1949 Washington Redskins season

1949 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Herman Ball John Whelchel
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	4–7–1
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1949 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7–5 record from 1948.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 26, 1949	at Chicago Cardinals	L 38–7	24,136
2	October 3, 1949	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–14	30,000
3	October 9, 1949	New York Giants	L 45–35	30,073
4	October 16, 1949	New York Bulldogs	W 38–14	26,278
5	October 23, 1949	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 49–14	28,855
6	October 30, 1949	at New York Bulldogs	T 14–14	3,678
7	November 6, 1949	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–14	26,038
8	November 13, 1949	Philadelphia Eagles	L 44–21	31,107
9	November 20, 1949	Chicago Bears	L 31–21	30,418
10	November 27, 1949	at New York Giants	L 23–7	12,985
11	December 4, 1949	Green Bay Packers	W 30–0	23,200
12	December 11, 1949	at Los Angeles Rams	L 53–27	44,899

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	11	1	0	.917	8–0	364	134	W8
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	4–4	224	214	W1
New York Giants	6	6	0	.500	3–5	287	298	L2
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	3–4–1	268	339	L1
New York Bulldogs	1	10	1	.091	1–6–1	153	368	L5

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