1937 Washington Redskins season

The 1937 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their first in Washington, D.C..

1937 Washington Redskins season
Head coachRay Flaherty
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
Home fieldGriffith Stadium
Results
Record8–3
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishWon NFL Championship (Chicago Bears, 28–21)

The Boston Redskins moved to Washington after their runner-up 1936 season and become the Washington Redskins. In 1937 they repeated as Eastern Division champions and played the NFL championship game on the road against the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field. The Redskins won the championship game, 28–21.

The Boston Redskins had won the Eastern Division title the previous season, but had poor attendance, prompting the owner George Preston Marshall to move south to his hometown.[1] The Redskins selected quarterback Sammy Baugh from TCU in the first round of the 1937 NFL draft, on December 12, 1936, while still in Boston. Rookie Baugh led the league in passing in 1937 with a then-record 81 pass completions, and halfback Cliff Battles led the NFL in rushing with 874 yards.

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.[2]

In the 1937 NFL draft, the Redskins selected Sammy Baugh with the sixth overall pick. Baugh went on to play sixteen years with the Redskins, retiring after the 1952 season; he was named to the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultVenueRecordAttendance
1September 16New York GiantsW 13–3Griffith Stadium1–0
25,000
2September 24Chicago CardinalsL 21–14Griffith Stadium1–1
22,367
3October 3Brooklyn DodgersW 11–7Griffith Stadium2–1
16,000
4October 10Philadelphia EaglesL 14–0Griffith Stadium2–2
7,320
5October 17Pittsburgh PiratesW 34–20Griffith Stadium3–2
12,835
6October 24at Philadelphia EaglesW 10–7Philadelphia Municipal Stadium4–2
13,167
7October 31at Brooklyn DodgersW 21–0Ebbets Field5–2
22,500
8November 14at Pittsburgh PiratesL 21–13Forbes Field5–3
12,242
9November 21at Cleveland RamsW 16–7Cleveland Stadium6–3
3,500
10November 28Green Bay PackersW 14–6Griffith Stadium7–3
30,000
11December 5at New York GiantsW 49–14Polo Grounds8–3
N/A

Playoffs
WeekDateOpponentResultVenueAttendance
ChampionshipDecember 12, 1937at Chicago BearsW, 28–21Wrigley Field15,878

Standings
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 8 3 0 .727 6–2 195 120 W3
New York Giants 6 3 2 .667 5–2–1 128 109 L1
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 0 .364 4–4 122 145 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 7 1 .300 2–5–1 82 174 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 8 1 .200 2–6 86 177 L1

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

Postseason

NFL Championship Game
Main article: 1937 NFL Championship Game

Team Photo

References
  1. The First Fifty Years: A Celebration of the National Football League in its Fiftieth Season, Simon and Schuster, Inc., Copyright 1969, ASIN: B0018NJUO0
  2. "1937 Washington Redskins (NFL)". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 22, 2010.


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