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1948 Washington Redskins season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo = 1948-Redskins-mediaguide.jpg

| team = Washington Redskins

| year = 1948

| record = 7–5

| division_place = 2nd NFL Eastern

| owner = George Preston Marshall

| general manager = Dick McCann

| coach = Turk Edwards

| stadium = Griffith Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Redskins seasons

}}

The {{nfly|1948}} Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 12th in Washington, D.C. the team improved on their 4–8 record from 1947 and finished 7–5.

Although the NFL formally desegregated in 1946, many teams were slow to allow black athletes to compete even after the formal barrier had fallen. None were less willing to desegregate than the Washington Redskins, who sought to be the "home team" for a vast Southern market. The Redskins would remain the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster until 1962.Ryan Basen, [https://web.archive.org/web/20231020201749/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/sports/football/50-years-ago-redskins-were-last-nfl-team-to-integrate.html "Fifty Years Ago, Last Outpost of Segregation in NFL Fell,"] New York Times, Oct. 6, 2012.

Preseason

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! 1

| {{dow tooltip|September 2, 1948}}

| at Los Angeles Rams

| W 21–10

| 1–0

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 77,100

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! 2

| {{dow tooltip|September 6, 1948}}

| vs. Chicago Cardinals

| L 20–46

| 1–1

| University of Denver Stadium {{small|(Denver, CO)}}

| 17,782

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! 3

| {{dow tooltip|September 11, 1948}}

| vs. Green Bay Packers

| L 0–43

| 1–2

| Legion Field {{small|(Birmingham, AL)}}

| 27,000

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! 4

| {{dow tooltip|September 19, 1948}}

| vs. Chicago Bears

| L 14–17

| 1–3

| Municipal Stadium {{small|(Baltimore, MD)}}

| 20,456

Regular season

=Schedule=

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1948|border=2}}"| Recap

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! 1

| September 26

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 17–14

| 1–0

| Griffith Stadium

| 32,593

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194809260was.htm Recap]

|

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! 2

| October 3

| New York Giants

| W 41–10

| 2–0

| Griffith Stadium

| 32,593

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810030was.htm Recap]

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! 3

| October 10

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 7–10

| 2–1

| Forbes Field

| 28,969

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810100pit.htm Recap]

|

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! 4

| October 17

| Philadelphia Eagles

| L 0–45

| 2–2

| Griffith Stadium

| 35,584

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810170was.htm Recap]

|

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! 5

| October 24

| at Green Bay Packers

| W 23–7

| 3–2

| Wisconsin State Fair Park

| 13,433

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810240gnb.htm Recap]

|

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! 6

| October 31

| Boston Yanks

| W 59–21

| 4–2

| Griffith Stadium

| 29,758

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810310was.htm Recap]

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! 7

| November 7

| at Boston Yanks

| W 23–7

| 5–2

| Fenway Park

| 13,659

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810310was.htm Recap]

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! 8

| November 14

| Detroit Lions

| W 46–21

| 6–2

| Griffith Stadium

| 32,528

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194811140was.htm Recap]

|

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! 9

| November 21

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| L 21–42

| 6–3

| Shibe Park

| 36,254

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194811210phi.htm Recap]

|

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! 10

| November 28

| at Chicago Bears

| L 13–48

| 6–4

| Wrigley Field

| 42,299

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194811280chi.htm Recap]

|

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! 11

| December 5

| Los Angeles Rams

| L 13–41

| 6–5

| Griffith Stadium

| 32,970

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194812050was.htm Recap]

|

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! 12

| December 12

| at New York Giants

| W 28–21

| 7–5

| Polo Grounds

| 23,156

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194812120nyg.htm Recap]

|

colspan="10"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

{{1948 NFL Eastern standings}}

{{1948 NFL Western standings}}

=Roster=

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Washington Commanders}}

{{Washington Commanders seasons}}

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