1958 Washington Redskins season
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The 1958
Washington Redskins
began with the team trying to improve on their 5-6-1 record from 1957.
1958 NFL season
The 1958 NFL season was the 39th regular season of the National Football League.The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants, 23–17, in the first sudden-death overtime in an NFL Championship Game...
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 5-6-1 record from 1957.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1958 | 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... |
W 24-14 |
| 2 | October 4, 1958 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 37-10 |
| 3 | October 12, 1958 | 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... |
L 21-14 |
| 4 | October 19, 1958 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 37-21 |
| 5 | October 26, 1958 | 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 35-10 |
| 6 | November 2, 1958 | 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... |
L 24-16 |
| 7 | November 9, 1958 | Chicago Cardinals | W 45-31 |
| 8 | November 16, 1958 | 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 20-10 |
| 9 | November 23, 1958 | 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... |
L 30-0 |
| 10 | November 30, 1958 | 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 21-14 |
| 11 | December 7, 1958 | 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... |
T 14-14 |
| 12 | December 14, 1958 | 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 20-0 |
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 | |
| New York Giants 1958 New York Giants season The 1958 New York Giants season was the 34th season for the club in the National Football League.-Transactions:*The Giants obtained Lindon Crow and Pat Summerall from the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for Dick Nolan, Bobby Joe Conrad, and the Giants first round pick.*The Giants acquired Carl... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 246 | 183 | W-4 |
| Cleveland Browns 1958 Cleveland Browns season The 1958 Cleveland Browns season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League.-Exhibition Schedule:-Regular Season Schedule:*Tommy O’Connell was the first MVP to be cut from a team before the start of the following season.-Playoffs:... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 302 | 217 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : San Francisco 49ers :at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 32,150* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 261 | 230 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 214 | 268 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1958 Chicago Cardinals season The 1958 Chicago Cardinals season was the 39th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-9, winning only two games during the franchise's penultimate season in the Windy City... |
2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 261 | 356 | L-6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1958 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1958 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 26th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–8, winning only two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. In the offseason, Vince Lombardi was offered the Eagles head coaching... |
2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 235 | 306 | L-4 |