The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. [1] The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [1] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022. [1]
Over their 92 seasons in the NFL, the Commanders have accumulated a record of 629 wins, 643 losses, and 29 ties, which is the thirteenth-worst all-time regular season record among active franchises in terms of win–loss percentage. [2] They have also made the playoffs twenty-five times and have the ninth-best playoff record in terms of win-loss percentage with 23 wins and 20 losses. [2] The franchise has won five NFC championships and 15 NFL divisional titles. [2]
The franchise has won three Super Bowl championships ( Super Bowl XVII, Super Bowl XXII, and Super Bowl XXVI). [3] They also played in and lost Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl XVIII. [3] Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, [4] Washington won two NFL Championships ( 1937 and 1942). They also played in and lost the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 Championship games. Only five teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than Washington: the New England Patriots (11), Dallas Cowboys (eight), Pittsburgh Steelers (eight), Denver Broncos (eight), and San Francisco 49ers (seven); Washington's five appearances are tied with the Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, and New York Giants. [5]
All of the franchise's championships were attained during two 10-year spans. The first period of success was from 1936 to 1945, when they went to the NFL Championship six times, winning two of them. The second period of success was from 1982 and 1991, when they appeared in the postseason seven times, captured four Conference titles, and won three Super Bowls. This period included the 1983 and 1991 seasons, when the team won 14 games, the most the team have won in a single season. [6]
Washington has also experienced periods of extended failure in its history. The most notable period of continued failure was from 1946 to 1970, when they posted only four winning seasons and did not have a single postseason appearance. [6] During this period, they went without a single winning season between 1956 to 1968 and posted their worst regular-season record in franchise history, going 1–12–1 in 1961. [6] Washington is currently experiencing its second period of failure, which began in 1993 and continued through the entire franchise ownership of Daniel Snyder. Since 1993, they have posted only eight winning seasons and six postseason appearances. [6]
NFL champions (1920–1969) § | Super Bowl champions (1970–present) * | Conference champions # | Division champions † | Wild card berth ^ |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | Owners | Refs. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finish | W | L | T | ||||||||||
Boston Braves | |||||||||||||
1932 | 1932 | NFL | 4th | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | Lud Wray | George Preston Marshall | [7] | |||
Boston Redskins | |||||||||||||
1933 | 1933 | NFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | William Henry Dietz | George Preston Marshall | [8] | ||
1934 | 1934 | NFL | East | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | [9] | ||||
1935 [a] | 1935 | NFL | East | 4th | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | Eddie Casey | [11] | |||
1936 | 1936 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship ( Packers) 6–21 | Ray Flaherty | [12] | |||
Washington Redskins | |||||||||||||
1937 [b] | 1937 | NFL§ | East† | 1st† | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (1) (at Bears) 28–21 | Ray Flaherty | George Preston Marshall | [13] | ||
1938 | 1938 | NFL | East | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | [14] | ||||
1939 | 1939 | NFL | East | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | [15] | ||||
1940 | 1940 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship ( Bears) 0–73 | [16] | ||||
1941 | 1941 | NFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | [17] | ||||
1942 | 1942 | NFL§ | East† | 1st† | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (2) ( Bears) 14–6 | [18] | ||||
1943 [c] | 1943 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 6 | 3 | 1 | Won
Divisional playoff (at
Giants) 28–0 Lost NFL Championship (at Bears) 21–41 |
Dutch Bergman | [19] | |||
1944 | 1944 | NFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | Dudley DeGroot | [20] | |||
1945 | 1945 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Rams) 14–15 | [21] | ||||
1946 [d] | 1946 | NFL | East | T-3rd | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | Turk Edwards | [22] | |||
1947 [e] | 1947 | NFL | East | 4th | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | [23] | ||||
1948 | 1948 | NFL | East | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | [24] | ||||
1949 | 1949 | NFL | East | 4th | 4 | 7 | 1 | — |
John Whelchel (3–3–1) Herman Ball (1–4) |
[25] | |||
1950 | 1950 | NFL | American | 6th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | Herman Ball | [26] | |||
1951 | 1951 | NFL | American | 3rd | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | Herman Ball (0–3) Dick Todd (5–4) |
[27] | |||
1952 | 1952 | NFL | American | T-5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | Curly Lambeau | [28] | |||
1953 | 1953 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | [29] | ||||
1954 | 1954 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | Joe Kuharich | [30] | |||
