1955 Washington Redskins season

1955 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Kuharich
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	8-4
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1955 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1954 NFL Draft

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 25, 1955	at Cleveland Browns	W 27-17	30,041
2	October 1, 1955	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 31-30	31,891
3	October 9, 1955	Chicago Cardinals	L 24-10	26,337
4	October 16, 1955	Cleveland Browns	L 24-14	29,168
5	October 23, 1955	at Baltimore Colts	W 14-13	51,387
6	October 30, 1955	at New York Giants	L 35-7	17,402
7	November 6, 1955	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34-21	25,741
8	November 13, 1955	San Francisco 49ers	W 7-0	25,112
9	November 20, 1955	at Chicago Cardinals	W 31-0	16,901
10	November 27, 1955	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23-14	21,760
11	December 4, 1955	New York Giants	L 27-20	28,556
12	December 11, 1955	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28-17	20,547

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	349	218	W-2
Washington Redskins	8	4	0	.667	246	222	W-1
New York Giants	6	5	1	.545	267	223	W-2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	7	1	.364	248	231	L-1
Chicago Cardinals	4	7	1	.364	224	252	L-2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	195	285	L-7

Roster