Season by season

Washington Commanders

94 seasons, 1932–2025 · all-time 646–660–29 · 94 postseason appearances

2020s43–57–1 · 6 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
2025	5–12	3rd East	—	Dan Quinn
2024	12–5	2nd East	Won Wild Card Round (at Buccaneers) 23–20Won Divisional Round (at Lions) 45–31Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 55–23	Dan Quinn
2023	4–13	4th East	—	Ron Rivera
2022	8–8–1	4th East	—	Ron Rivera
2021	7–10	3rd East	—	Ron Rivera
2020	7–9	1st East	Lost Wild Card Round (Buccaneers) 31–23	Ron Rivera

2010s62–97–1 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
2019	3–13	4th East	—	Jay Gruden (0–5)Bill Callahan (3–8)
2018	7–9	3rd East	—	Jay Gruden
2017	7–9	3rd East	—	Jay Gruden
2016	8–7–1	3rd East	—	Jay Gruden
2015	9–7	1st East	Lost Wild Card Round (Packers) 35–18	Jay Gruden
2014	4–12	4th East	—	Jay Gruden
2013	3–13	4th East	—	Mike Shanahan
2012	10–6	1st East	Lost Wild Card Round (Seahawks) 24–14	Mike Shanahan
2011	5–11	4th East	—	Mike Shanahan
2010	6–10	4th East	—	Mike Shanahan

2000s70–90 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
2009	4–12	4th East	—	Jim Zorn
2008	8–8	4th East	—	Jim Zorn
2007	9–7	3rd East	Lost Wild Card Round (at Seahawks) 35–14	Joe Gibbs
2006	5–11	4th East	—	Joe Gibbs
2005	10–6	2nd East	Won Wild Card Round (at Buccaneers) 17–10Lost Divisional Round (at Seahawks) 20–10	Joe Gibbs
2004	6–10	4th East	—	Joe Gibbs
2003	5–11	3rd East	—	Steve Spurrier
2002	7–9	3rd East	—	Steve Spurrier
2001	8–8	2nd East	—	Marty Schottenheimer
2000	8–8	3rd East	—	Norv Turner (7–6)Terry Robiskie (1–2)

1990s79–80–1 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
1999	10–6	1st East	Won Wild Card Round (Lions) 27–13Lost Divisional Round (at Buccaneers) 14–13	Norv Turner
1998	6–10	4th East	—	Norv Turner
1997	8–7–1	2nd East	—	Norv Turner
1996	9–7	3rd East	—	Norv Turner
1995	6–10	3rd East	—	Norv Turner
1994	3–13	5th East	—	Norv Turner
1993	4–12	5th East	—	Richie Petitbon
1992	9–7	3rd East	Won Wild Card Round (at Vikings) 24–7Lost Divisional Round (at 49ers) 20–13	Joe Gibbs
1991	14–2	1st East	Won Divisional Round (Falcons) 24–7Won NFC Championship (Lions) 41–10Won Super Bowl XXVI (5) (vs. Bills) 37–24	Joe Gibbs
1990	10–6	3rd East	Won Wild Card Round (at Eagles) 20–6Lost Divisional Round (at 49ers) 28–10	Joe Gibbs

1980s97–55 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
1989	10–6	3rd East	—	Joe Gibbs
1988	7–9	3rd East	—	Joe Gibbs
1987	11–4	1st East	Won Divisional Round (at Bears) 21–17Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 17–10Won Super Bowl XXII (4) (vs. Broncos) 42–10	Joe Gibbs
1986	12–4	2nd East	Won Wild Card Round (Rams) 19–7Won Divisional Round (at Bears) 27–13Lost NFC Championship (at Giants) 17–0	Joe Gibbs
1985	10–6	3rd East	—	Joe Gibbs
1984	11–5	1st East	Lost Divisional Round (Bears) 23–19	Joe Gibbs
1983	14–2	1st East	Won Divisional Round (Rams) 51–7Won NFC Championship (49ers) 24–21Lost Super Bowl XVIII (vs. Raiders) 38–9	Joe Gibbs
1982	8–1	1st	Won First Round Playoffs (Lions) 31–7Won Second Round Playoffs (Vikings) 21–7Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 31–17Won Super Bowl XVII (3) (vs. Dolphins) 27–17	Joe Gibbs
1981	8–8	4th East	—	Joe Gibbs
1980	6–10	3rd East	—	Jack Pardee