1955 | 1955 | NFL | Eastern | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | Joe Kuharich ( COY ) [31] [32] | [33] | |||
1956 | 1956 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | [34] | ||||
1957 | 1957 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | [35] | ||||
1958 | 1958 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | [36] | ||||
1959 | 1959 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | Mike Nixon | [37] | |||
1960 | 1960 [f] | NFL | Eastern | 6th | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | [38] | ||||
1961 [g] | 1961 [h] | NFL | Eastern | 7th | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | Bill McPeak | [40] | |||
1962 | 1962 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | [41] | ||||
1963 | 1963 | NFL | Eastern | 6th | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | [42] | ||||
1964 | 1964 | NFL | Eastern | T-3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | Charley Taylor ( ROY) [43] [44] | [45] | |||
1965 | 1965 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | Edward Bennett Williams | [46] | |||
1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | Otto Graham | [47] | |||
1967 [i] | 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | [48] | |||
1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | [49] | |||
1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | Vince Lombardi | [50] | ||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | East [j] | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | Bill Austin | [51] | ||
1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 20–24 | George Allen ( COY ) [52] [32] | George Allen | [53] | |
1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (
Packers) 16–3 Won NFC Championship ( Cowboys) 26–3 Lost Super Bowl VII (vs. Dolphins) 7–14 |
Larry Brown ( MVP ), [54] ( OPOY ) [55] | [56] | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ [k] | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–27 | [58] | |||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 10–19 | Jack Kent Cooke | [59] | ||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | Mike Thomas ( OROY ) [60] | [61] | ||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ [l] | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–35 | [63] | |||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd [m] | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | [64] | |||
1978 [n] | 1978 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | John Riggins ( CBPOY ) [65] | Jack Pardee | [66] | |
1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd [o] | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | Jack Pardee ( COY ) [67] | [68] | ||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | [69] | |||
1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Ken Houston ( Byron "Whizzer" White Award) [70] | Joe Gibbs | [71] | |
1982 [p] | 1982 | NFL* | NFC# | 1st# | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won
First Round Playoffs (
Lions) 31–7 Won Second Round Playoffs ( Vikings) 21–7 Won NFC Championship ( Cowboys) 31–17 Won Super Bowl XVII (3) (vs. Dolphins) 27–17 |
Joe Gibbs (
COY )
[32] Mark Moseley ( MVP ) [54] John Riggins ( SBMVP ) [74] Joe Theismann ( WPMOY ) [75] Bobby Beathard ( EOY ) [76] |
[77] | |||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (
Rams) 51–7 Won NFC Championship ( 49ers) 24–21 Lost Super Bowl XVIII (vs. Raiders) 9–38 |
Joe Gibbs (
COY )
[32] Joe Theismann ( MVP ), [54] ( OPOY ) [55] Bobby Beathard ( EOY ) [76] |
[78] | ||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Bears) 19–23 | [79] | |||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd [q] | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | [81] | |||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (
Rams) 19–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 27–13 Lost NFC Championship (at Giants) 0–17 |
[82] | |||
1987 [r] | 1987 | NFL* | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 11 | 4 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (at
Bears) 21–17 Won NFC Championship ( Vikings) 17–10 Won Super Bowl XXII (4) (vs. Broncos) 42–10 |
Doug Williams ( SBMVP ) [74] | [84] | ||
1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | [85] | |||
1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | [86] | |||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (at
Eagles) 20–6 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 10–28 |
[87] | |||
1991 | 1991 | NFL* | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (
Falcons) 24–7 Won NFC Championship ( Lions) 41–10 Won Super Bowl XXVI (5) (vs. Bills) 37–24 |
Joe Gibbs (
COY )
[32] Mark Rypien ( SBMVP ), [74] ( OPOY ) [88] |
[89] | ||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd^ [s] | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (at
Vikings) 24–7 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 13–20 |
[91] | |||
1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | Richie Petitbon | [92] | ||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | Norv Turner | [93] | ||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | [94] | |||
1996 | 1996 [t] | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd [u] | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | Darrell Green ( WPMOY ), [75] ( Bart Starr Award) [97] | [98] | ||
1997 | 1997 [v] | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | [99] | |||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | [100] | |||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (
Lions) 27–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 13–14 |
