1933 Boston Redskins season

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1933 Boston Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
Head coach Lone Star Dietz
Home field Fenway Park
Results
Record5–5–2
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1933 Boston Redskins season was the franchise's 2nd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of five wins, five losses, and two ties, and finished in third place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. This was the first year that the franchise used the name "Redskins", a name used by the team until it was retired in 2020.

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 17at Green Bay Packers T 7–70–0–1 City Stadium Recap
2October 1at Chicago Bears L 0–70–1–1 Soldier Field Recap
3October 4at Pittsburgh Pirates W 21–61–1–1 Forbes Field Recap
4October 8 New York Giants W 21–202–1–1 Fenway Park Recap
5October 15 Portsmouth Spartans L 0–132–2–1Fenway Park Recap
6October 22 Chicago Cardinals W 10–03–2–1Fenway Park Recap
7October 29 Pittsburgh Pirates L 14–163–3–1Fenway Park Recap
8November 5 Chicago Bears W 10–04–3–1Fenway Park Recap
9November 12at New York Giants L 0–74–4–1 Polo Grounds Recap
10November 19 Green Bay Packers W 20–75–4–1Fenway Park Recap
11November 26at Brooklyn Dodgers L 0–145–5–1 Ebbets Field Recap
12December 3at Chicago Cardinals T 0–05–5–2 Wrigley Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Giants 1130.7867–1244101W7
Brooklyn Dodgers 541.5562–2–19354L2
Boston Redskins 552.5002–310397T1
Philadelphia Eagles 351.3751–277158L2
Pittsburgh Pirates 362.3331–5–167208L3

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


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