1947 Washington Redskins season

The 1947 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 5–5–1 record from 1946 and finished 4-8.

1947 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Turk Edwards
General manager	Dick McCann
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	Bye
2	September 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 42–45	0–1	Shibe Park	35,406	Recap
3	October 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–26	1–1	Forbes Field	36,585	Recap
4	October 12	New York Giants	W 28–20	2–1	Griffith Stadium	36,533	Recap
5	October 19	at Green Bay Packers	L 10–27	2–2	Wisconsin State Fair Park	28,572	Recap
6	October 26	Chicago Bears	L 20–56	2–3	Griffith Park	36,591	Recap
7	November 2	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–38	2–4	Griffith Park	36,591	Recap
8	November 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–21	2–5	Forbes Field	36,257	Recap
9	November 16	at Detroit Lions	L 21–38	2–6	Briggs Stadium	17,003	Recap
10	November 23	Chicago Cardinals	W 45–21	3–6	Griffith Stadium	35,362	Recap
11	November 30	at Boston Yanks	L 24–27	3–7	Fenway Park	24,800	Recap
12	December 7	at New York Giants	L 10–35	3–8	Polo Grounds	25,594	Recap
13	December 14	Boston Yanks	W 40–13	4–8	Griffith Stadium	33,226	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	8	4	0	.667	6–2	308	242	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	4	0	.667	6–2	240	259	W1
Boston Yanks	4	7	1	.364	3–4–1	168	256	L2
Washington Redskins	4	8	0	.333	3–5	295	367	W1
New York Giants	2	8	2	.200	1–6–1	190	309	L1

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