Taylor
Charles Robert Taylor is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984....

 (Rookie of the Year
UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year
From 1955 - 1996 The United Press International gave out two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL-NFC American football players and AFL-AFC American football players.-NFL Rookies of the Year:-NFC Rookies of the Year:-See also:...

)
1965
1965 Washington Redskins season
The 1965 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1964.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL Eastern 4th 6 8 0
1966
1966 Washington Redskins season
The 1966 Washington Redskins 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...

NFL Eastern 5th 7 7 0
1967
1967 Washington Redskins season
The 1967 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-7 record from 1966.The 1967 season marks the first season in the league's history where the league was divided into two conferences which were subdivided into two divisions. Up to 1967, the league was either divided into...

NFL Eastern Capitol 3rd 5 6 3
1968
1968 Washington Redskins season
The 1968 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-6-3 record from 1967.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL Eastern Capitol 3rd 5 9 0
1969
1969 Washington Redskins season
The 1969 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-9 record from 1968, and they did by hiring legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Sam Huff came out of retirement to play for Vince Lombardi.-Offseason:During Super Bowl III,...

NFL Eastern Capitol 2nd 7 5 2
1970
1970 Washington Redskins season
The 1970 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-5-2 record from 1969.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Division standings:-References:...

NFL NFC
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...

East 4th 6 8 0
1971
1971 Washington Redskins season
The 1971 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1970.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 9 4 1 Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1971-72
The NFL playoffs following the 1971 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VI. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road...

 (49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

) 24-20
George Allen
George Allen (football)
George Herbert Allen was an American football coach in the National Football League and the United States Football League. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.-Early life:...

 (Coach of the Year)
1972
1972 Washington Redskins season
The 1972 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9-4-1 record from 1971.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Playoffs:-Awards and records:* Larry Brown, NFL MVP * Larry Brown, Bert Bell Award...

NFL NFC East 1st 11 3 0 Won Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1972-73
The NFL playoffs following the 1972 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VII. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road.-Bracket:...

 (Packers) 16-3
Won Conference Championship
NFL playoffs, 1972-73
The NFL playoffs following the 1972 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VII. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road.-Bracket:...

 (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...

) 26-3
Lost Super Bowl VII
Super Bowl VII
Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1972 regular season...

 (Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

) 14-7
Larry Brown
Larry Brown (running back)
Lawrence "Larry" Brown, Jr. is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who played running back for the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1976....

 (Bert Bell Award
Bert Bell Award
The Bert Bell Award for the Professional American football Player of the Year is presented by the Maxwell Football Club. This award is named in honor of Bert Bell , Commissioner of the National Football League and founder of the Maxwell Club...

) (Offensive Player of the Year) (NFL Most Valuable Player)
1973
1973 Washington Redskins season
The 1973 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 11-3 record from 1972.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 10 4 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1973-74
The NFL playoffs following the 1973 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VIII. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road.-Bracket:...

 (Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

) 27-20
1974
1974 Washington Redskins season
The 1974 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-4 record from 1973.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 10 4 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1974-75
The NFL playoffs following the 1974 NFL season led up to Super Bowl IX. This was the last season in which the sites for the playoff games annually alternated by division.-Bracket:-AFC: Oakland Raiders 28, Miami Dolphins 26:...

 (Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

) 19-10
1975
1975 Washington Redskins season
The 1975 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-4 record from 1974.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 8 6 0 Mike Thomas (Rookie of the Year)
1976
1976 Washington Redskins season
The 1976 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-6 record from 1975.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 10 4 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1976-77
The NFL playoffs following the 1976 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XI.-Bracket:-AFC: Oakland Raiders 24, New England Patriots 21:The Patriots scored first after an 86-yard drive was capped by running back Andy Johnson's 1-yard touchdown run...

 (Vikings) 35-20
1977
1977 Washington Redskins season
The 1977 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-4 record from 1976.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 9 5 0
1978
1978 Washington Redskins season
The 1978 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9-5 record from 1977. This was Jack Pardee's first season as Head Coach.For the 1978 season, the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game season.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 8 8 0 John Riggins
John Riggins
Robert John Riggins, nicknamed "The Diesel", is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992....

 (Comeback Player of the Year)
1979
1979 Washington Redskins season
The 1979 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-8 record from 1978. While the Redskins were able to improve their record; finishing 10-6, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention on the final week of the season when, facing the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC...

NFL NFC East 3rd 10 6 0 Jack Pardee
Jack Pardee
-NFL:-External links:...