Daniel Snyder | [101] | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Norv Turner (7–6) Terry Robiskie (1–2) |
[102] | ||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Marty Schottenheimer | [103] | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | Steve Spurrier | [104] | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | [105] | |||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | Joe Gibbs | [106] | ||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (at
Buccaneers) 17–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Seahawks) 10–20 |
[107] | |||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | [108] | |||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd^ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 14–35 | [109] | |||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Jim Zorn | [110] | ||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | [111] | |||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | Mike Shanahan | [112] | ||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | London Fletcher ( Bart Starr Award) [113] | [114] | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Seahawks) 14–24 | Robert Griffin III ( OROY ) [60] | [115] | ||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | [116] | |||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | Jay Gruden | [117] | ||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Packers) 18–35 | Kirk Cousins (Most Improved Player) [118] | [119] | ||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | [120] | |||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | [121] | |||
2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | [122] | |||
2019 | 2019 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | Adrian Peterson ( Art Rooney Award) [123] | Jay Gruden (0–5) Bill Callahan (3–8) |
[124] | |
Washington Football Team | |||||||||||||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 7 | 9 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Buccaneers) 23–31 |
Chase Young (
DROY )
[125] Alex Smith ( CBPOY ) [65] |
Ron Rivera | Daniel Snyder | [126] |
2021 [w] | 2021 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | [127] | |||
Washington Commanders | |||||||||||||
2022 | 2022 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | Ron Rivera | Daniel Snyder | [128] | |
2023 | 2023 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | Josh Harris | [129] | ||
Totals | 629 | 643 | 29 | All-time regular season record (1932–2023) | |||||||||
23 | 20 | — | All-time postseason record (1932–2023) | ||||||||||
652 | 663 | 29 | All-time regular & postseason record (1932–2023) |
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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. [1] The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [1] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022. [1]
Over their 92 seasons in the NFL, the Commanders have accumulated a record of 629 wins, 643 losses, and 29 ties, which is the thirteenth-worst all-time regular season record among active franchises in terms of win–loss percentage. [2] They have also made the playoffs twenty-five times and have the ninth-best playoff record in terms of win-loss percentage with 23 wins and 20 losses. [2] The franchise has won five NFC championships and 15 NFL divisional titles. [2]
The franchise has won three Super Bowl championships ( Super Bowl XVII, Super Bowl XXII, and Super Bowl XXVI). [3] They also played in and lost Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl XVIII. [3] Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, [4] Washington won two NFL Championships ( 1937 and 1942). They also played in and lost the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 Championship games. Only five teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than Washington: the New England Patriots (11), Dallas Cowboys (eight), Pittsburgh Steelers (eight), Denver Broncos (eight), and San Francisco 49ers (seven); Washington's five appearances are tied with the Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, and New York Giants. [5]
All of the franchise's championships were attained during two 10-year spans. The first period of success was from 1936 to 1945, when they went to the NFL Championship six times, winning two of them. The second period of success was from 1982 and 1991, when they appeared in the postseason seven times, captured four Conference titles, and won three Super Bowls. This period included the 1983 and 1991 seasons, when the team won 14 games, the most the team have won in a single season. [6]
Washington has also experienced periods of extended failure in its history. The most notable period of continued failure was from 1946 to 1970, when they posted only four winning seasons and did not have a single postseason appearance. [6] During this period, they went without a single winning season between 1956 to 1968 and posted their worst regular-season record in franchise history, going 1–12–1 in 1961. [6] Washington is currently experiencing its second period of failure, which began in 1993 and continued through the entire franchise ownership of Daniel Snyder. Since 1993, they have posted only eight winning seasons and six postseason appearances. [6]
NFL champions (1920–1969) § | Super Bowl champions (1970–present) * | Conference champions # | Division champions † | Wild card berth ^ |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | Owners | Refs. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finish | W | L | T | ||||||||||
