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1965 Washington Redskins season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Washington Redskins

| year = 1965

| record = 6–8

| division_place = 4th NFL Eastern

| general_manager = Bill McPeak

| coach = Bill McPeak

| owner = George Preston Marshall

| president = Edward Bennett Williams

| stadium = D.C. Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Redskins seasons

}}

The {{nfly|1965}} Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th in Washington, D.C. After dropping their first five, the Redskins won two-thirds of their remaining games to finish again at 6–8, fourth in the Eastern Conference. This was the first season to feature the arrow logo on the helmet.

NFL Draft

{{See also|1965 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1965

| teamname = Washington Redskins

}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=2|pick=21

|player=Bob Breitenstein|position=T|college=Tulsa|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=3|pick=34|player=Kent McCloughan|position=DB|college=Nebraska|notes=|probowl=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=8|pick=105|player=Don Croftcheck|position=G|college=Indiana|maderoster=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=9|pick=118|player=Jerry Smith|position=TE|college=Arizona State|maderoster=yes|probowl=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=10|pick=133|player=R. L. Briggs|position=FB|college=Central State (OK)|maderoster=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=11|pick=146|player=Willie Adams|position=DE|college=New Mexico State|maderoster=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=12|pick=160|player=John Strohmeyer|position=T|college=Nebraska|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=13|pick=174|player=Biff Bracey|position=HB|college=Duke|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=14|pick=189|player=Dave Estrada|position=HB|college=Arizona State|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=15|pick=202|player=Ben Baldwin|position=B|college=Vanderbilt|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=16|pick=217|player=Robert Reed|position=G|college=Tennessee State|maderoster=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=17|pick=230|player=Gary Hart|position=E|college=Vanderbilt|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=18|pick=245|player=Chris Hanburger|position=LB|college=North Carolina|maderoster=yes|hof=yes|probowl=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=19|pick=258|player=Roosevelt Ellerbe|position=B|college=Iowa State|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft end}}

Roster

{{NFL final roster

|Year=1965

|TeamName=Washington Redskins

|Active=

|Inactive=

|Exempt=

|PS=

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer|9|Sonny Jurgensen}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Dick Shiner}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|30|Robert Briggs|d=American football|rookie=y|B}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Rick Casares|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Charley Taylor|HB}}

{{NFLplayer|39|George Hughley|rookie=y|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Billy Hunter|d=basketball|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Dan Lewis|d=American football|FB}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|48|Angelo Coia}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Fred Mazurek|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Bobby Mitchell}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Pat Richter}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|25|Pervis Atkins}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Preston Carpenter}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Jerry Smith|rookie=y|d=tight end}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|45|Don Croftcheck|rookie=y|LG}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Dave Crossan|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Darrell Dess|RG}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Len Hauss|C}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Fran O'Brien|d=American football|RT}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Vince Promuto|RG}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Robert Reed|d=Guard|rookie=y|G}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Jim Snowden|rookie=y|LT}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|50|Willie Adams|d=American football|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Carl Kammerer|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|86|John Paluck|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Bill Quinlan|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Joe Rutgens|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Ron Snidow|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Fred Williams|d=defensive lineman|DT}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|21|Jimmy Carr|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Chris Hanburger|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Sam Huff}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Bob Pellegrini}}

{{NFLplayer|51|John Reger}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|46|Rickie Harris|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Johnny Sample}}

{{NFLplayer|40|Lonnie Sanders}}

{{NFLplayer|47|Jim Shorter}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Jim Steffen}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Tom Walters|d=American football}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer|81|Bob Jencks|K}}

{{NFLplayer|38|John Seedborg|rookie=y|P}}

|Reserve Lists=

|Practice Squad=

}}

Preseason

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Attendance

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 7, 1965}}

| vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| W 37–0

| 1–0

| Hershey Stadium {{small|(Hershey, PA)}}

| 8,945

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 12, 1965}}

| Chicago Bears

| L 30–31

| 1–1

| D.C. Stadium

| 45,142

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 21, 1965}}

| vs. St. Louis Cardinals

| W 13–7

| 1–2

| City Stadium {{small|(Richmond, VA)}}

| 19,000

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 28, 1965}}

| vs. Minnesota Vikings

| L 16–20

| 2–2

| American Legion Memorial Stadium {{small|(Charlotte, NC)}}

| 20,426

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| {{dow tooltip|September 4, 1965}}

| vs. Baltimore Colts

| L 23–33

| 2–3

| Foreman Field {{small|(Norfolk, VA)}}

| 22,176

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| September 12

| vs. Detroit Lions

| W 20–3

| 3–3

| Fawcett Stadium {{small|(Canton, OH)}}

| 13,000

{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1965nflwas.html|title=1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=November 19, 2023}}

Schedule

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| September 19

| Cleveland Browns

| L 7–17

| 0–1

| D.C. Stadium

| 48,208

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196509190was.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| September 26

| at Dallas Cowboys

| L 7–27

| 0–2

| Cotton Bowl

| 61,577

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196509260dal.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| October 3

| at Detroit Lions

| L 10–14

| 0–3

| Tiger Stadium

| 52,627

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510030det.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| October 10

| St. Louis Cardinals

| L 16–37

| 0–4

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,205

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510100was.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| October 17

| Baltimore Colts

| L 7–38

| 0–5

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,405

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510170was.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| October 24

| at St. Louis Cardinals

| W 24–20

| 1–5

| Busch Stadium

| 32,228

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510240crd.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| October 31

| Philadelphia Eagles

| W 23–21

| 2–5

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,301

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510310was.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| November 7

| at New York Giants

| W 23–7

| 3–5

| Yankee Stadium

| 62,788

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511070nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| November 14

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| L 14–21

| 3–6

| Franklin Field

| 60,444

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511140phi.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| November 21

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 31–3

| 4–6

| Forbes Field

| 25,052

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511210pit.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| November 28

| Dallas Cowboys

| W 34–31

| 5–6

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,205

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511280was.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 12

| December 5

| at Cleveland Browns

| L 16–24

| 5–7

| Cleveland Municipal Stadium

| 77,765

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512050cle.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| December 12

| New York Giants

| L 10–27

| 5–8

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,373

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512120was.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| December 19

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 35–14

| 6–8

| D.C. Stadium

| 49,806

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512190was.htm Recap]

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1965|border=2}}"

|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

{{1965 NFL Eastern standings}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Washington Commanders}}

{{Washington Commanders seasons}}

{{1965 NFL season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1965 Washington Redskins Season}}

Washington

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Washing

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