 (Coach of the Year)
1980
1980 Washington Redskins season
The 1980 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 1979. This was Jack Pardee's last season as Head Coach.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 6 10 0
1981
1981 Washington Redskins season
The 1981 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-10 record from 1980. This was Joe Gibbs' first season as Head Coach.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 4th 8 8 0
1982
1982 Washington Redskins season
The 1982 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-8 record from 1981. The 1982 NFL season was shortened from 16 games per team to 9 games because of a players' strike. The NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament; eight teams from each conference were seeded...

NFL NFC 1st 8 1 0 Won First Round
NFL playoffs, 1982-83
The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII.A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format , just for this year. Division standings were ignored...

 (Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

) 31-7
Won Second Round
NFL playoffs, 1982-83
The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII.A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format , just for this year. Division standings were ignored...

 (Vikings) 21-7
Won Conference Championship
NFL playoffs, 1982-83
The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII.A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format , just for this year. Division standings were ignored...

 (Cowboys) 31-17
Won Super Bowl XVII
Super Bowl XVII
Super Bowl XVII was an American football game played on January 30, 1983 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the strike-shortened 1982 regular season...

 (Dolphins) 27-17
Joe Gibbs
Joe Gibbs
Joe Jackson Gibbs is a former American football coach, NASCAR Championship team owner, and two time NHRA Pro Stock team owner. He was the 20th and 26th head coach in the history of the Washington Redskins...

 (Coach of the Year)
Mark Moseley
Mark Moseley
Mark DeWayne Moseley is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Houston Oilers , the Washington Redskins , and the Cleveland Browns . He won the Most Valuable Player Award during the strike-shortened 1982 season...

 (NFL MVP)
John Riggins (Super Bowl MVP)
Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann
Joseph Robert "Joe" Theismann is a former quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League . He achieved his most enduring fame in his 12 seasons playing for the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and quarterback of the winning team in Super Bowl XVII...

 (Bert Bell Award) (Walter Payton Man of the Year
Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
The Walter Payton Man of the Year award is given annually by the National Football League honoring a player's volunteer and charity work, as well as his excellence on the field. Prior to 1999, it was called simply the NFL Man of the Year Award...

)
1983
1983 Washington Redskins season
The 1983 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to win consecutive Super Bowls, following their victory in Super Bowl XVII against the Miami Dolphins.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Awards and records:...

NFL NFC East 1st 14 2 0 Won Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1983-84
The NFL playoffs following the 1983 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVIII.Due to Christmas, the two wild card playoff games were played in a span of three days....

 (Los Angeles Rams) 51-7
Won Conference Championship
NFL playoffs, 1983-84
The NFL playoffs following the 1983 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVIII.Due to Christmas, the two wild card playoff games were played in a span of three days....

 (49ers) 24-21
Lost Super Bowl XVIII
Super Bowl XVIII
Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1984, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida, deciding the National Football League champion following the 1983 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Los Angeles Raiders defeated the National Football Conference...

 (Los Angeles Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

) 38-9
Joe Gibbs (Coach of the Year)
Joe Theismann (Offensive Player of the Year) (NFL MVP)
John Riggins (Bert Bell Award)
1984
1984 Washington Redskins season
The 1984 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 14–2 record from 1983. Art Monk set an NFL record for most receptions in a season.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 1st 11 5 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1984-85
The NFL playoffs following the 1984 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XIX.The two wild card games were held on different days because both venues were in the Pacific Standard Time Zone. The NFL did not schedule prime time playoff games on the east coast until 2002. Normally, playoff games started at...

 (Bears) 23-19
1985
1985 Washington Redskins season
The 1985 Washington Redskins began the season with the team trying to improve on their 11-5 record from 1984. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker...

NFL NFC East 3rd 10 6 0
1986
1986 Washington Redskins season
The 1986 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 1985.-Schedule:-Standings:-NFC Wild Card Game:-NFC Divisional Playoff:-NFC Championship Game:-References:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 12 4 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1986-87
The NFL playoffs following the 1986 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXI.Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season , the New York Giants did not play the Washington Redskins in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.-AFC: New York Jets...

 (Los Angeles Rams) 19-7
Won Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1986-87
The NFL playoffs following the 1986 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXI.Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season , the New York Giants did not play the Washington Redskins in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.-AFC: New York Jets...