Boston Braves | |||||||||||||
1932 | 1932 | NFL | 4th | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | Lud Wray | George Preston Marshall | [7] | |||
Boston Redskins | |||||||||||||
1933 | 1933 | NFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | William Henry Dietz | George Preston Marshall | [8] | ||
1934 | 1934 | NFL | East | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | [9] | ||||
1935 [a] | 1935 | NFL | East | 4th | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | Eddie Casey | [11] | |||
1936 | 1936 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship ( Packers) 6–21 | Ray Flaherty | [12] | |||
Washington Redskins | |||||||||||||
1937 [b] | 1937 | NFL§ | East† | 1st† | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (1) (at Bears) 28–21 | Ray Flaherty | George Preston Marshall | [13] | ||
1938 | 1938 | NFL | East | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | [14] | ||||
1939 | 1939 | NFL | East | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | [15] | ||||
1940 | 1940 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship ( Bears) 0–73 | [16] | ||||
1941 | 1941 | NFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | [17] | ||||
1942 | 1942 | NFL§ | East† | 1st† | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (2) ( Bears) 14–6 | [18] | ||||
1943 [c] | 1943 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 6 | 3 | 1 | Won
Divisional playoff (at
Giants) 28–0 Lost NFL Championship (at Bears) 21–41 |
Dutch Bergman | [19] | |||
1944 | 1944 | NFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | Dudley DeGroot | [20] | |||
1945 | 1945 | NFL | East† | 1st† | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Rams) 14–15 | [21] | ||||
1946 [d] | 1946 | NFL | East | T-3rd | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | Turk Edwards | [22] | |||
1947 [e] | 1947 | NFL | East | 4th | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | [23] | ||||
1948 | 1948 | NFL | East | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | [24] | ||||
1949 | 1949 | NFL | East | 4th | 4 | 7 | 1 | — |
John Whelchel (3–3–1) Herman Ball (1–4) |
[25] | |||
1950 | 1950 | NFL | American | 6th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | Herman Ball | [26] | |||
1951 | 1951 | NFL | American | 3rd | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | Herman Ball (0–3) Dick Todd (5–4) |
[27] | |||
1952 | 1952 | NFL | American | T-5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | Curly Lambeau | [28] | |||
1953 | 1953 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | [29] | ||||
1954 | 1954 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | Joe Kuharich | [30] | |||
1955 | 1955 | NFL | Eastern | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | Joe Kuharich ( COY ) [31] [32] | [33] | |||
1956 | 1956 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | [34] | ||||
1957 | 1957 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | [35] | ||||
1958 | 1958 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | [36] | ||||
1959 | 1959 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | Mike Nixon | [37] | |||
1960 | 1960 [f] | NFL | Eastern | 6th | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | [38] | ||||
1961 [g] | 1961 [h] | NFL | Eastern | 7th | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | Bill McPeak | [40] | |||
1962 | 1962 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | [41] | ||||
1963 | 1963 | NFL | Eastern | 6th | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | [42] | ||||
1964 | 1964 | NFL | Eastern | T-3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | Charley Taylor ( ROY) [43] [44] | [45] | |||
1965 | 1965 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | Edward Bennett Williams | [46] | |||
1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | Otto Graham | [47] | |||
1967 [i] | 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | [48] | |||
1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | [49] | |||
1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | Vince Lombardi | [50] | ||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | East [j] | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | Bill Austin | [51] | ||
1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 20–24 | George Allen ( COY ) [52] [32] | George Allen | [53] | |
1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (
Packers) 16–3 Won NFC Championship ( Cowboys) 26–3 Lost Super Bowl VII (vs. Dolphins) 7–14 |
Larry Brown ( MVP ), [54] ( OPOY ) [55] | [56] | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ [k] | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–27 | [58] | |||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 10–19 | Jack Kent Cooke | [59] | ||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | Mike Thomas ( OROY ) [60] | [61] | ||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ [l] | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–35 | [63] | |||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd [m] | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | [64] | |||
1978 [n] | 1978 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | John Riggins ( CBPOY ) [65] | Jack Pardee | [66] | |
1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd [o] | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | Jack Pardee ( COY ) [67] | [68] | ||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | [69] | |||
1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Ken Houston ( Byron "Whizzer" White Award) [70] | Joe Gibbs | [71] | |
