# 1965 Washington Redskins season

The 1965 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th in Washington, D.C. After dropping their first five, the Redskins won two-thirds of their remaining games to finish again at 6–8, fourth in the Eastern Conference. This was the first season to feature the arrow logo on the helmet.

## NFL Draft

1965 Washington Redskins draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 21 | Bob Breitenstein | T | Tulsa |
| 3 | 34 | Kent McCloughan * | DB | Nebraska |
| 8 | 105 | Don Croftcheck | G | Indiana |
| 9 | 118 | Jerry Smith * | TE | Arizona State |
| 10 | 133 | R. L. Briggs | FB | Central State (OK) |
| 11 | 146 | Willie Adams | DE | New Mexico State |
| 12 | 160 | John Strohmeyer | T | Nebraska |
| 13 | 174 | Biff Bracey | HB | Duke |
| 14 | 189 | Dave Estrada | HB | Arizona State |
| 15 | 202 | Ben Baldwin | B | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | 217 | Robert Reed | G | Tennessee State |
| 17 | 230 | Gary Hart | E | Vanderbilt |
| 18 | 245 | Chris Hanburger * $^†$ | LB | North Carolina |
| 19 | 258 | Roosevelt Ellerbe | B | Iowa State |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | August 7 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–0 | 1–0 | Hershey Stadium | 8,945 |
| 2 | August 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 30–31 | 1–1 | D.C. Stadium | 45,142 |
| 3 | August 21 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 13–7 | 1–2 | City Stadium | 19,000 |
| 4 | August 28 | vs. Minnesota Vikings | L 16–20 | 2–2 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | 20,426 |
| 5 | September 4 | vs. Baltimore Colts | L 23–33 | 2–3 | Foreman Field | 22,176 |
| 6 | September 12 | vs. Detroit Lions | W 20–3 | 3–3 | Fawcett Stadium | 13,000 |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 19 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–17 | 0–1 | D.C. Stadium | 48,208 | Recap |
| 2 | September 26 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–27 | 0–2 | Cotton Bowl | 61,577 | Recap |
| 3 | October 3 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–14 | 0–3 | Tiger Stadium | 52,627 | Recap |
| 4 | October 10 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 16–37 | 0–4 | D.C. Stadium | 50,205 | Recap |
| 5 | October 17 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–38 | 0–5 | D.C. Stadium | 50,405 | Recap |
| 6 | October 24 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–20 | 1–5 | Busch Stadium | 32,228 | Recap |
| 7 | October 31 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–21 | 2–5 | D.C. Stadium | 50,301 | Recap |
| 8 | November 7 | at New York Giants | W 23–7 | 3–5 | Yankee Stadium | 62,788 | Recap |
| 9 | November 14 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–21 | 3–6 | Franklin Field | 60,444 | Recap |
| 10 | November 21 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–3 | 4–6 | Forbes Field | 25,052 | Recap |
| 11 | November 28 | Dallas Cowboys | W 34–31 | 5–6 | D.C. Stadium | 50,205 | Recap |
| 12 | December 5 | at Cleveland Browns | L 16–24 | 5–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 77,765 | Recap |
| 13 | December 12 | New York Giants | L 10–27 | 5–8 | D.C. Stadium | 50,373 | Recap |
| 14 | December 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 35–14 | 6–8 | D.C. Stadium | 49,806 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 11–1 | 363 | 325 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 6–6 | 325 | 280 | W3 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 7–5 | 270 | 338 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6–6 | 257 | 301 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 363 | 359 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 296 | 309 | L6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 2–10 | 202 | 397 | L7 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.