The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their 4âÂÂ7âÂÂ1 record from 1958 and finished 3âÂÂ9.
The Redskins continued their ongoing strategy of establishing themselves as dominant NFL franchise for the Southern United States, licensing television broadcast of their games to a network of 40 stations spread across Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. They also licensed radio broadcasts of their games to a network of 94 stations across the aforementioned eight states, as well as Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The team also continued their "Days for Dixie" halftime shows, which highlighted two Southern states each year, marking "Georgia Day" on October 18 and "North Carolina Day" on December 6. Each of these dates featured a guest marching band from the featured state which provided halftime entertainment.
Related to this regional marketing appeal, the Redskins remained the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL in 1959, with the team standing alone in not including a black player on its roster from 1955 until 1962.
The Redskins offered seats for $5.00 and $4.50, with very few of the premium seats remaining ahead of the season. Season tickets cost $30 for the upper and South boxes and $25 for all others.
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