Question: when did the redskins win their first super bowl
Answer: onference ( 1970 -- present ) NFC East ( 1970 -- present ) Current uniform Team colors Burgundy , gold Fight song Hail to the Redskins Personnel Owner ( s ) Daniel Snyder President Bruce Allen Head coach Jay Gruden Team history Boston Braves ( 1932 ) Boston Redskins ( 1933 -- 1936 ) Washington Redskins ( 1937 -- present ) Team nicknames The ' Skins The Burgundy and Gold Championships League championships ( 5 ) NFL Championships ( pre-1970 AFL -- NFL merger ) ( 2 ) 1937 , 1942 Super Bowl championships ( 3 ) 1982 ( XVII ) , 1987 ( XXII ) , 1991 ( XXVI ) Conference championships ( 5 ) NFC : 1972 , 1982 , 1983 , 1987 , 1991 Division championships ( 14 ) NFL East : 1936 , 1937 , 1940 , 1942 , 1943 , 1945 NFC East : 1972 , 1983 , 1984 , 1987 , 1991 , 1999 , 2012 , 2015 Playoff appearances ( 24 ) NFL : 1936 , 1937 , 1940 , 1942 , 1943 , 1945 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1976 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1987 , 1990 , 1991 , 1992 , 1999 , 2005 , 2007 , 2012 , 2015 Home fields Braves Field ( 1932 ) Fenway Park ( 1933 --