1941 Washington Redskins season

1941 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Jack Espey
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	6–5
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1941 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 5th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–2 record from 1940, finishing at 6–5 and missed the playoffs.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 28	New York Giants	L 10–17	0–1	Griffith Stadium	35,677	Recap
2	October 5	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 3–0	1–1	Griffith Stadium	32,642	Recap
3	October 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–20	2–1	Forbes Field	18,733	Recap
4	October 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	3–1	Shibe Park	19,071	Recap
5	October 26	Cleveland Rams	W 17–13	4–1	Griffith Stadium	32,820	Recap
6	November 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–3	5–1	Griffith Stadium	30,755	Recap
7	November 9	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 7–13	5–2	Ebbets Field	31,713	Recap
8	November 16	at Chicago Bears	L 21–35	5–3	Wrigley Field	30,095	Recap
9	November 23	at New York Giants	L 13–20	5–4	Polo Grounds	49,317	Recap
10	November 30	Green Bay Packers	L 17–22	5–5	Griffith Stadium	35,594	Recap
11	December 7	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	6-5	Griffith Stadium	27,102	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	0	.727	6–2	238	114	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	7	4	0	.636	6–2	158	127	W2
Washington Redskins	6	5	0	.545	5–3	176	174	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	2	8	1	.200	1–6–1	119	218	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	9	1	.100	1–6–1	103	276	L2

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

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	1	0	.909	7–1	396	147	W5
Green Bay Packers	10	1	0	.909	7–1	258	120	W8
Detroit Lions	4	6	1	.400	3–4–1	121	195	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	7	1	.300	1–6–1	127	197	L2
Cleveland Rams	2	9	0	.182	1–7	116	244	L9

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