title: 1951 Washington Redskins season
text: # 1951 Washington Redskins season
  
  The 1951 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 14th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 3–9 record from 1950 and finished 5-7.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | September 30 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–35 | 0–1 | Briggs Stadium | 27,831 | Recap |
  | 2 | October 7 | New York Giants | L 14–35 | 0–2 | Griffith Stadium | 23,800 | Recap |
  | 3 | October 14 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–45 | 0–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 33,968 | Recap |
  | 4 | October 21 | Chicago Cardinals | W 7–3 | 1–3 | Griffith Stadium | 22,960 | Recap |
  | 5 | October 28 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–23 | 2–3 | Shibe Park | 20,437 | Recap |
  | 6 | November 4 | Chicago Bears | L 0–27 | 2–4 | Griffith Stadium | 21,737 | Recap |
  | 7 | November 11 | at New York Giants | L 14–28 | 2–5 | Polo Grounds | 21,242 | Recap |
  | 8 | November 18 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 22–7 | 3–5 | Forbes Field | 15,060 | Recap |
  | 9 | November 25 | Los Angeles Rams | W 31–21 | 4–5 | Griffith Stadium | 26,307 | Recap |
  | 10 | December 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–35 | 4–6 | Griffith Stadium | 23,738 | Recap |
  | 11 | December 9 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 20–17 | 5–6 | Comiskey Park | 9,459 | Recap |
  | 12 | December 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–20 | 5–7 | Griffith Stadium | 18,096 | Recap |
  | Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. ||||||||
  
  ## Standings
  
  NFL American Conference :
  
  | viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 9–0 | 331 | 152 | W11 |
  | New York Giants | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–2–1 | 254 | 161 | W4 |
  | Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–5 | 183 | 296 | L1 |
  | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–5–1 | 183 | 235 | W1 |
  | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–6 | 234 | 264 | L2 |
  | Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0–8 | 210 | 287 | W1 |
  
  Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
  
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