1964 Washington Redskins season

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The 1964 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 28th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 3–11 record from 1963 and finished 6–8. This was the final season to feature the feather logo on the back of the helmet.

Roster

**1964 Washington Redskins final roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 George Izo 9 Sonny Jurgensen 14 Dick Shiner Running backs 25 Pervis Atkins FB 31 Don Bosseler FB 37 J. W. Lockett FB 42 Charley Taylor HB 36 Tom Tracy HB Wide receivers 28 Ozzie Clay 48 Angelo Coia 80 Joe Hernandez 49 Bobby Mitchell Tight ends 89 Preston Carpenter 88 Pat Richter		Offensive linemen 74 Steve Barnett G 50 Fred Hageman C 56 Len Hauss C 73 Riley Mattson T 62 John Nisby G 61 Fran O'Brien T 65 Vince Promuto G 71 George Seals T Defensive linemen 86 John Paluck 72 Joe Rutgens 78 Ron Snidow 79 Bob Toneff 77 Fred Williams		Linebackers 63 Rod Breedlove 21 Jimmy Carr 70 Sam Huff 66 Carl Kammerer 53 Bob Pellegrini 51 John Reger Defensive backs 26 Paul Krause 24 Johnny Sample 40 Lonnie Sanders 47 Jim Shorter 41 Jim Steffen 43 Tom Walters Special teams 38 Jim Martin		Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 13	Cleveland Browns	L 13–27	0–1	D.C. Stadium	47,577	Recap
2	September 20	at Dallas Cowboys	L 18–24	0–2	Cotton Bowl	25,158	Recap
3	September 25	at New York Giants	L 10–13	0–3	Yankee Stadium	62,996	Recap
4	October 4	St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–23	0–4	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
5	October 11	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–20	1–4	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
6	October 18	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 24–38	1–5	Busch Stadium	23,748	Recap
7	October 25	Chicago Bears	W 27–20	2–5	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
8	November 1	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–10	3–5	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
9	November 8	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–34	3–6	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	76,385	Recap
10	November 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–0	4–6	Pitt Stadium	31,587	Recap
11	November 22	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–16	5–6	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
12	November 29	New York Giants	W 36–21	6–6	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
13	December 6	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–14	6–7	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
14	December 13	at Baltimore Colts	L 17–45	6–8	Memorial Stadium	60,213	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	13	7	7	27
Redskins	0	10	0	3	13

at District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 73%, wind 11 mph
Game attendance: 47,577
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jim Gibbons (WSH) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (first half) (color commentators)
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Game information

Second Quarter

WSH – Jim Martin 12 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0
WSH – Charley Taylor 17 yard run – (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 10–0
CLE – Gary Collins 23 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (kick failed) Redskins 10–6
CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 13-10

Third Quarter

CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20–10

Fourth Quarter

WSH – Jim Martin 14 yard field goal – Browns 20–13
CLE – Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27–13

Browns

Redskins

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	20	0	20
• Redskins	14	7	7	7	35

Date: October 11
Location: D.C. Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), wind 13 mph

Scoring summary

1	WSH	Bobby Mitchell 29 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)	Redskins 7–0

1	WSH	J.W. Lockett 22 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)	Redskins 14–0

2	WSH	Bobby Mitchell 9 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)	Redskins 21–0

3	PHI	Timmy Brown 27 yard run (Sam Baker kick)	Redskins 21–7

3	PHI	Timmy Brown 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed)	Redskins 21–13

3	WSH	Charley Taylor 66 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)	Redskins 28–13

3	PHI	Timmy Brown 5 yard run (Sam Baker kick)	Redskins 28–20

4	WSH	Charley Taylor 24 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Martin kick)	Redskins 35–20

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The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason.

Week 9: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	3	7	14	24
Browns	0	13	14	7	34

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), relative humidity 94%, wind 6 mph
Game attendance: 76,385
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Second Quarter

WSH – Jim Martin 30 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0
CLE – Ernie Green 21 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-3
CLE – Lou Groza 11 yard field goal – Browns 10-3
CLE – Lou Groza 38 yard field goal – Browns 13-3

Third Quarter

CLE – Gary Collins 13 yard pass from Jim Brown – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-3
WSH – Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 20-10
CLE – Paul Warfield 62 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27-10

Fourth Quarter

WSH – Charley Taylor 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 27-17
CLE – Jim Brown 2 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 34-17
WSH – Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 34-24

Redskins

Browns

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	415	293	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	8–2–2	357	331	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	6–6	312	313	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	5–7	307	305	L2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	250	289	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	5–7	253	315	L1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	241	399	L4

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

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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1964 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay