Washington Commanders 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.

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).

In July 2020, events took 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 retired 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

Boston Braves(1932)
Boston Redskins(1933-1936)
Washington Redskins(1937-2019)
Washington Football Team(2020-2021)
Washington Commanders(2022-PRESENT)

LOCATION

Boston,MA(1932-1936)
Washington,DC(1937-1996)
Landover,MD(1997-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-)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

5
1937 | 1942 | 1982
1987 | 1991

NFL CHAMPIONSHIP

SEASON SUPER BOWL W/L OPPONENT SCORE HOST CITY VICTORY APP
1936 17TH L
GREEN BAY
PACKERS
21-6 NEW YORK - 1
1937 18TH W
CHICAGO
BEARS
28-21 CHICAGO 1 2
1940 21ST L
CHICAGO
BEARS
73-0 WASHINGTON, DC - 3
1942 23RD W
CHICAGO
BEARS
14-6 WASHINGTON, DC 2 4
1943 24TH L
CHICAGO
BEARS
41-21 CHICAGO - 5
1945 26TH L
CLEVELAND
RAMS
15-14 CLEVELAND - 6

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

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

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

NFC11972, 1982-1983, 1987, 1991
DIVISION TITLES (15)
15
NFL EASTERN61936-1937, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945
NFC EAST81972, 1983-1984, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2020
PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (25)
NFL251936-1937, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945, 1971-1974, 1976, 1982-1984, 1986-1987, 1990-1992, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2020

SEASONS

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Franchise records according to Pro-Football-Reference.com

SEASON LEAGUE CONF DIVISION FINISH W L T PLAYOFFS
BOSTON BRAVES
1932 NFL 4TH 4 4 2 DID NOT QUALIFY
BOSTON REDSKINS
1933 NFL EAST 3RD 5 5 2 DID NOT QUALIFY
1934 NFL EAST 2ND 6 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1935 NFL EAST 4TH 2 8 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1936 NFL EAST 1ST 7 5 0 LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (PACKERS) 6-21
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
1937 NFL EAST 1ST 8 3 0 WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (1) (BEARS) 28-21
1938 NFL EAST 2ND 6 3 2 DID NOT QUALIFY
1939 NFL EAST 2ND 8 2 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1940 NFL EAST 1ST 9 2 0 LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEARS) 0-73
1941 NFL EAST 3RD 6 5 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1942 NFL EAST 1ST 1 0 WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (2) (BEARS) 14-6
1943 NFL EAST 1ST 6 3 1 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF (GIANTS) 28-0
LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEARS) 21-41
1944 NFL EAST 3RD 6 3 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1945 NFL EAST 1ST 8 2 0 LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (Rams) 14-15
1946 NFL EAST T-3RD 5 5 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1947 NFL EAST 4TH 4 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1948 NFL EAST 2ND 7 5 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1949 NFL EAST 4TH 4 7 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1950 NFL AMERICAN 6TH 3 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1951 NFL AMERICAN 3RD 5 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1952 NFL AMERICAN T-5th 4 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1953 NFL EASTERN 3RD 6 5 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1954 NFL EASTERN 5th 3 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1955 NFL EASTERN 2ND 8 4 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1956 NFL EASTERN 3RD 6 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1957 NFL EASTERN 4TH 5 6 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1958 NFL EASTERN 4TH 4 7 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1959 NFL EASTERN 5th 3 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1960 NFL EASTERN 6TH 1 9 2 DID NOT QUALIFY
1961 NFL EASTERN 7TH 1 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1962 NFL EASTERN 4TH 5 7 2 DID NOT QUALIFY
1963 NFL EASTERN 6TH 3 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1964 NFL EASTERN T-3RD 6 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1965 NFL EASTERN 4TH 6 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1966 NFL EASTERN 5th 7 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1967 NFL EASTERN CAPITOL 3RD 5 6 3 DID NOT QUALIFY
1968 NFL EASTERN CAPITOL 3RD 5 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1969 NFL EASTERN CAPITOL 2ND 7 5 2 DID NOT QUALIFY
1970 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 6 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1971 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 9 4 1 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ers) 20-24
1972 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 11 3 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (PACKERS) 16-3
WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (COWBOYS) 26-3
LOST SUPER BOWL VII (DOLPHINS) 7-14
1973 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 4 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 20-27
1974 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 4 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Rams) 10-19
1975 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 8 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1976 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 4 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 20-35
1977 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 9 5 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1978 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1979 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1980 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1981 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
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) (DOLPHINS) 27-17
1983 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 14 2 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Rams) 51-7
WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (49ers) 24-21
LOST SUPER BOWL XVIII (RAIDERS) 9-38
1984 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 11 5 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BEARS) 19-23
1985 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1986 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 12 4 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Rams) 19-7
WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BEARS) 27-13
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (GIANTS) 0-17
1987 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 11 4 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BEARS) 21-17
WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (VIKINGS) 17-10
WON SUPER BOWL XXII (4) (BRONCOS) 42-10
1988 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1989 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1990 NFL NFC EAST 3rd 10 6 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 20-6
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ers) 10-28
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) (Bills) 37-24
1992 NFL NFC EAST 3rd 9 7 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 24-7
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ers) 13-20
1993 NFL NFC EAST 5th 4 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1994 NFL NFC EAST 5th 3 13 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1995 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1996 NFL NFC EAST 3rd 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1997 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 8 7 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1998 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1999 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 10 6 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (LIONS) 27-13
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BUCCANEERS) 13-14
2000 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2001 NFL NFC EAST 2ND 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2002 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2003 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2004 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2005 NFL NFC EAST 2nd 10 6 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (BUCCANEERS) 17-10
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS)  10-20
2006 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2007 NFL NFC EAST 3rd 9 7 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS)  14-35
2008 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2009 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 4 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2010 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2011 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2012 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 6 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS)  14-24
2013 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 3 13 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2014 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 4 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2015 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 9 7 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (PACKERS) 18-35
2016 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 8 7 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
2017 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2018 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2019 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 3 13 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM
2020 NFL NFC EAST 1ST 7 9 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (BUCCANEERS) 23-31
2021 NFL NFC EAST 3RD 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
2022 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 8 8 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
2023 NFL NFC EAST 4TH 4 13 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
LOGOS
(1937-1951) (1952-1959) (1960-1964) (1965-1969)
(1970-1971) (1972-1981) (1982) (1983-2019)
(2020-2021) (2022-PRESENT)

HELMETS

(1959-1964) (1965-1969) (1970-1971) (1972-1977)
(1982) (2002)
HOME GAMES
(1978-1981/1983-2019) (2020-2021)
(2022-PRESENT)

STADIUMS

Braves Field (1932)
Fenway Park (1933-1936)
Griffith Stadium (1937-1960)

RFK STADIUM
(WASHINGTON, DC)
(1961-1996)
FEDEX FIELD
(LANDOVER, MD)
(1997-)