Washington Redskins

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Updated: 13 july 2020

Founded: 1932 Location: Landover, MD Division: NFC East

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Washington Redskins were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves before being renamed the Boston Redskins in 1933 and relocating to Washington, DC in 1937 as the Washington Redskins. In 1997, they relocated to FedEx Field in Landover, MD (2nd only to Baltimore Ravens to be based in the same state) and train in Virginia.

The Redskins have won 5 NFL Championships of which the latter 3 were Super Bowls (XVII, XXII and XXVI in 1991) tied with Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders.

REVIEW OF TEAM NAME

The team's name and logo have drawn controversy over its history, with many criticizing it as offensive to Native Americans which is a similar situation to that of the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL).

NEW TEAM NAME

In July 2020, events have taken a step further with sponsors pulling their support for the team and Amazon even withdrawing the sale of the team's merchandise. On 13 July 2020, the team decided to retire the 'Redskins' name due to the overwhelming pressure from sponsors, fans and the DC government and which will open up opportunities in D.C./Maryland/Virginia (DMV), which would not be possible if the 'Redskins' name was still in use.

Names being considered:

Redtails
Warriors
Hogs/Red Hogs
RedHawks
RedWolves

Odds Shark (Twitter) has focused on Washington's political theme:

Presidents
Generals
Lincolns
Americans
Kings
Memorials
Capitols
Veterans
Jeffersons
Roosevelts
Monuments
Arlingtons

Only time will tell as to which name will be chosen but I like the Warriors and to use a previously used helmet from 1965-1969/2002 but use the current helmet without the logo:

NAMES

Boston Braves (1932)
Boston Redskins (1933–1936)
Washington Redskins (1937–PRESENT)

AFFILIATIONS

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1932-)
Eastern Division (1933-1949)
American Conference (1950-1952)
EASTERN CONFERENCE (1953-1969)
Capitol Division (1967–1969)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (1970-)
NFC East (1970-)

AWARDS

LEAGUE TITLES (5)

NFL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2): 1937, 1942
SUPER BOWLS (3): 1982 (XVII), 1987 (XXII), 1991 (XXVI)

NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (5)

1972, 1982-1983, 1987, 1991

DIVISION TITLES (14)

NFL EASTERN (6): 1936-1937, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945
NFC EAST (8): 1972, 1983-1984, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015

PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (24)

1936-1937, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945, 1971-1974, 1976, 1982-1984, 1986-1987, 1990-1992, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015

SEASONS (SINCE 2010)

SEASON	DIVISION	FINISH	RECORD	PLAYOFFS
2010	NFC EAST	4TH	6-10	-
2011	NFC EAST	4TH	5-11	-
2012	NFC EAST	1ST	10-6	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs Seahawks) 24–14
2013	NFC EAST	4TH	3-13	-
2014	NFC EAST	4TH	4-12	-
2015	NFC EAST	1ST	9-7	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs Packers) 35–18
2016	NFC EAST	3RD	8-7-1	-
2017	NFC EAST	3RD	7-9	-
2018	NFC EAST	3RD	7-9	-
2019	NFC EAST	4TH	3-13	-

NFL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES

SEASON	#	W/L	OPPONENT	SCORE	LOCATION	VICTORY #
1936	17TH	L	GREEN BAY	21-6	NEW YORK	-
1937	18TH	W	CHICAGO	28-21	CHICAGO	1
1940	21ST	L	CHICAGO	73-0	WASHINGTON, DC	-
1942	23RD	W	CHICAGO	14-6	WASHINGTON, DC	2
1943	24TH	L	CHICAGO	41-21	CHICAGO	-
1945	26TH	L	CLEVELAND	15-14	CLEVELAND	-

NFL SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

SEASON	SUPER BOWL	W/L	OPPONENT	SCORE	LOCATION	VICTORY #
1972	VII	L	MIAMI	14-7	LOS ANGELES	-
1982	XVII	W	MIAMI	27-17	PASADENA	1 (3)
1983	XVIII	L	LOS ANGELES	38-9	TAMPA	-
1987	XXII	W	DENVER	42-10	SAN DIEGO	2 (4)
1991	XXVI	W	BUFFALO	37-24	MINNEAPOLIS	3 (5)