 (Bears) 27-13
Lost Conference Championship
NFL playoffs, 1986-87
The NFL playoffs following the 1986 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXI.Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season , the New York Giants did not play the Washington Redskins in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.-AFC: New York Jets...

 (Giants) 17-0
1987
1987 Washington Redskins season
The 1987 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 12-4 record from 1986. The 1987 NFL season was shortened from 16 games per team to 15 games because of a players' strike. Games to be played during the third week of the season were canceled, and replacement players were...

NFL NFC East 1st 11 4 0 Won Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1987-88
The NFL playoffs following the 1987 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXII.-NFC: Minnesota Vikings 44, New Orleans Saints 10:In the Saints' first playoff game in history, the Vikings dominated the game by recording 2 sacks, forcing 4 turnovers, and allowing only 149 yards...

 (Bears) 21-17
Won Conference Championship
NFL playoffs, 1987-88
The NFL playoffs following the 1987 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXII.-NFC: Minnesota Vikings 44, New Orleans Saints 10:In the Saints' first playoff game in history, the Vikings dominated the game by recording 2 sacks, forcing 4 turnovers, and allowing only 149 yards...

 (Vikings) 17-10
Won Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl XXII was an American football game played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1987 regular season...

 (Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

) 42-10
Doug Williams (Super Bowl MVP)
1988
1988 Washington Redskins season
The 1988 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 11-4 record from 1987, when they won Super Bowl XXII. The Redskins failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the seventh team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the...

NFL NFC East 3rd 7 9 0
1989
1989 Washington Redskins season
The 1989 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-9 record from 1988. Despite a 10-6 record, they finished third in the NFC East and failed to qualify for the playoffs. The Week 11 game with Dallas was that team's only win of the season.-Regular season:In a week 14...

NFL NFC East 3rd 10 6 0
1990
1990 Washington Redskins season
The 1990 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 1989.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-References:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1990-91
The NFL playoffs following the 1990 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXV.The league expanded its playoff system from a 10-team to a 12-team tournament...

 (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...

) 20-6
Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1990-91
The NFL playoffs following the 1990 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXV.The league expanded its playoff system from a 10-team to a 12-team tournament...

 (49ers) 28-10
1991
1991 Washington Redskins season
The 1991 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 1990. The Redskins would finish the season 14-2. They went undefeated in the playoffs and beat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to win Super Bowl XXVI...

NFL NFC East 1st 14 2 0 Won Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1991-92
The NFL playoffs following the 1991 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXVI.-Bracket:-AFC: Kansas City Chiefs 10, Los Angeles Raiders 6:Chiefs Quarterback Steve DeBerg completed a play-action 11-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Fred Jones in the second quarter, which was the difference in K.C.'s...

 (Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

) 24-7
Won Conference Championship
NFL playoffs, 1991-92
The NFL playoffs following the 1991 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXVI.-Bracket:-AFC: Kansas City Chiefs 10, Los Angeles Raiders 6:Chiefs Quarterback Steve DeBerg completed a play-action 11-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Fred Jones in the second quarter, which was the difference in K.C.'s...

 (Lions) 41-10
Won Super Bowl XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota to decide the National Football League champion following the 1991 regular season...

 (Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

) 37-24
Joe Gibbs (Coach of the Year)
Mark Rypien
Mark Rypien
Mark Robert Rypien is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He is the first Canadian-born quarterback to start in the NFL.-Biography:...

 (Super Bowl MVP)
1992
1992 Washington Redskins season
The 1992 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to win their second Super Bowl in a row, following Super Bowl XXVI.-Draft Selections:-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 9 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1992-93
The NFL playoffs following the 1992 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXVII.-Bracket:-NFC: Washington Redskins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7:Running back Brian Mitchell led the Redskins to the 24-7 victory with 109 rushing yards and 100 total yards on receptions and punt returns...

 (Vikings) 24-7
Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1992-93
The NFL playoffs following the 1992 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXVII.-Bracket:-NFC: Washington Redskins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7:Running back Brian Mitchell led the Redskins to the 24-7 victory with 109 rushing yards and 100 total yards on receptions and punt returns...

 (49ers) 20-13
1993
1993 Washington Redskins season
The 1993 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9-7 record from 1992. Head coach Joe Gibbs retired following the 1992 season and the Redskins promoted his defensive coordinator, Richie Petitbon, to be the head coach. The Redskins' aging core struggled, and the team...

NFL NFC East 5th 4 12 0
1994
1994 Washington Redskins season
The 1994 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record from 1993.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...

