1956 Washington Redskins schedule

Season statistics

Offense Defense
Record Playoff record Total yards Pass yards Rush yards Turnovers First downs Total yards Pass yards Rush yards Turnovers First downs
6-6-0 0-0 2961 1218 1743 35 176 3199 1629 1570 34 188
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The Washington Redskins' twenty-fifth season was in 1956, and it was the third season Joe Kuharich served as the head coach of the team. The Redskins played their home games at Griffith Stadium. They finished the season 6-6-0, 4-2-0 at home and 2-4-0 on the road.


Games

Week Opponent Score Notes
Week 1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 13-30
Week 2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 9-13
Week 3 Chicago Cardinals 3-31
Week 4 Cleveland Browns 20-9
Week 5 @ Chicago Cardinals 17-14
Week 7 Detroit Lions 18-17
Week 8 New York Giants 33-7
Week 9 @ Cleveland Browns 20-17
Week 10 @ New York Giants 14-28
Week 11 Philadelphia Eagles 19-17
Week 12 Pittsburgh Steelers 0-23
Week 13 @ Baltimore Colts 17-19

1956 Washington Redskins Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Joe Kuharich Ends Coach: Wayne Millner Assistant Coach: Wayne Millner, Mike Nixon, Dick Evans