1946 Washington Redskins season

1946 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Sid Carroll
Head coach	Turk Edwards
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	5–5–1
Division place	3rd (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1946 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 9th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–2 record from 1945 and finished 5–5–1.

Although the NFL formally desegregated in 1946, many teams were slow to allow black athletes to compete even after the formal barrier had fallen. None were less willing to desegregate than the Washington Redskins, who sought to be the "home team" for a vast Southern market. The Redskins would remain the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster until 1962.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 29	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 14–14	0–0–1	Griffith Stadium	33,620	Recap
3	October 6	Detroit Lions	W 17–16	1–0–1	Griffith Stadium	33,569	Recap
4	October 13	New York Giants	W 24–14	2–0–1	Griffith Stadium	33,651	Recap
5	October 20	at Boston Yanks	W 14–6	3–0–1	Fenway Park	24,357	Recap
6	October 27	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–28	3–1–1	Griffith Stadium	33,691	Recap
7	November 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–14	3–2–1	Forbes Field	39,060	Recap
8	November 10	Boston Yanks	W 17–14	4–2–1	Griffith Stadium	33,691	Recap
9	November 17	at Chicago Bears	L 20–24	4–3–1	Wrigley Field	43,315	Recap
10	November 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–10	5–3–1	Shibe Park	36,366	Recap
11	December 1	Green Bay Packers	L 7–20	5–4–1	Griffith Stadium	33,691	Recap
12	December 8	at New York Giants	L 0–31	5–5–1	Polo Grounds	60,337	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	7	3	1	.700	5–2–1	236	162	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	5	0	.545	5–3	231	220	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	136	117	L2
Washington Redskins	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	171	191	L2
Boston Yanks	2	8	1	.200	0–7–1	189	273	L1

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