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1967 Washington Redskins season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

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

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Washington Redskins

| year = 1967

| record = 5–6–3

| division_place = 3rd NFL Capitol

| general_manager = Otto Graham

| coach = Otto Graham

| owner = George Preston Marshall

| president = Edward Bennett Williams

| stadium = D.C. Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Redskins seasons

}}

The {{nfly|1967}} Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 31st in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 7–7 record from 1966 and finished 5–6–3.

The 1967 season marks the first season in the league's history where the league was divided into two conferences which were subdivided into two divisions. Up to 1967, the league was either divided into two divisions, two conferences, or neither.

Offseason

=NFL Draft=

{{main|1967 NFL/AFL draft}}

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|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|1967|border=2}}"| 1967 Washington Redskins Draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 || 13

| Ray McDonald || RB || Idaho

Roster

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1967

| team = Washington Redskins

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|9|Sonny Jurgensen}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|25|A. D. Whitfield}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Steve Thurlow}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|49|Bobby Mitchell}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Charley Taylor}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|88|Pat Richter|P}}

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

| offensive_linemen =

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

{{NFLplayer|62|Ray Schoenke|G}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Jim Snowden|T}}

| defensive_linemen =

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

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|63|Ed Breding|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Jim Carroll|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Chris Hanburger}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Sam Huff}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|46|Rickie Harris|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Paul Krause|S}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Brig Owens|S}}

{{NFLplayer|47|Jim Shorter|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|3|Charlie Gogolak|K}}

}}

Preseason

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Attendance

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! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 9, 1967}}

| Chicago Bears

| W 37–14

| 1–0

| D.C. Stadium

| 47,565

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! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 19, 1967}}

| vs. New York Giants

| W 31–13

| 2–0

| Carter–Finley Stadium {{small|(Raleigh, NC)}}

| 33,500

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! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 26, 1967}}

| at Boston Patriots {{small|(AFL)}}

| W 13–7

| 3–0

| Harvard Stadium {{small|(Cambridge, MA)}}

| 15,523

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! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 31, 1967}}

| Baltimore Colts

| L 17–23

| 3–1

| D.C. Stadium

| 47,008

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! 5

| {{dow tooltip|September 9, 1967}}

| vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 16–10

| 4–1

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

| 20,600

Regular season

=Schedule=

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1967|border=2}}"| Recap

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! 1

| September 17

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| L 24–35

| 0–1

| Franklin Field

| 60,709

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196709170phi.htm Recap]

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! 2

| September 24

| at New Orleans Saints

| W 30–10

| 1–1

| Tulane Stadium

| 74,937

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196709240nor.htm Recap]

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! 3

| October 1

| New York Giants

| W 38–34

| 2–1

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,266

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196710010was.htm Recap]

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! 4

| October 8

| Dallas Cowboys

| L 14–17

| 2–2

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,566

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196710080was.htm Recap]

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! 5

| October 15

| at Atlanta Falcons

| T 20–20

| 2–2–1

| Atlanta Stadium

| 56,538

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196710150atl.htm Recap]

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! 6

| October 22

| at Los Angeles Rams

| T 28–28

| 2–2–2

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 55,381

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196710220ram.htm Recap]

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! 7

| October 29

| Baltimore Colts

| L 13–17

| 2–3–2

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,574

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196710290was.htm Recap]

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! 8

| November 5

| St. Louis Cardinals

| L 21–27

| 2–4–2

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,480

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196711050was.htm Recap]

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! 9

| November 12

| San Francisco 49ers

| W 31–28

| 3–4–2

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,326

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196711120was.htm Recap]

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! 10

| November 19

| at Dallas Cowboys

| W 27–20

| 4–4–2

| Cotton Bowl

| 75,538

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196711190dal.htm Recap]

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! 11

| November 26

| at Cleveland Browns

| L 37–42

| 4–5–2

| Cleveland Municipal Stadium

| 72,798

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196711260cle.htm Recap]

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! 12

| December 3

| Philadelphia Eagles

| T 35–35

| 4–5–3

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,451

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196712030was.htm Recap]

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! 13

| December 10

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 15–10

| 5–5–3

| Pitt Stadium

| 22,251

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196712100pit.htm Recap]

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! 14

| December 17

| New Orleans Saints

| L 14–30

| 5–6–3

| D.C. Stadium

| 50,486

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196712170was.htm Recap]

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

=Game summaries=

==Week 13==

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==Week 14==

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|Visitor=Saints

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|Date=December 17

|Location=D.C. Stadium

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{{Clear}}

=Standings=

{{1967 NFL Capitol standings}}

References

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{{Washington Commanders seasons}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1967 Washington Redskins Season}}

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