1945 Washington Redskins season
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The 1945
Washington Redskins
began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1944. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship game
to the Cleveland Rams
, 15-14.
1945 NFL season
The 1945 NFL season was the 26th regular season of the National Football League. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals resumed their traditional operations....
Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1944. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship game
NFL Championship Game, 1945
In the 1945 National Football League Championship Game, the Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins, 15–14, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on December 16, 1945. This was the last game before the Rams moved to Los Angeles, California and was the 13th annual NFL...
to the Cleveland Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
, 15-14.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 7, 1945 | at Boston Tigers Boston Tigers Boston Metros were an American soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that were a member of the American Soccer League. In their second season, the Metros joined the Eastern Professional Soccer Conference. After the EPSC folded at the end of its only season, the Metros returned to the ASL as... |
L 28-20 |
| 2 | October 14, 1945 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 14-0 |
| 3 | October 21, 1945 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 24-14 |
| 4 | October 28, 1945 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 24-14 |
| 5 | November 4, 1945 | Chicago Cardinals | W 24-21 |
| 6 | November 11, 1945 | Boston Tigers Boston Tigers Boston Metros were an American soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that were a member of the American Soccer League. In their second season, the Metros joined the Eastern Professional Soccer Conference. After the EPSC folded at the end of its only season, the Metros returned to the ASL as... |
W 34-7 |
| 7 | November 18, 1945 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 28-21 |
| 8 | November 25, 1945 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 16-0 |
| 9 | December 2, 1945 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 24-0 |
| 10 | December 9, 1945 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 17-0 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | December 16, 1945 | at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
L 15-14 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 209 | 121 | W-2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1945 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1945 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 13th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–1–2, losing three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 272 | 133 | W-1 |
| Boston Yanks 1945 Boston Yanks season The 1945 Yanks season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-8, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Yanks merge for the season and played under the name... |
3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 123 | 211 | L-5 |
| New York Giants 1945 New York Giants season The 1945 New York Giants season was the 21st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 179 | 198 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 2 : Boston Yanks :at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,502* Referee:Scoring Drives:* Boston – J. Martin 5 run... |
2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 79 | 220 | L-3 |