1936 Boston Redskins season

1936 Boston Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Dennis J. Shea
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Home stadium	Fenway Park
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Lost NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 6–21
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The 1936 Boston Redskins season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of seven wins and five losses and finished in first place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. They won their final three games of the regular season to win the division title, the finale was a 14–0 shutout of the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds. The 1936 Boston Redskins finished with a record of 4–3 at home and 3–2 on the road. ^[1]

The Redskins hosted the 1936 NFL Championship game against the favored Green Bay Packers, the Western Division champions with a 10–1–1 record and two regular season victories over Boston. ^[2] The game was moved by owner George Preston Marshall from Fenway Park in Boston to the Polo Grounds in New York City to improve attendance. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The Packers won the title game 21–6. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

This was the first winning season for the Redskins, as well as their first championship game appearance. It was also the last season that the Redskins played in Boston; days after the title game, Marshall announced the move to his hometown of Washington, D.C. for the 1937 season. ^{[5] [9]}

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 13	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 0–10	0–1	Forbes Field	15,622	Recap
2	September 20	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–3	1–1	Municipal Stadium	20,000	Recap	[10]
3	September 27	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 14–3	2–1	Ebbets Field	15,000	Recap
4	October 4	New York Giants	L 0–7	2–2	Fenway Park	15,000	Recap
5	October 11	at Green Bay Packers	L 2–31	2–3	City Stadium	6,100	Recap
6	October 18	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–7	3–3	Fenway Park	4,000	Recap
—	Bye
7	November 1	Chicago Cardinals	W 13–10	4–3	Fenway Park	7,000	Recap
8	November 8	Green Bay Packers	L 3–7	4–4	Fenway Park	11,220	Recap
9	November 15	Chicago Bears	L 0–26	4–5	Fenway Park	12,000	Recap
10	November 22	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 30–6	5–5	Fenway Park	5,000	Recap
11	November 29	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 30–0	6–5	Fenway Park	7,000	Recap
12	December 6	at New York Giants	W 14–0	7–5	Polo Grounds	18,000	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Championship Playoff

See also: 1936 NFL Championship Game

Program for the 1936 NFL Championship Playoff, won by the Green Bay Packers. Although ostensibly a home game for the Redskins, the New York printer used Giants blue on the cover.

Because of dwindling fan support in Boston, Redskins owner George Preston Marshall moved his home game for the 1936 NFL championship to the Polo Grounds in New York City. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
Championship	December 13	Green Bay Packers	L 6–21	Polo Grounds	29,545	Recap

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Boston Redskins	7	5	0	.583	6–2	149	110	W3
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	6	0	.500	6–1	98	187	L3
New York Giants	5	6	1	.455	3–3–1	115	163	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	3	8	1	.273	2–5–1	92	161	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	1	11	0	.083	1–7	51	206	L11

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

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	1	1	.909	5–1–1	248	118	T1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	3–3	222	94	L2
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	3–3	235	102	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	8	1	.273	1–5–1	74	143	T1

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

References

1. "Boston trims Giants, spears Eastern title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Universal. December 7, 1936. p. 12.
2. Keuchle, Oliver E. (December 13, 1936). "30,000 to see Packers, Boston". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
3. "Play-off game is definitely set at Polo Grounds". Milwaukee Journal. December 7, 1936. p. 6, part 2.
4. "Bays, Boston play for crown in N.Y. Sunday". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 8, 1936. p. 14.
5. McGrath, John (January 10, 2006). "Redskins history lesson". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
6. "Packers beat Boston 21-6, for pro crown". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 14, 1936. p. 11.
7. Keuchle, Oliver E. (December 14, 1936). "Packers win pro championship; passes beat Boston, 21 to 6". Milwaukee Journal. p. 4, part 2.
8. "Arnold Herber's arm hurls Green Bay Packers into pro championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 14, 1936. p. 9.
9. "Capital gets Boston team". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. December 17, 1936. p. 8, part 2.
10. Stan Baumgartner, "Boston Redskins Scalp Eagles, 26–3: Battles Runs Wild Against Philadelphia Rivals," Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 21, 1936, pp. 17, 19.