1966 Washington Redskins season

1966 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerOtto Graham
PresidentEdward Bennett Williams
Head coachOtto Graham
Home fieldD.C. Stadium
Local radioWTOP
Results
Record7–7
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Chris Hanburger, C Len Hauss, QB Sonny Jurgensen, HB Charley Taylor

The 1966 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 30th in Washington, D.C.The Washington Redskins attempted to make Vince Lombardi their new head coach, but Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for Otto Graham[1] instead. They finished with a 7–7 record, fifth place in the eight-team Eastern Conference.

In Week Twelve, the Redskins set an NFL record for most points by one team in a regular season game, scoring 72 points against the Giants. Coincidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored against Washington by Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. They were the last team to score at least 70 points in a regular season game until the Miami Dolphins did so in Week 3 of the 2023 season.

  1. ^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3