1947 Washington Redskins season

1947 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Turk Edwards
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1947 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5–5–1 record from 1946.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 28, 1947	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 45–42	35,406
2	October 2, 1947	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–26	36,585
3	October 12, 1947	New York Giants	W 28–20	36,533
4	October 19, 1947	at Green Bay Packers	L 27–10	28,572
5	October 26, 1947	Chicago Bears	L 56–20	36,591
6	November 2, 1947	Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–14	36,591
7	November 9, 1947	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–14	36,257
8	November 16, 1947	at Detroit Lions	L 38–21	17,003
9	November 23, 1947	Chicago Cardinals	W 45–21	35,362
10	November 30, 1947	at Boston Yanks	L 27–24	24,800
11	December 7, 1947	at New York Giants	L 35–10	25,594
12	December 14, 1947	Boston Yanks	W 40–13	33,226

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	8	4	0	.667	6–2	308	242	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	4	0	.667	6–2	240	259	W1
Boston Yanks	4	7	1	.364	3–4–1	168	256	L2
Washington Redskins	4	8	0	.333	3–5	295	367	W1
New York Giants	2	8	2	.200	1–6–1	190	309	L1

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