1961 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1961 1–12–1 7th NFL Eastern George Preston Marshall Dick McCann Bill McPeak D.C. Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1961 Washington Redskins season was the team's 30th in the National Football League. The team tried to improve on their 1–9–2 record from 1960. However, under their first-year coach Bill McPeak, their 1–12–1 performance during the season placed the Redskins in last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference. Their lone victory of the season came in the final game of the season at home against the Dallas Cowboys, 34–24. The 1961 campaign remains the worst season record in Redskins history.As of the 2019 season This season was also the first one in their new stadium, D.C. Stadium, later renamed RFK Stadium. Offseason NFL draft 1961 NFL draft 1961 Washington Redskins 1 2 Norm Snead Quarterback Wake Forest yes yes 3 39 Jim Cunningham Fullback Pittsburgh yes no Undrafted free agents + 1961 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDon MartisFullbackValparaiso Roster 1961 Washington Redskins 15 George Izo 16 Norm Snead y 31 Don Bosseler 30 Jim Cunningham American football y 40 Sam Horner CB/P 47 Dick James American football FS/P 26 Mike Sommer 87 Fred Dugan 84 Tom Osborne 42 Bill Anderson American football, born 1936 80 Steve Junker 56 Ed Beatty C 67 Bernie Darre y G 70 Ray Lemek T 73 Riley Mattson y T 61 Fran O'Brien American football G 65 Vince Promuto G 51 Jim Schrader C 85 Gene Cronin DE 78 Don Lawrence American football DT 86 John Paluck DE 72 Joe Rutgens y DT 71 Andy Stynchula DE 79 Bob Toneff DT 63 Rod Breedlove OLB 50 Fred Hageman y MLB 88 Dick Lasse OLB 83 Roy Wilkins American football OLB 46 Dale Hackbart CB/SS 43 Jim Kerr American football y FS/CB 25 Joe Krakoski defensive back y SS 21 Doyle Schick y SS 48 Ben Scotti CB 41 Jim Steffen CB 32 Jim Wulff FS 89 John Aveni K/WR 60 Robert Khayat K IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 11, 1961 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–26 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 59,361 2 August 19, 1961 vs. Chicago Bears L 13–29 0–2 Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, SC) 8,000 3 August 26, 1961 vs. Baltimore Colts L 7–41 0–3 Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA) 20,302 4 September 2, 1961 vs. Philadelphia Eagles L 10–17 0–4 Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, TN) 8,500 5 September 9, 1961 vs. Green Bay Packers L 24–31 0–5 A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium (Columbus, GA) 12,000 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–35 0–1 Kezar Stadium 43,142 Recap 2 September 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–14 0–2 Franklin Field 50,108 Recap 3 October 1 New York Giants L 21–24 0–3 D.C. Stadium 36,767 Recap 4 October 8 at Cleveland Browns L 7–31 0–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 46,186 Recap 5 October 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–20 0–5 Forbes Field 15,072 Recap 6 October 22 St. Louis Cardinals L 0–24 0–6 D.C. Stadium 28,037 Recap 7 October 29 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–27 0–7 D.C. Stadium 31,066 Recap 8 November 5 at New York Giants L 0–53 0–8 Yankee Stadium 56,077 Recap 9 November 12 Cleveland Browns L 6–17 0–9 D.C. Stadium 28,975 Recap 10 November 19 at Dallas Cowboys T 28–28 0–9–1 Cotton Bowl 17,500 Recap 11 November 26 Baltimore Colts L 6–27 0–10–1 D.C. Stadium 41,062 Recap 12 December 3 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–38 0–11–1 Busch Stadium 16,204 Recap 13 December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–30 0–12–1 D.C. Stadium 21,134 Recap 14 December 17 Dallas Cowboys W 34–24 1–12–1 D.C. Stadium 21,451 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing