1949 Washington Redskins season
# 1949 Washington Redskins season

The 1949 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1948 and finished 4-7-1.

## Regular season

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | September 26 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 7–38 | 0–1 | Comiskey Park | 24,136 | Recap |
| 3 | October 3 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–14 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | 30,000 | Recap |
| 4 | October 9 | New York Giants | L 35–45 | 1–2 | Griffith Stadium | 30,073 | Recap |
| 5 | October 16 | New York Bulldogs | W 38–14 | 2–2 | Griffith Stadium | 26,278 | Recap |
| 6 | October 23 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–49 | 2–3 | Shibe Park | 28,855 | Recap |
| 7 | October 30 | at New York Bulldogs | T 14–14 | 2–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 3,678 | Recap |
| 8 | November 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–14 | 3–3–1 | Griffith Stadium | 26,038 | Recap |
| 9 | November 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–44 | 3–4–1 | Griffith Stadium | 31,107 | Recap |
| 10 | November 20 | Chicago Bears | L 21–31 | 3–5–1 | Griffith Stadium | 30,418 | Recap |
| 11 | November 27 | at New York Giants | L 7–23 | 3–6–1 | Polo Grounds | 12,985 | Recap |
| 12 | December 4 | Green Bay Packers | W 30–0 | 4–6–1 | Griffith Stadium | 23,200 | Recap |
| 13 | December 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27–53 | 4–7–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,899 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :

| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 8–0 | 364 | 134 | W8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–4 | 224 | 214 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 287 | 298 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–4–1 | 268 | 339 | L1 |
| New York Bulldogs | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 1–6–1 | 153 | 368 | L5 |

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

