1938 Washington Redskins season

1938 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Jack Espey
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	6–3–2
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1938 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 2nd in Washington, D.C. The team began trying to defend their championship and improve on their 8–3 record from 1937, but failed and missed the playoffs and finished 6–3–2.

Draft

Main article: 1938 NFL draft

1938 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Andy Farkas *	Back	Detroit
3	24	Sam Chapman	Back	California
5	39	Dave Price	Center	Mississippi State
6	49	Elmer Dohrmann	End	Nebraska
7	59	Roy Young	Guard	Texas A&M
8	69	Bill Hartman	Fullback	Georgia
9	79	Ed Parks	Center	Oklahoma
10	89	Jack Abbott	Back	Elon
11	99	Dick Johnston	End	Washington
12	109	Hank Bartos	Guard	North Carolina
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 11	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–23	1–0	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	20,000	Recap
2	September 18	Brooklyn Dodgers	T 16–16	1–0–1	Griffith Stadium	23,000	Recap
3	September 25	Cleveland Rams	W 37–13	2–0–1	Griffith Stadium	27,000	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 9	New York Giants	L 7–10	2–1–1	Griffith Stadium	37,500	Recap
6	October 16	at Detroit Lions	W 7–5	3–1–1	Briggs Stadium	42,855	Recap
7	October 23	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	4–1–1	Griffith Stadium	3,000	Recap
8	October 30	at Brooklyn Dodgers	T 6–6	4–1–2	Ebbets Field	29,913	Recap
9	November 6	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 7–0	5–1–2	Forbes Field	12,910	Recap
10	November 13	at Chicago Bears	L 7–31	5–2–2	Wrigley Field	21,817	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 27	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 15–0	6–2–2	Griffith Stadium	12,910	Recap
13	December 4	at New York Giants	L 0–36	6–3–2	Polo Grounds	57,461	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	2	1	.800	5–2–1	194	79	W1
Washington Redskins	6	3	2	.667	4–2–2	148	154	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	4	4	3	.500	3–2–3	131	161	T1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	6	0	.455	3–5	154	164	W2
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	9	0	.182	2–6	79	169	L6

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