1966 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season

The 1966 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 30th in Washington, D.C.The Washington Redskins attempted to make Vince Lombardi their new head coach, but Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for Otto Graham^[1] instead. They finished with a 7–7 record, fifth place in the eight-team Eastern Conference.

In Week Twelve, the Redskins set an NFL record for most points by one team in a regular season game, scoring 72 points against the Giants. Coincidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored against Washington by Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. They were the last team to score at least 70 points in a regular season game until the Miami Dolphins did so in Week 3 of the 2023 season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

• A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

Game summaries

Week 6 at New York Giants

Week Six: Washington Redskins (3-2) at New York Giants (0-4-1)

at Yankee Stadium, New York

• Date: October 16
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
• Box Score

Week 10 vs Dallas Cowboys

Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys (5–2–1) at Washington Redskins (5–4)

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

• Date: November 13, 1966
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,927
• Box Score

Week 12 vs New York Giants

Week Twelve: Washington Redskins (5-6) vs New York Giants (1-8-1)

at D.C. Stadium, Washington D.C.

• Date: November 27
• Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C)
• Box Score

Standings

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

Roster

Awards, records, and honors

Most points in a single game in regular season NFL history.

References

1. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3