1967 Washington Redskins season

1967 Washington Redskins season
1967 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Otto Graham
President	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	Otto Graham
Home field	D.C. Stadium
Results
Record	5–6–3
Division place	3rd NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1966; Redskins seasons; 1968 →;

The 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

1967 Washington Redskins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	13	Ray McDonald	RB	Idaho

Roster

**1967 Washington Redskins roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Sonny Jurgensen Running backs (RB) 25 A. D. Whitfield 44 Steve Thurlow Wide receivers (WR) 49 Bobby Mitchell 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends (TE) 88 Pat Richter P 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen (OL) 56 Len Hauss C 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T Defensive linemen (DL) 66 Carl Kammerer DE		Linebackers (LB) 63 Ed Breding 60 Jim Carroll 55 Chris Hanburger 70 Sam Huff Defensive backs (DB) 46 Rickie Harris CB 26 Paul Krause S 23 Brig Owens S 47 Jim Shorter CB Special teams 3 Charlie Gogolak K				Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–35	0–1	Franklin Field	60,709	Recap
2	September 24	at New Orleans Saints	W 30–10	1–1	Tulane Stadium	74,937	Recap
3	October 1	New York Giants	W 38–34	2–1	D.C. Stadium	50,266	Recap
4	October 8	Dallas Cowboys	L 14–17	2–2	D.C. Stadium	50,566	Recap
5	October 15	at Atlanta Falcons	T 20–20	2–2–1	Atlanta Stadium	56,538	Recap
6	October 22	at Los Angeles Rams	T 28–28	2–2–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	55,381	Recap
7	October 29	Baltimore Colts	L 13–17	2–3–2	D.C. Stadium	50,574	Recap
8	November 5	St. Louis Cardinals	L 21–27	2–4–2	D.C. Stadium	50,480	Recap
9	November 12	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–28	3–4–2	D.C. Stadium	50,326	Recap
10	November 19	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–20	4–4–2	Cotton Bowl	75,538	Recap
11	November 26	at Cleveland Browns	L 37–42	4–5–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	72,798	Recap
12	December 3	Philadelphia Eagles	T 35–35	4–5–3	D.C. Stadium	50,451	Recap
13	December 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 15–10	5–5–3	Pitt Stadium	22,251	Recap
14	December 17	New Orleans Saints	L 14–30	5–6–3	D.C. Stadium	50,486	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	0	9	0	6	15
Steelers	0	3	0	7	10

Date: December 10
Location: Pitt Stadium

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Saints	0	7	9	14	30
Redskins	0	0	7	7	14

Date: December 17
Location: D.C. Stadium

Standings

NFL Capitol
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	9	5	0	.643	4–2	8–2	342	268	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	3–2–1	5–4–1	351	409	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	3	.455	2–3–1	4–5–1	347	353	L1
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	2–4	2–8	233	379	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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Culture and lore	"Hail to the Commanders" Marching Band Major Tuddy Hogettes Chief Zee Redskins name controversy Name change advocates Opinion polls Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" The Replacements Everybody's All-American Redskins Rule Operation Flagship The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang Bears 73, Redskins 0 Body Bag Game Madhouse in Maryland Ricky Williams trade
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