This article is a list of seasons completed by the Washington Football Team of the National Football League. The list documents the season-by-season records of them from to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The team was founded as the Boston Braves, being named after the local baseball franchise. The team changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in. In, the team retired the Redskins name due to controversy surrounding it and temporarily became the Washington Football Team, pending a more permanent name change at a later date. Washington have played over 1,000 games. In those games, the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowls. The franchise captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships. Washington won the 1937 and 1942 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl XVII, XXII, and XXVI. They also played in and lost the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl VII and XVIII. They have made 24 postseason appearances, and have an overall postseason record of 23 wins and 19 losses. Only five teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than Washington: the New England Patriots, the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers ; Washington's five appearances are tied with the Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants and Green Bay Packers. All of the Washington's league titles were attained during two ten-year spans. From to, Washington went to the NFL Championship six times, winning two of them. The second period lasted between and where Washington appeared in the postseason seven times, captured four Conference titles, and won three Super Bowls out of four appearances. Washington have also experienced failure in their history. The most notable period of failure was from to, during which they did not have a single postseason appearance. During this period, Washington went without a single winning season between and. In season, the franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1–12–1 showing.