1970s91–52–1 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
1979	10–6	3rd East	—	Jack Pardee
1978	8–8	3rd East	—	Jack Pardee
1977	9–5	2nd East	—	George Allen
1976	10–4	2nd East	Lost Divisional Round (at Vikings) 35–20	George Allen
1975	8–6	3rd East	—	George Allen
1974	10–4	2nd East	Lost Divisional Round (at Rams) 19–10	George Allen
1973	10–4	2nd East	Lost Divisional Round (at Vikings) 27–20	George Allen
1972	11–3	1st East	Won Divisional Round (Packers) 16–3Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 26–3Lost Super Bowl VII (vs. Dolphins) 14–7	George Allen
1971	9–4–1	2nd East	Lost Divisional Round (at 49ers) 24–20	George Allen
1970	6–8	4th East	—	Bill Austin

1960s46–82–10 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
1969	7–5–2	2nd Capitol	—	Vince Lombardi
1968	5–9	3rd Capitol	—	Otto Graham
1967	5–6–3	3rd Capitol	—	Otto Graham
1966	7–7	5th —	—	Otto Graham
1965	6–8	4th —	—	Bill McPeak
1964	6–8	T-3rd —	—	Bill McPeak
1963	3–11	6th —	—	Bill McPeak
1962	5–7–2	4th —	—	Bill McPeak
1961	1–12–1	7th —	—	Bill McPeak
1960	1–9–2	6th —	—	Mike Nixon

1950s47–70–3 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
1959	3–9	5th —	—	Mike Nixon
1958	4–7–1	4th —	—	Joe Kuharich
1957	5–6–1	4th —	—	Joe Kuharich
1956	6–6	3rd —	—	Joe Kuharich
1955	8–4	2nd —	—	Joe Kuharich
1954	3–9	5th —	—	Joe Kuharich
1953	6–5–1	3rd —	—	Curly Lambeau
1952	4–8	T-5th —	—	Curly Lambeau
1951	5–7	3rd —	—	Herman Ball (0–3) Dick Todd (5–4)
1950	3–9	6th —	—	Herman Ball

1940s65–41–4 · 10 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
1949	4–7–1	4th East	—	John Whelchel (3–3–1) Herman Ball (1–4)
1948	7–5	2nd East	—	Turk Edwards
1947	4–8	4th East	—	Turk Edwards
1946	5–5–1	T-3rd East	—	Turk Edwards
1945	8–2	1st East	Lost NFL Championship (at Rams) 15–14	Dudley DeGroot
1944	6–3–1	3rd East	—	Dudley DeGroot
1943	6–3–1	1st East	Won Eastern Division (at Giants) 28–0Lost NFL Championship (at Bears) 41–21	Dutch Bergman
1942	10–1	1st East	Won NFL Championship (2) (Bears) 14–6	Ray Flaherty
1941	6–5	3rd East	—	Ray Flaherty
1940	9–2	1st East	Lost NFL Championship (Bears) 73–0	Ray Flaherty

1930s46–36–8 · 8 playoff seasons

Season	Record	Finish	Postseason	Head coach
1939	8–2–1	2nd East	—	Ray Flaherty
1938	6–3–2	2nd East	—	Ray Flaherty
1937	8–3	1st East	Won NFL Championship (1) (at Bears) 28–21	Ray Flaherty
1936	7–5	1st East	Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 21–6	Ray Flaherty
1935	2–8–1	4th East	—	Eddie Casey
1934	6–6	2nd East	—	Lone Star Dietz
1933	5–5–2	3rd East	—	Lone Star Dietz
1932	4–4–2	4th —	—	Lud Wray

Source: Wikipedia (facts-only, Feist-clean); franchise season lists · built 2026-06-19 · from data/nfl/franchise-seasons-historical.json.