| 1938 Washington Redskins season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Preston Marshall |
| General manager | Jack Espey |
| Head coach | Ray Flaherty |
| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–3–2 |
| Division place | 2ndNFL Eastern |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1938Washington Redskinsseason was the franchise's 7th season in theNational Football League (NFL) and their 2nd inWashington, D.C. The team began trying to defend their championship and improve on their 8–3 record from 1937, but failed and missed the playoffs and finished 6–3–2.
| 1938 Washington Redskins draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Andy Farkas * | Back | Detroit | |
| 3 | 24 | Sam Chapman | Back | California | |
| 5 | 39 | Dave Price | Center | Mississippi State | |
| 6 | 49 | Elmer Dohrmann | End | Nebraska | |
| 7 | 59 | Roy Young | Guard | Texas A&M | |
| 8 | 69 | Bill Hartman | Fullback | Georgia | |
| 9 | 79 | Ed Parks | Center | Oklahoma | |
| 10 | 89 | Jack Abbott | Back | Elon | |
| 11 | 99 | Dick Johnston | End | Washington | |
| 12 | 109 | Hank Bartos | Guard | North Carolina | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least onePro Bowl during career | |||||
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 11 | atPhiladelphia Eagles | W 26–23 | 1–0 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 18 | Brooklyn Dodgers | T 16–16 | 1–0–1 | Griffith Stadium | 23,000 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 25 | Cleveland Rams | W 37–13 | 2–0–1 | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Recap | |
| 4 | October 9 | New York Giants | L 7–10 | 2–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | 37,500 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 16 | atDetroit Lions | W 7–5 | 3–1–1 | Briggs Stadium | 42,855 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–14 | 4–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | 3,000 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 30 | atBrooklyn Dodgers | T 6–6 | 4–1–2 | Ebbets Field | 29,913 | Recap | |
| 8 | November 6 | atPittsburgh Pirates | W 7–0 | 5–1–2 | Forbes Field | 12,910 | Recap | |
| 9 | November 13 | atChicago Bears | L 7–31 | 5–2–2 | Wrigley Field | 21,817 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 15–0 | 6–2–2 | Griffith Stadium | 12,910 | Recap | |
| 11 | December 4 | atNew York Giants | L 0–36 | 6–3–2 | Polo Grounds | 57,461 | Recap | |
| — | January 16, 1938 | at Pacific Coast All-Stars | L 0–36 | — | Kezar Stadium | 5,000 | — | [2] |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | ||||||||
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 5–2–1 | 194 | 79 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 4–2–2 | 148 | 154 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 3–2–3 | 131 | 161 | T1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3–5 | 154 | 164 | W2 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 79 | 169 | L6 | |
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 223 | 118 | L1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6–2 | 119 | 108 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3–5 | 194 | 148 | L1 | |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3–5 | 131 | 215 | W1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 111 | 168 | W1 | |
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