1953 Washington Redskins season
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The 1953
Washington Redskins
began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1952.
1953 NFL season
The 1953 NFL season was the 34th regular season of the National Football League. The names of the American and National conferences were changed to the Eastern and Western conferences....
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 4-8 record from 1952.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1953 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 24-13 |
| 2 | October 2, 1953 | 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... |
T 21-21 |
| 3 | October 11, 1953 | 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 13-9 |
| 4 | October 18, 1953 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 30-14 |
| 5 | October 25, 1953 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 27-17 |
| 6 | November 1, 1953 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 27-3 |
| 7 | November 8, 1953 | Chicago Cardinals | W 28-17 |
| 8 | November 15, 1953 | 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... |
L 27-24 |
| 9 | November 22, 1953 | 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 24-21 |
| 10 | November 29, 1953 | 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 17-9 |
| 11 | December 6, 1953 | 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 10-0 |
| 12 | December 13, 1953 | 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... |
L 14-13 |
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 | |
| Cleveland Browns 1953 Cleveland Browns season The 1953 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth season with the National Football League.-Exhibition Schedule:-Regular Season Schedule:-NFL Championship Game:Scoring*DET – Walker 1 yard run *CLE – FG Groza 13 yard... |
11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 348 | 162 | L-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 7–5, going 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 352 | 215 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 208 | 215 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Detroit Lions :at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 211 | 263 | W-2 |
| New York Giants 1953 New York Giants season The 1953 New York Giants season was the 29th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-New York Giants coaching vacancy:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 179 | 277 | L-2 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1953 Chicago Cardinals season The 1953 Chicago Cardinals season was the 34th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-8, winning only one game, the final game of the season. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 190 | 337 | W-1 |