1953 Washington Redskins season

The Template:Nfly Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 16th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 4–8 record from 1952 and finished 6–5–1.

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.

Preseason

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–20	0–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	82,678
2	Template:Dow tooltip	at San Francisco 49ers	L 0–7	0–2	Kezar Stadium	25,874
3	Template:Dow tooltip	at Green Bay Packers	W 13–6	1–2	City Stadium	16,425
4	Template:Dow tooltip	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–21	1–3	Carolina Stadium (Columbia, SC)	22,000
5	Template:Dow tooltip	vs. Detroit Lions	L 17–31	1–4	Civic Stadium (Buffalo, NY)	23,088
6	Template:Dow tooltip	at Baltimore Colts	L 3–9	1–5	Baltimore Memorial Stadium	22,800

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 27	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–13	1–0	Comiskey Park	16,055	Recap
2	October 2	at Philadelphia Eagles	T 21–21	1–0–1	Connie Mack Stadium	19,099	Recap
3	October 11	New York Giants	W 13–9	2–0–1	Griffith Stadium	26,241	Recap
4	October 18	Cleveland Browns	L 14–30	2–1–1	Griffith Stadium	33,963	Recap
5	October 25	at Baltimore Colts	L 17–27	2–2–1	Memorial Stadium	34,031	Recap
6	November 1	at Cleveland Browns	L 3–27	2–3–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	47,845	Recap
7	November 8	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–17	3–3–1	Griffith Stadium	19,654	Recap
8	November 15	Chicago Bears	L 24–27	3–4–1	Griffith Stadium	21,392	Recap
9	November 22	at New York Giants	W 24–21	4–4–1	Polo Grounds	16,887	Recap
10	November 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–9	5–4–1	Forbes Field	17,026	Recap
11	December 6	Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–0	6–4–1	Griffith Stadium	21,579	Recap
12	December 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–14	6–5–1	Griffith Stadium	22,057	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

References

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