1982 [p] | 1982 | NFL* | NFC# | 1st# | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won
First Round Playoffs (
Lions) 31–7 Won Second Round Playoffs ( Vikings) 21–7 Won NFC Championship ( Cowboys) 31–17 Won Super Bowl XVII (3) (vs. Dolphins) 27–17 |
Joe Gibbs (
COY )
[32] Mark Moseley ( MVP ) [54] John Riggins ( SBMVP ) [74] Joe Theismann ( WPMOY ) [75] Bobby Beathard ( EOY ) [76] |
[77] | |||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (
Rams) 51–7 Won NFC Championship ( 49ers) 24–21 Lost Super Bowl XVIII (vs. Raiders) 9–38 |
Joe Gibbs (
COY )
[32] Joe Theismann ( MVP ), [54] ( OPOY ) [55] Bobby Beathard ( EOY ) [76] |
[78] | ||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Bears) 19–23 | [79] | |||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd [q] | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | [81] | |||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (
Rams) 19–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 27–13 Lost NFC Championship (at Giants) 0–17 |
[82] | |||
1987 [r] | 1987 | NFL* | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 11 | 4 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (at
Bears) 21–17 Won NFC Championship ( Vikings) 17–10 Won Super Bowl XXII (4) (vs. Broncos) 42–10 |
Doug Williams ( SBMVP ) [74] | [84] | ||
1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | [85] | |||
1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | [86] | |||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (at
Eagles) 20–6 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 10–28 |
[87] | |||
1991 | 1991 | NFL* | NFC# | East† | 1st† | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won
Divisional Playoffs (
Falcons) 24–7 Won NFC Championship ( Lions) 41–10 Won Super Bowl XXVI (5) (vs. Bills) 37–24 |
Joe Gibbs (
COY )
[32] Mark Rypien ( SBMVP ), [74] ( OPOY ) [88] |
[89] | ||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd^ [s] | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (at
Vikings) 24–7 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 13–20 |
[91] | |||
1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | Richie Petitbon | [92] | ||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | Norv Turner | [93] | ||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | [94] | |||
1996 | 1996 [t] | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd [u] | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | Darrell Green ( WPMOY ), [75] ( Bart Starr Award) [97] | [98] | ||
1997 | 1997 [v] | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | [99] | |||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | [100] | |||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (
Lions) 27–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 13–14 |
Daniel Snyder | [101] | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Norv Turner (7–6) Terry Robiskie (1–2) |
[102] | ||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Marty Schottenheimer | [103] | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | Steve Spurrier | [104] | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | [105] | |||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | Joe Gibbs | [106] | ||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won
Wild Card Playoffs (at
Buccaneers) 17–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Seahawks) 10–20 |
[107] | |||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | [108] | |||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd^ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 14–35 | [109] | |||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Jim Zorn | [110] | ||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | [111] | |||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | Mike Shanahan | [112] | ||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | London Fletcher ( Bart Starr Award) [113] | [114] | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Seahawks) 14–24 | Robert Griffin III ( OROY ) [60] | [115] | ||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | [116] | |||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | Jay Gruden | [117] | ||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Packers) 18–35 | Kirk Cousins (Most Improved Player) [118] | [119] | ||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | [120] | |||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | [121] | |||
2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | [122] | |||
2019 | 2019 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | Adrian Peterson ( Art Rooney Award) [123] | Jay Gruden (0–5) Bill Callahan (3–8) |
[124] | |
Washington Football Team | |||||||||||||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | East† | 1st† | 7 | 9 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Buccaneers) 23–31 |
Chase Young (
DROY )
[125] Alex Smith ( CBPOY ) [65] |
Ron Rivera | Daniel Snyder | [126] |
2021 [w] | 2021 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | [127] | |||
Washington Commanders | |||||||||||||
2022 | 2022 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | Ron Rivera | Daniel Snyder | [128] | |
2023 | 2023 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | Josh Harris | [129] | ||
Totals | 629 | 643 | 29 | All-time regular season record (1932–2023) | |||||||||
23 | 20 | — | All-time postseason record (1932–2023) | ||||||||||
652 | 663 | 29 | All-time regular & postseason record (1932–2023) |
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