1963 Washington Redskins season

The 1963 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 27th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 5–7–2 record from 1962 but failed and finished 3–11.

Offseason

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 15	Chicago Bears	L 26–28	0–1	D.C. Stadium	35,420
2	August 24	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–41	0–2	American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC)	21,500
3	August 31	vs. Baltimore Colts	L 21–27	0–3	Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA)	22,000
4	September 7	vs. Green Bay Packers	L 17–28	0–4	Kingston Stadium (Cedar Rapids, IA)	13,500

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 15	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–37	0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	57,618	Recap
2	September 21	at Los Angeles Rams	W 37–14	1–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	29,295	Recap
3	September 29	Dallas Cowboys	W 21–17	2–1	D.C. Stadium	40,101	Recap
4	October 6	New York Giants	L 14–24	2–2	D.C. Stadium	49,419	Recap
5	October 13	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–37	2–3	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
6	October 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–38	2–4	Pitt Stadium	41,987	Recap
7	October 27	St. Louis Cardinals	L 7–21	2–5	D.C. Stadium	46,921	Recap
8	November 3	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20–35	2–6	Cotton Bowl	18,838	Recap
9	November 10	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–24	2–7	Busch Stadium	18,197	Recap
10	November 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–34	2–8	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
11	November 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–10	3–8	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
12	December 1	Baltimore Colts	L 20–36	3–9	D.C. Stadium	44,006	Recap
13	December 8	at New York Giants	L 14–44	3–10	Yankee Stadium	62,992	Recap
14	December 15	Cleveland Browns	L 20–27	3–11	D.C. Stadium	40,865	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

**1963 Washington Redskins roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 15 George Izo 16 Norm Snead Running backs (RB) 32 Billy Ray Barnes 31 Don Bosseler 30 Jim Cunningham 39 Dave Francis 47 Dick James SS 36 Tom Tracy Wide receivers (WR) 42 Bill Anderson 20 Frank Budd 87 Fred Dugan 49 Bobby Mitchell Tight ends (TE) 89 Jim Collier 88 Pat Richter P		Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Andy Cvercko G 50 Fred Hageman C 73 Riley Mattson T 62 John Nisby G 61 Fran O'Brien T 65 Vince Promuto G Defensive linemen (DL) 75 Ben Davidson DT/DE/T 86 John Paluck DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT 78 Ron Snidow DE 71 Andy Stynchula DE 79 Bob Toneff DT		Linebackers (LB) 63 Rod Breedlove OLB 52 Harry Butsko OLB 66 Carl Kammerer OLB 51 Gorden Kelley OLB 55 Allen Miller MLB 53 Bob Pellegrini MLB Defensive backs (DB) 23 Claude Crabb CB 46 Dale Hackbart FS 40 Lonnie Sanders CB 41 Jim Steffen SS Special teams (ST) 60 Robert Khayat K/T		Reserve 85 Gene Cronin OLB/DE (IR) 68 Wiley Feagin G (IR) 28 Ted Rzempoluch S (IR) 24 Johnny Sample CB (IR) Rookies in italics