NFL NFC East 5th 3 13 0
1995
1995 Washington Redskins season
The 1995 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-13 record from 1994.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 6 10 0
1996
1996 Washington Redskins season
The 1996 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1995. This was the Redskins' last season playing at RFK Stadium, where they had played since 1961.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 9 7 0 Darrell Green
Darrell Green
Darrell Ray Green is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League who played for the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 2002. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks to ever play football...

 (Walter Payton Man of the Year)
1997
1997 Washington Redskins season
The 1997 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 9–7 record from 1996. This was the Redskins' first season playing in their new stadium, Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, that would be later called FedExField.-Staff:-Schedule:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 8 7 1
1998
1998 Washington Redskins season
The 1998 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–7–1 record from 1997.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...

NFL NFC East 4th 6 10 0
1999
1999 Washington Redskins season
The 1999 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1998.-NFL Draft:The New Orleans Saints traded all of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins for running back Ricky Williams, the first time ever that an NFL team has had only one pick in a...

NFL NFC East 1st 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1999-2000
The NFL playoffs following the 1999 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXIV.These playoffs were notable in that all outdoor games were played with gametime temperatures of 50°F or higher, making for one of the warmest playoff seasons of all time...

 (Lions) 27-13
Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1999-2000
The NFL playoffs following the 1999 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXIV.These playoffs were notable in that all outdoor games were played with gametime temperatures of 50°F or higher, making for one of the warmest playoff seasons of all time...

 (Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...

) 14-13
2000
2000 Washington Redskins season
The 2000 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1999.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Preseason:-Schedule:-Best performances:* Marco Coleman, Week 1, 2.5 Quarterback Sacks vs. Carolina Panthers...

NFL NFC East 3rd 8 8 0
2001
2001 Washington Redskins season
The 2001 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2000.-NFL Draft:-Free agents:-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 8 8 0
2002
2002 Washington Redskins season
The 2002 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2001.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 7 9 0
2003
2003 Washington Redskins season
The 2003 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-9 record from 2002.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL NFC East 3rd 5 11 0
2004
2004 Washington Redskins season
The 2004 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-11 record from 2003. It was also the season of Joe Gibbs's return as Head Coach after coming out of retirement.-Schedule:-Standings:...

NFL NFC East 4th 6 10 0
2005
2005 Washington Redskins season
The 2005 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-10 record from 2004. The Redskins placed 2nd in the NFC East. Washington earned their first playoff berth since 1999.-Offseason:...

NFL NFC East 2nd 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 2005-06
The National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season began on January 7, 2006 and led up to Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan....

 (Buccaneers) 17-10
Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 2005-06
The National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season began on January 7, 2006 and led up to Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan....

 (Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

) 20-10
2006
2006 Washington Redskins season
The 2006 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 2005.-Offseason:After the end of the 2005 season, the Redskins were reported to be $20 million over the salary cap...

NFL NFC East 4th 5 11 0
2007
2007 NFL season
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30....

2007
2007 Washington Redskins season
The 2007 Washington Redskins season was the team's 75th season, and saw the team achieve a record of 9-7 and a playoff appearance. This was an improvement over the 2006 season in which they went 5-11 and finished last in the NFC East....

NFL NFC East 3rd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 35-14
2008
2008 Washington Redskins season
The 2008 Washington Redskins season was the 76th season for the team in the National Football League. They failed to improve upon their 9-7 record from 2007...

NFL NFC East 4th 8 8 0
2009
2009 Washington Redskins season
The 2009 Washington Redskins season is the 77th season for the team in the National Football League. They failed to improve upon their 8–8 record from 2008, which resulted in Jim Zorn being fired after two seasons.-Movement:...

NFL NFC East 4th 4 12 0
2010
2010 Washington Redskins season
The 2010 Washington Redskins season was the 78th season for the team in the National Football League , and their first under new head coach Mike Shanahan, who also began his term as the team's Vice President of Football Operations...

NFL NFC East 3rd 6 10 0
2011
2011 Washington Redskins season
The 2011 Washington Redskins season will be the 79th season for the team in the National Football League and their 74th representing the District of Columbia . Their home games will be played at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland for the 15th consecutive year. Washington will play in the Eastern...

NFL NFC East 4th 4 7 0
Total 551 522 27 (1932–2010, includes only regular season)
23 17 -- (1932–2010, includes only the postseason)
573 539 27 (1932–2010, includes both regular season and postseason; 5 NFL Championships)
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