1966 Washington Redskins season

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1966 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach Otto Graham
Home Field DC Stadium
Results
Record 7-7
Place 5th Eastern
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season Next Season
1965 1967

The 1966 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1965. The Washington Redskins made overtures to Vince Lombardi about becoming their new head coach. Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for Otto Graham as their new head coach. [1]


Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

Main article: 1966 NFL Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Eastern Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Dallas Cowboys 10 3 1 .769 445 239
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 403 259
Philadelphia Eagles 9 5 0 .643 326 340
St. Louis Cardinals 8 5 1 .615 264 265
Washington Redskins 7 7 0 .500 351 355
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 8 1 .385 316 347
Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 204 437
New York Giants 1 12 1 .077 263 501

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[edit] Schedule

[edit] Roster

[edit] Awards, Records and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 298
1966 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlanta Baltimore
Cleveland Chicago
Dallas Detroit
NY Giants Green Bay
Philadelphia Los Angeles
Pittsburgh Minnesota
St. Louis San Francisco
Washington
1966 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl I
Related: 1966 AFL Season
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Washington Redskins
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
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)
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
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