1937 Washington Redskins

1937 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Ray Flaherty
Home Field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	8–3
Place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Won NFL Championship (Bears) 28–21
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1936	1938

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. They would end the season by winning the 1937 NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, 28–21.

Pre-Season

On Monday, September 6, 1937, the Redskins played their first Washington-area game following their move from Boston. Washington beat an American Legion All-Star team by a score of 50-0 in front of 1,000 at McCurdy Field in Frederick, Maryland.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 16, 1937	New York Giants	W 13–3	Griffith Stadium	1–0	25,000
2	September 24, 1937	Chicago Cardinals	L 14-21	Griffith Stadium	1–1	22,367
3	October 3, 1937	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 11–7	Griffith Stadium	2–1	16,000
4	October 10, 1937	Philadelphia Eagles	L 0-14	Griffith Stadium	2–2	7,320
5	October 17, 1937	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 34–20	Griffith Stadium	3–2	12,835
6	October 24, 1937	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–7	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	4–2	13,167
7	October 31, 1937	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 21–0	Ebbets Field	5–2	22,500
8	November 14, 1937	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 13-21	Forbes Field	5–3	12,242
9	November 21, 1937	at Cleveland Rams	W 16–7	Cleveland Stadium	6–3	3,500
10	November 28, 1937	Green Bay Packers	W 14–6	Griffith Stadium	7–3	30,000
11	December 5, 1937	at New York Giants	W 49–14	Polo Grounds	8–3	N/A

Playoffs

NFL Championship

at Chicago Bears

W 28–21

Wrigley Field

9–3

15,878

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	8	3	0	.727	195	120	W-3
New York Giants	6	3	2	.667	128	109	L-1
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	7	0	.364	122	145	L-1
Brooklyn Dodgers	3	7	1	.300	82	174	T-1
Philadelphia Eagles	2	8	1	.200	86	177	L-1

Team Photo

File:WA Redskins 1938 small.jpg

External Links

• Redskins on jt-sw.com