1939 Washington Redskins season

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1939 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Jack Espey
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Local radio	WRC
Results
Record	8–2–1
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1939 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 3rd in Washington, D.C. It began with the team improved on their 6–3–2 record from 1938, finishing at 8–2–1, but missed the playoff for the second year in a row.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 7–0	1–0	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	33,528	Recap
3	Bye
4	October 1	New York Giants	T 0–0	1–0–1	Griffith Stadium	34,712	Recap
5	October 8	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 41–13	2–0–1	Griffith Stadium	27,092	Recap
6	October 15	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 44–14	3–0–1	Griffith Stadium	25,982	Recap
7	October 22	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 21–14	4–0–1	Forbes Field	8,602	Recap
8	October 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–24	4–1–1	Wisconsin State Fair Park	24,308	Recap
9	November 5	Philadelphia Eagles	W 7–6	5–1–1	Griffith Stadium	20,444	Recap
10	November 12	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 42–0	6–1–1	Ebbets Field	28,581	Recap
11	November 19	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–7	7–1–1	Griffith Stadium	26,667	Recap
12	November 26	Detroit Lions	W 31–7	8–1–1	Griffith Stadium	36,183	Recap
13	December 3	at New York Giants	L 7–9	8–2–1	Polo Grounds	62,404	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	9	1	1	.900	7–0–1	168	85	W4
Washington Redskins	8	2	1	.800	6–1–1	242	94	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	4	6	1	.400	3–4–1	108	219	L3
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	9	1	.100	1–7	114	216	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	1	9	1	.100	1–6–1	105	200	L2

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

v t e Washington Commanders
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021) Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
Franchise	History Seasons All-time roster (A–Ke, Kh–Z) Head coaches Draft first-round picks Starting quarterbacks Records Broadcasters
Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Northwest Stadium
Key personnel	Managing partner: Josh Harris Prominent limited partners: Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, Mark Ein General manager: Adam Peters President: Mark Clouse Head coach: Dan Quinn
Culture and lore	"Hail to the Commanders" Marching Band Major Tuddy Hogettes Chief Zee Redskins name controversy Name change advocates Opinion polls Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" The Replacements Everybody's All-American Redskins Rule Operation Flagship Ricky Williams trade The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang Bears 73, Redskins 0 Body Bag Game Madhouse in Maryland
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles
Division championships (15)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015 2020
Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991
League championships (2)	1937 1942
Super Bowl championships (3)	1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)
Retired numbers	9 21 28 33 49
Hall of Famers	Cliff Battles Sammy Baugh Bill Dudley Turk Edwards Joe Gibbs Darrell Green Russ Grimm Chris Hanburger Ken Houston Sam Huff Deacon Jones Stan Jones Sonny Jurgensen Paul Krause Vince Lombardi Wayne Millner Bobby Mitchell Art Monk John Riggins Bruce Smith Charley Taylor
Affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division
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v t e Washington Commanders seasons
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)
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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1939 NFL season

Eastern Division	Brooklyn	New York	Chi Bears	Chi Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Cleveland	Detroit
	Washington			Green Bay

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