1965 Washington Redskins season

The 1965 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th in Washington, D.C. After dropping their first five, the Redskins won two-thirds of their remaining games to finish again at 6–8, fourth in the Eastern Conference. This was the first season to feature the arrow logo on the helmet.

1965 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Bill McPeak
President	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	Bill McPeak
Home field	D.C. Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

NFL Draft

See also: 1965 NFL draft

1965 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	21	Bob Breitenstein	T	Tulsa
3	34	Kent McCloughan *	DB	Nebraska
8	105	Don Croftcheck	G	Indiana
9	118	Jerry Smith *	TE	Arizona State
10	133	R. L. Briggs	FB	Central State (OK)
11	146	Willie Adams	DE	New Mexico State
12	160	John Strohmeyer	T	Nebraska
13	174	Biff Bracey	HB	Duke
14	189	Dave Estrada	HB	Arizona State
15	202	Ben Baldwin	B	Vanderbilt
16	217	Robert Reed	G	Tennessee State
17	230	Gary Hart	E	Vanderbilt
18	245	Chris Hanburger * †	LB	North Carolina
19	258	Roosevelt Ellerbe	B	Iowa State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1965 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Sonny Jurgensen 14 Dick Shiner Running backs (RB) 30 Robert Briggs B 35 Rick Casares FB 42 Charley Taylor HB 39 George Hughley FB 23 Billy Hunter 22 Dan Lewis FB Wide receivers (WR) 48 Angelo Coia 20 Fred Mazurek 49 Bobby Mitchell 88 Pat Richter Tight ends (TE) 25 Pervis Atkins 89 Preston Carpenter 87 Jerry Smith

Offensive linemen (OL) 45 Don Croftcheck LG 57 Dave Crossan C 62 Darrell Dess RG 56 Len Hauss C 61 Fran O'Brien RT 65 Vince Promuto RG 67 Robert Reed G 74 Jim Snowden LT Defensive linemen (DL) 50 Willie Adams DE 66 Carl Kammerer DE 86 John Paluck DE 85 Bill Quinlan DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT 78 Ron Snidow DE 75 Fred Williams DT

Linebackers (LB) 21 Jimmy Carr 55 Chris Hanburger 70 Sam Huff 53 Bob Pellegrini 51 John Reger Defensive backs (DB) 46 Rickie Harris 24 Johnny Sample 40 Lonnie Sanders 47 Jim Shorter 41 Jim Steffen 43 Tom Walters Special teams 81 Bob Jencks K 38 John Seedborg P

Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 7	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–0	1–0	Hershey Stadium	8,945
2	August 12	Philadelphia Eagles	L 30–31	1–1	D.C. Stadium	45,142
3	August 21	St. Louis Cardinals	W 13–7	1–2	City Stadium	19,000
4	August 28	vs. Minnesota Vikings	L 16–20	2–2	American Legion Memorial Stadium	20,426
5	September 4	vs. Baltimore Colts	L 23–33	2–3	Foreman Field	22,176
6	September 12	vs. Detroit Lions	W 20–3	3–3	Fawcett Stadium	13,000

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 19	Cleveland Browns	L 7–17	0–1	D.C. Stadium	48,208	Recap
2	September 26	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–27	0–2	Cotton Bowl	61,577	Recap
3	October 3	at Detroit Lions	L 10–14	0–3	Tiger Stadium	52,627	Recap
4	October 10	St. Louis Cardinals	L 16–37	0–4	D.C. Stadium	50,205	Recap
5	October 17	Baltimore Colts	L 7–38	0–5	D.C. Stadium	50,405	Recap
6	October 24	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–20	1–5	Busch Stadium	32,228	Recap
7	October 31	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–21	2–5	D.C. Stadium	50,301	Recap
8	November 7	at New York Giants	W 23–7	3–5	Yankee Stadium	62,788	Recap
9	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–21	3–6	Franklin Field	60,444	Recap
10	November 21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–3	4–6	Forbes Field	25,052	Recap
11	November 28	Dallas Cowboys	W 34–31	5–6	D.C. Stadium	50,205	Recap
12	December 5	at Cleveland Browns	L 16–24	5–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	77,765	Recap
13	December 12	New York Giants	L 10–27	5–8	D.C. Stadium	50,373	Recap
14	December 19	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–14	6–8	D.C. Stadium	49,806	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	3	0	.786	11–1	363	325	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	.500	6–6	325	280	W3
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	7–5	270	338	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	6–6	257	301	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	5–7	363	359	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	9	0	.357	5–7	296	309	L6
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	12	0	.143	2–10	202	397	L7

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