1965 Washington Redskins season
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The 1965
Washington Redskins
began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1964.
1965 NFL season
The 1965 NFL season was the 46th regular season of the National Football League.Because the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Colts ended up tied in the Western Conference standings after the regular season ended, a conference playoff game was held in Green Bay. Although the Packers had defeated 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,...
began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1964.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 19, 1965 | 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 17-7 |
| 2 | September 26, 1965 | 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 27-7 |
| 3 | October 3, 1965 | at Detroit 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... |
L 14-10 |
| 4 | October 10, 1965 | 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 37-16 |
| 5 | October 17, 1965 | 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 38-7 |
| 6 | October 24, 1965 | 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... |
W 24-20 |
| 7 | October 31, 1965 | 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 23-21 |
| 8 | November 7, 1965 | 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... |
W 23-7 |
| 9 | November 14, 1965 | 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... |
L 21-14 |
| 10 | November 21, 1965 | 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 31-3 |
| 11 | November 28, 1965 | 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 34-31 |
| 12 | December 5, 1965 | 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 24-16 |
| 13 | December 12, 1965 | 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 27-10 |
| 14 | December 19, 1965 | 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 35-14 |
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 1965 Cleveland Browns season The 1965 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 16th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Exhibition schedule:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 363 | 325 | W-1 |
| New York Giants 1965 New York Giants season The 1965 New York Giants season was the 41st season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with the Dallas Cowboys, four games behind the Cleveland Browns.-Offseason:*January 22, 1965: Y.A... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 270 | 338 | L-1 |
| Dallas Cowboys 1965 Dallas Cowboys season The 1965 Dallas Cowboys season was their sixth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning seven games. They qualifyed for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 325 | 280 | W-3 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 257 | 301 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1965 Philadelphia Eagles season -NFL Draft:The 1965 NFL Draft and the 1965 AFL Draft both took place on Saturday, November 28, 1964. This was the day of the Army-Navy game that is normally the last game of the college season before the bowl games.... |
5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 363 | 359 | L-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 46th year with the National Football League and the 6th season in St. Louis. It was also their final season at Busch Stadium, before moving to Busch Memorial Stadium the following season.-Schedule:... |
5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 296 | 309 | L-6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Schedule :- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 38,383* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 202 | 397 | L-7 |