1947 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerDick McCann
Head coachTurk Edwards
Home fieldGriffith Stadium
Results
Record4–8
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1947 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 5–5–1 record from 1946 and finished 4–8.

Before the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft
1947 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 Cal Rossi  B UCLA Also drafted in 1946
3 17 Gene (Red) Knight  B LSU
5 28 Hank Foldberg  E Army
6 39 Mike Garzoni  G USC
7 48 Bill Gray  G Oregon State
8 59 Hank Harris  G Texas
9 68 Roy Kurrasch  E UCLA played with New York Yankees (AAFC)
10 79 Ernie Williamson  T North Carolina
11 88 L. G. Carmody  B Central Washington
12 99 U.S. Savage  E Richmond
13 108 Bob Steckroth  E William & Mary
14 119 Weldon Edwards  T TCU
15 128 Earl Wheeler  C Arkansas
16 139 Bill Gold  B Tennessee
17 148 Jack Hart  T Detroit
18 159 Tom Nichols  B Richmond
19 168 Harry Dowda  DB Wake Forest
20 179 Charlie Webb  E LSU
21 188 Elmo Bond  T Washington State
22 199 Jim Hefti  B St. Lawrence
23 208 Tom Dudley  E Virginia
24 219 Bob Smith *  DB Iowa
25 228 Hal Mullins  T Duke
26 239 Francis Bocoka  E Washington State
27 248 Otis Sacrinty  B Wake Forest
28 259 Milt Dropo  C Connecticut
29 268 Lynn Brownson  B Stanford
30 279 Joe Colone  B Penn State
31 286 Herb Shoener  E Iowa
32 295 Bo Pievo  T Purdue
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 Bye
2 September 28 at Philadelphia Eagles L 42–45 0–1 Shibe Park 35,406 Recap
3 October 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–26 1–1 Forbes Field 36,585 Recap
4 October 12 New York Giants W 28–20 2–1 Griffith Stadium 36,533 Recap
5 October 19 at Green Bay Packers L 10–27 2–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 28,572 Recap
6 October 26 Chicago Bears L 20–56 2–3 Griffith Park 36,591 Recap
7 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–38 2–4 Griffith Park 36,591 Recap
8 November 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–21 2–5 Forbes Field 36,257 Recap
9 November 16 at Detroit Lions L 21–38 2–6 Briggs Stadium 17,003 Recap
10 November 23 Chicago Cardinals W 45–21 3–6 Griffith Stadium 35,362 Recap
11 November 30 at Boston Yanks L 24–27 3–7 Fenway Park 24,800 Recap
12 December 7 at New York Giants L 10–35 3–8 Polo Grounds 25,594 Recap
13 December 14 Boston Yanks W 40–13 4–8 Griffith Stadium 33,226 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 8 4 0 .667 6–2 308 242 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 4 0 .667 6–2 240 259 W1
Boston Yanks 4 7 1 .364 3–4–1 168 256 L2
Washington Redskins 4 8 0 .333 3–5 295 367 W1
New York Giants 2 8 2 .200 1–6–1 190 309 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ "1947 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2020.


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