1963 Washington Redskins season

1963 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Bill McPeak
Head coach	Bill McPeak
Home field	D.C. Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1963 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 27th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 5–7–2 record from 1962 but failed and finished 3–11.

The last NFL franchise to integrate after the end of World War II, 1963 was the first year that the Redskins included black players on their roster.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1963 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 15	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–37	0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	57,618	Recap
2	September 21	at Los Angeles Rams	W 37–14	1–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	29,295	Recap
3	September 29	Dallas Cowboys	W 21–17	2–1	D.C. Stadium	40,101	Recap
4	October 6	New York Giants	L 14–24	2–2	D.C. Stadium	49,419	Recap
5	October 13	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–37	2–3	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
6	October 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–38	2–4	Pitt Stadium	41,987	Recap
7	October 27	St. Louis Cardinals	L 7–21	2–5	D.C. Stadium	46,921	Recap
8	November 3	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20–35	2–6	Cotton Bowl	18,838	Recap
9	November 10	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–24	2–7	Busch Stadium	18,197	Recap
10	November 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–34	2–8	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
11	November 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–10	3–8	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
12	December 1	Baltimore Colts	L 20–36	3–9	D.C. Stadium	44,006	Recap
13	December 8	at New York Giants	L 14–44	3–10	Yankee Stadium	62,992	Recap
14	December 15	Cleveland Browns	L 20–27	3–11	D.C. Stadium	40,865	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the December 1 game against the Baltimore Colts.

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	11	3	0	.786	9–3	448	280	W3
Cleveland Browns	10	4	0	.714	9–3	343	262	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	5	0	.643	8–4	341	283	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	3	.636	7–3–2	321	295	L1
Dallas Cowboys	4	10	0	.286	3–9	305	378	W1
Washington Redskins	3	11	0	.214	2–10	279	398	L3
Philadelphia Eagles	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	242	381	L2

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

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	11	1	2	.917	10–1–1	301	144	W2
Green Bay Packers	11	2	1	.846	9–2–1	369	206	W2
Baltimore Colts	8	6	0	.571	7–5	316	285	W3
Detroit Lions	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	326	265	L1
Minnesota Vikings	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	309	390	W1
Los Angeles Rams	5	9	0	.357	5–7	210	350	L2
San Francisco 49ers	2	12	0	.143	1–11	198	391	L5

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

Roster

1963 Washington Redskins team photo