1967 Washington Redskins season

The 1967 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 31st in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 7–7 record from 1966 and finished 5–6–3.

1967 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Otto Graham
President	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	Otto Graham
Home stadium	D.C. Stadium
Results
Record	5–6–3
Division place	3rd NFL Capitol
Playoffs	Did not qualify

The 1967 season marks the first season in the league's history where the league was divided into two conferences which were subdivided into two divisions. Up to 1967, the league was either divided into two divisions, two conferences, or neither.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1967 NFL/AFL draft

1967 Washington Redskins draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	13	Ray McDonald	RB	Idaho

Roster

1967 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  9 Sonny Jurgensen 11 Jim Ninowski Running backs (RB) 24 Pete Larson 32 Ray McDonald 25 A. D. Whitfield 44 Steve Thurlow Wide receivers (WR) 48 John Burrell 22 T. J. Jackson 27 John Love K 49 Bobby Mitchell 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends (TE) 88 Pat Richter P 87 Jerry Smith

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Don Bandy G 56 Len Hauss C 64 Mitch Johnson T 75 John Kelly T 65 Vince Promuto G 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 52 Heath Wingate C Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Walt Barnes DT 86 Bill Briggs DE 66 Carl Kammerer DE 76 Jim Prestel DT 72 Joe Rutgens DT 78 Ron Snidow DE

Linebackers (LB) 63 Ed Breding MLB 60 Jim Carroll OLB 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 54 Larry Hendershot OLB 70 Sam Huff MLB 53 Steve Jackson OLB Defensive backs (DB) 46 Rickie Harris CB/SS 26 Paul Krause FS 23 Brig Owens SS 40 Lonnie Sanders CB 47 Jim Shorter CB 43 Tom Walters FS Special teams (ST) 80 Bruce Alford K

Practice squad 50 Willie Adams DE 71 Spain Musgrove DE 28 Dick Smith CB -- John Stipech LB 17 Harry Theofiledes QB Reserve 20 Gerry Allen RB (IR) 57 Dave Crossan C (IR)  3 Charlie Gogolak K (IR) -- Dick LeMay DE (Military) 67 Sid Williams LB (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 9	Chicago Bears	W 37–14	1–0	D.C. Stadium	47,565
2	August 19	vs. New York Giants	W 31–13	2–0	Carter–Finley Stadium (Raleigh, NC)	33,500
3	August 26	at Boston Patriots (AFL)	W 13–7	3–0	Harvard Stadium (Cambridge, MA)	15,523
4	August 31	Baltimore Colts	L 17–23	3–1	D.C. Stadium	47,008
5	September 9	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–10	4–1	Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA)	20,600

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–35	0–1	Franklin Field	60,709	Recap
2	September 24	at New Orleans Saints	W 30–10	1–1	Tulane Stadium	74,937	Recap
3	October 1	New York Giants	W 38–34	2–1	D.C. Stadium	50,266	Recap
4	October 8	Dallas Cowboys	L 14–17	2–2	D.C. Stadium	50,566	Recap
5	October 15	at Atlanta Falcons	T 20–20	2–2–1	Atlanta Stadium	56,538	Recap
6	October 22	at Los Angeles Rams	T 28–28	2–2–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	55,381	Recap
7	October 29	Baltimore Colts	L 13–17	2–3–2	D.C. Stadium	50,574	Recap
8	November 5	St. Louis Cardinals	L 21–27	2–4–2	D.C. Stadium	50,480	Recap
9	November 12	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–28	3–4–2	D.C. Stadium	50,326	Recap
10	November 19	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–20	4–4–2	Cotton Bowl	75,538	Recap
11	November 26	at Cleveland Browns	L 37–42	4–5–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	72,798	Recap
12	December 3	Philadelphia Eagles	T 35–35	4–5–3	D.C. Stadium	50,451	Recap
13	December 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 15–10	5–5–3	Pitt Stadium	22,251	Recap
14	December 17	New Orleans Saints	L 14–30	5–6–3	D.C. Stadium	50,486	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 13

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	0	9	0	6	15
Steelers	0	3	0	7	10

• Date: December 10
• Location: Pitt Stadium

Week 14

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Saints	0	7	9	14	30
Redskins	0	0	7	7	14

• Date: December 17
• Location: D.C. Stadium

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	9	5	0	.643	4–2	8–2	342	268	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	3–2–1	5–4–1	351	409	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	3	.455	2–3–1	4–5–1	347	353	L1
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	2–4	2–8	233	379	W1

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