1939 Washington Redskins season

1939 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Jack Espey
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Local radio	WRC
Results
Record	8–2–1
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1939 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 3rd in Washington, D.C. It began with the team improved on their 6–3–2 record from 1938, finishing at 8–2–1, but missed the playoff for the second year in a row.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 7–0	1–0	Municipal Stadium	33,528	Recap
—	Bye
2	October 1	New York Giants	T 0–0	1–0–1	Griffith Stadium	34,712	Recap
3	October 8	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 41–13	2–0–1	Griffith Stadium	27,092	Recap
4	October 15	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 44–14	3–0–1	Griffith Stadium	25,982	Recap
5	October 22	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 21–14	4–0–1	Forbes Field	8,602	Recap
6	October 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–24	4–1–1	State Fair Park	24,308	Recap
7	November 5	Philadelphia Eagles	W 7–6	5–1–1	Griffith Stadium	20,444	Recap
8	November 12	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 42–0	6–1–1	Ebbets Field	28,581	Recap
9	November 19	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–7	7–1–1	Griffith Stadium	26,667	Recap
10	November 26	Detroit Lions	W 31–7	8–1–1	Griffith Stadium	36,183	Recap
11	December 3	at New York Giants	L 7–9	8–2–1	Polo Grounds	62,404	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	9	1	1	.900	7–0–1	168	85	W4
Washington Redskins	8	2	1	.800	6–1–1	242	94	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	4	6	1	.400	3–4–1	108	219	L3
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	9	1	.100	1–7	114	216	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	1	9	1	.100	1–6–1	105	200	L2

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

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	9	2	0	.818	6–2	233	153	W4
Chicago Bears	8	3	0	.727	6–2	298	157	W4
Detroit Lions	6	5	0	.545	4–4	145	150	L4
Cleveland Rams	5	5	1	.500	4–4	195	164	W1
Chicago Cardinals	1	10	0	.091	0–8	84	254	L8

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