1959 Washington Redskins season

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1959 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Mike Nixon
Home Field	Griffith Stadium

Results
Record	3-9
Place	5th Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline

Previous Season	Next Season
1958	1960

The 1959 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-7-1 record from 1958.

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Regular Season
3 Awards and records
- 3.1 Milestones
4 References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

Main article: 1959 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Season Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Redskins points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Notes
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[edit] Roster

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Milestones

[edit] References

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The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • First-round Draft picks • Draft

Stadiums	Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • FedExField

Culture	Hogettes • Cheerleaders • Chief Zee • Hail to the Redskins

Lore	The Hogs • The Rivalry • The Fun Bunch • The Over-the-Hill Gang

Head Coaches	Wray • Dietz • Casey • Flaherty • Bergman • DeGroot • Edwards • Whelchel • Ball • Todd • Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs • Zorn

Division Championships (12)	1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999

Super Bowl Appearances (5)	VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI

League Championships (5)	1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991

Hall of Fame Players	Battles • Baugh • Dudley • Edwards • Green • Houston • Huff • Jones • Jurgensen • Krause • Millner • Mitchell • Monk • Riggins • Taylor

Seasons	1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East Division

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Boston Braves/Boston Redskins/Washington Redskins seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1959 NFL Season v • d • e
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Baltimore
Cleveland	Chicago Bears
New York	Detroit
Philadelphia	Green Bay
Pittsburgh	Los Angeles
Washington	San Francisco
1959 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl