1965 Washington Redskins season

1965 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Bill McPeak
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	D.C. Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1965 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record from 1964. After dropping their first five, the Redskins won two-thirds of their remaining games to finish again at 6–8, fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 19	Cleveland Browns	L 17–7	0–1	48,208
2	September 26	at Dallas Cowboys	L 27–7	0–2	61,577
3	October 3	at Detroit Lions	L 14–10	0–3	52,627
4	October 10	St. Louis Cardinals	L 37–16	0–4	50,205
5	October 17	Baltimore Colts	L 38–7	0–5	50,405
6	October 24	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–20	1–5	32,228
7	October 31	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–21	2–5	50,301
8	November 7	at New York Giants	W 23–7	3–5	62,788
9	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–14	3–6	60,444
10	November 21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–3	4–6	25,052
11	November 28	Dallas Cowboys	W 34–31	5–6	50,205
12	December 5	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–16	5–7	77,765
13	December 12	New York Giants	L 27–10	5–8	50,373
14	December 19	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–14	6–8	49,806

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	3	0	.786	11–1	363	325	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	.500	6–6	325	280	W3
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	7–5	270	338	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	6–6	257	301	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	5–7	363	359	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	9	0	.357	5–7	296	309	L6
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	12	0	.143	2–10	202	397	L7

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