1949 Washington Redskins season

1949 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Herman Ball John Whelchel
Home Field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	4-7-1
Place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1948	1950

The 1949 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-5 record from 1948.

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 26, 1949	at Chicago Cardinals	L 38-7
2	October 3, 1949	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27-14
3	October 9, 1949	New York Giants	L 45-35
4	October 16, 1949	New York Bulldogs	W 38-14
5	October 23, 1949	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 49-14
6	October 30, 1949	at New York Bulldogs	T 14-14
7	November 6, 1949	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27-14
8	November 13, 1949	Philadelphia Eagles	L 44-21
9	November 20, 1949	Chicago Bears	L 31-21
10	November 27, 1949	at New York Giants	L 23-7
11	December 4, 1949	Green Bay Packers	W 30-0
12	December 11, 1949	at Los Angeles Rams	L 53-27

Standings[]

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	11	1	0	.917	364	134	W-8
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	224	214	W-1
New York Giants	6	6	0	.500	287	298	L-2
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	268	339	L-1
New York Bulldogs	1	10	1	.091	153	368	L-5

Roster[]

References[]

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Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins • Founded in 1932 • Plays in Landover, Maryland • Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Coaches • First-round Draft picks • Draft • Starting Quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field • Fenway Park • Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • FedExField

Culture	Hogettes • Cheerleaders • Chief Zee • Hail to the Redskins • Joe Gibbs • Washington Redskins mascot controversy

Lore	The Hogs • The Rivalry • The Fun Bunch • The Over-the-Hill Gang • The Body Bag Game • Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys

Head coaches	Wray • Dietz • Casey • Flaherty • Bergman • DeGroot • Edwards • Whelchel • Ball • Todd • Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Gibbs • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs • Zorn • Shanahan

Division championships (12)	1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999

Super Bowl appearances (5)	VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI

League championships (5)	1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991

Hall of Fame players	Battles • Baugh • Dudley • Edwards • Green • Grimm • Hanburger • Houston • Huff • D. Jones • S. Jones • Jurgensen • Krause • Millner • Mitchell • Monk • Riggins • Smith • Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing • Receiving • Rushing • Kick & Punt Returning

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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East Division

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1949 NFL Seasonv · d · e
Eastern Division	Western Division
NY Bulldogs	Chicago Bears
NY Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia	Detroit
Pittsburgh	Green Bay
Washington	Los Angeles
1949 NFL Draft • NFL Championship Related: 1949 AAFC Season

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