1966 Washington Redskins season

1966 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Otto Graham
Home Field	DC Stadium
Results
Record	7-7
Place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1965	1967

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. They failed to make the playoffs but managed to finish with a 7-7 record and in 5th place in the 7 member NFL Eastern division.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1966 NFL Draft

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 1966	Cleveland Browns	L 38-14	48,643
2	September 18, 1966	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 23-7	40,198
3	September 25, 1966	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 33-27	37,505
4	October 2, 1966	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24-10	47,360
5	October 9, 1966	Atlanta Falcons	W 33-20	50,116
6	October 16, 1966	at New York Giants	L 13-10	62,865
7	October 23, 1966	St. Louis Cardinals	W 26-20	50,154
8	October 30, 1966	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27-13	60,658
9	November 6, 1966	at Baltimore Colts	L 37-10	60,238
10	November 13, 1966	Dallas Cowboys	L 31-30	50,927
11	November 20, 1966	at Cleveland Browns	L 14-3	78,466
12	November 27, 1966	New York Giants	W 72-41	50,439
13	Bye
14	December 11, 1966	at Dallas Cowboys	W 34-31	64,198
15	December 18, 1966	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37-28	50,405

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	3	1	.769	445	239	W-1
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	403	259	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	9	5	0	.643	326	340	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	1	.615	264	265	L-3
Washington Redskins	7	7	0	.500	351	355	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	8	1	.385	316	347	W-2
Atlanta Falcons	3	11	0	.214	204	437	L-1
New York Giants	1	12	1	.077	263	501	L-8