# 1964 Washington Redskins season

The 1964 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 28th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 3–11 record from 1963 and finished 6–8. This was the final season to feature the feather logo on the back of the helmet.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 13 | Cleveland Browns | L 13–27 | 0–1 | D.C. Stadium | 47,577 | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 18–24 | 0–2 | Cotton Bowl | 25,158 | Recap |
| 3 | September 25 | at New York Giants | L 10–13 | 0–3 | Yankee Stadium | 62,996 | Recap |
| 4 | October 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–23 | 0–4 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 5 | October 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–20 | 1–4 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 6 | October 18 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 24–38 | 1–5 | Busch Stadium | 23,748 | Recap |
| 7 | October 25 | Chicago Bears | W 27–20 | 2–5 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–10 | 3–5 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 9 | November 8 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–34 | 3–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 76,385 | Recap |
| 10 | November 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–0 | 4–6 | Pitt Stadium | 31,587 | Recap |
| 11 | November 22 | Dallas Cowboys | W 28–16 | 5–6 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 12 | November 29 | New York Giants | W 36–21 | 6–6 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–14 | 6–7 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 14 | December 13 | at Baltimore Colts | L 17–45 | 6–8 | Memorial Stadium | 60,213 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Season summary
#### Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Redskins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C.
* Date: September 13
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 73%, wind 11 mph
* Game attendance: 47,577
* TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jim Gibbons (WSH) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (first half) (color commentators)
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
Second Quarter
WSH – Jim Martin 12 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0
WSH – Charley Taylor 17 yard run – (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 10–0
CLE – Gary Collins 23 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (kick failed) Redskins 10–6
CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 13-10
Third Quarter
CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20–10
Fourth Quarter
WSH – Jim Martin 14 yard field goal – Browns 20–13
CLE – Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27–13
Browns
Redskins :

#### Week 5

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| • Redskins | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason.

#### Week 9: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Browns | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: November 8
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), relative humidity 94%, wind 6 mph
* Game attendance: 76,385
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
Second Quarter
WSH – Jim Martin 30 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0
CLE – Ernie Green 21 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-3
CLE – Lou Groza 11 yard field goal – Browns 10-3
CLE – Lou Groza 38 yard field goal – Browns 13-3
Third Quarter
CLE – Gary Collins 13 yard pass from Jim Brown – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-3
WSH – Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 20-10
CLE – Paul Warfield 62 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27-10
Fourth Quarter
WSH – Charley Taylor 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 27-17
CLE – Jim Brown 2 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 34-17
WSH – Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson – (Jim Martin kick) Browns 34-24
Redskins
Browns :

## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–2–1 | 415 | 293 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 8–2–2 | 357 | 331 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6–6 | 312 | 313 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 307 | 305 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 250 | 289 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 253 | 315 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 241 | 399 | L4 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.