1948 Washington Redskins season

1948 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Dick McCann
Head coach	Turk Edwards
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1948 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 12th in Washington, D.C. the team improved on their 4–8 record from 1947 and finished 7-5.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	1–0	Griffith Stadium	32,593	Recap
3	October 3	New York Giants	W 41–10	2–0	Griffith Stadium	32,593	Recap
4	October 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–10	2–1	Forbes Field	28,969	Recap
5	October 17	Philadelphia Eagles	L 0–45	2–2	Griffith Stadium	35,584	Recap
6	October 24	at Green Bay Packers	W 23–7	3–2	Wisconsin State Fair Park	13,433	Recap
7	October 31	Boston Yanks	W 59–21	4–2	Griffith Stadium	29,758	Recap
8	November 7	at Boston Yanks	W 23–7	5–2	Fenway Park	13,659	Recap
9	November 14	Detroit Lions	W 46–21	6–2	Griffith Stadium	32,528	Recap
10	November 21	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–42	6–3	Shibe Park	36,254	Recap
11	November 28	at Chicago Bears	L 13–48	6–4	Wrigley Field	42,299	Recap
12	December 5	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–41	6–5	Griffith Stadium	32,970	Recap
13	December 12	at New York Giants	W 28–21	7–5	Polo Grounds	23,156	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	9	2	1	.818	7–1	376	156	W1
Washington Redskins	7	5	0	.583	5–3	291	287	W1
New York Giants	4	8	0	.333	3–5	297	388	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	3–5	200	243	L1
Boston Yanks	3	9	0	.250	2–6	174	372	W1

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