The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 30th in Washington, D.C.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 GrahamWhen Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, instead. They finished with a 7–7 record, fifth place in the eight-team Eastern Conference.

In Week Twelve, the Redskins set an NFL record for most points by one team in a regular season game, scoring 72 points against the Giants. Coincidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored against Washington by Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. They were the last team to score at least 70 points in a regular season game until the Miami Dolphins did so in Week 3 of the 2023 season.

Offseason

NFL draft

1966 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 6 Charlie Gogolak K Princeton

Roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Baltimore Colts L 0–35 0–1 D.C. Stadium 45,805 2 vs. Chicago Bears L 10–24 0–2 Foreman Field 20,609 3 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 27–30 0–3 Cleveland Stadium 83,418 4 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–20 1–3 D.C. Stadium 30,969

Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Cleveland Browns L 14–38 0–1 D.C. Stadium 48,643 Recap 2 September 18 at St. Louis Cardinals L 7–23 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,198 Recap 3 September 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 33–27 1–2 Pitt Stadium 37,505 Recap 4 October 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–10 2–2 D.C. Stadium 47,360 Recap 5 October 9 Atlanta Falcons W 33–20 3–2 D.C. Stadium 50,116 Recap 6 October 16 at New York Giants L 10–13 3–3 Yankee Stadium 62,865 Recap 7 October 23 St. Louis Cardinals W 26–20 4–3 D.C. Stadium 50,154 Recap 8 October 30 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–13 5–3 Franklin Field 60,658 Recap 9 November 6 at Baltimore Colts L 10–37 5–4 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 10 November 13 Dallas Cowboys L 30–31 5–5 D.C. Stadium 50,927 Recap 11 November 20 at Cleveland Browns L 3–14 5–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,466 Recap 12 November 27 New York Giants W 72–41 6–6 D.C. Stadium 50,439 Recap 13 Bye 14 December 11 at Dallas Cowboys W 34–31 7–6 Cotton Bowl 64,198 Recap 15 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–37 7–7 D.C. Stadium 50,405 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

Game summaries

Week 6 at New York Giants

Week 10 vs Dallas Cowboys

Week 12 vs New York Giants

Standings

Roster

Awards, records, and honors Most points in a single game in regular season NFL history.

References