1956 Washington Redskins season

The 1956 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 20th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8–4 record from 1955 and finished 6–6.

Offseason

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 30	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–30	0–1	Forbes Field	27,718	Recap
2	October 6	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 9–13	0–2	Connie Mack Stadium	26,607	Recap
3	October 14	Chicago Cardinals	L 3–31	0–3	Griffith Stadium	25,794	Recap
4	October 21	Cleveland Browns	W 20–9	1–3	Griffith Stadium	23,332	Recap
5	October 28	at Chicago Cardinals	W 17–14	2–3	Comiskey Park	30,553	Recap
6	Bye
7	November 11	Detroit Lions	W 18–17	3–3	Griffith Stadium	28,003	Recap
8	November 18	New York Giants	W 33–7	4–3	Griffith Stadium	26,261	Recap
9	November 25	at Cleveland Browns	W 20–17	5–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	22,878	Recap
10	December 2	at New York Giants	L 14–28	5–4	Yankee Stadium	26,261	Recap
11	December 9	Philadelphia Eagles	W 19–17	6–4	Griffith Stadium	22,333	Recap
12	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–23	6–5	Griffith Stadium	21,097	Recap
13	December 23	at Baltimore Colts	L 17–19	6–6	Memorial Stadium	32,994	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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

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