1961 Washington Redskins season

1961 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Bill McPeak
Home Field	DC Stadium
Results
Record	1-12-1
Place	7th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1960	1962

The 1961 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1-9-2 record from 1960. However, their 1-12-1 performance during the season placed the Redskins in last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference. As of July 2011, it is the worst season record in Redskins history.

This season was also the first one in their new stadium, DC Stadium, later renamed RFK Stadium.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1961	at San Francisco 49ers	L 35-3	43,142
2	September 24, 1961	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14-7	50,108
3	October 1, 1961	New York Giants	L 24-21	36,767
4	October 8, 1961	at Cleveland Browns	L 31-7	46,186
5	October 15, 1961	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20-0	15,072
6	October 22, 1961	St. Louis Cardinals	L 24-0	28,037
7	October 29, 1961	Philadelphia Eagles	L 27-24	31,066
8	November 5, 1961	at New York Giants	L 53-0	56,077
9	November 12, 1961	Cleveland Browns	L 17-6	28,975
10	November 19, 1961	at Dallas Cowboys	T 28-28	17,500
11	November 26, 1961	Baltimore Colts	L 27-6	41,062
12	December 3, 1961	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 38-24	16,204
13	December 10, 1961	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30-14	21,134
14	December 17, 1961	Dallas Cowboys	W 34-24	21,451

Standings[]

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	3	1	.769	368	220	T-1
Philadelphia Eagles	10	4	0	.714	361	297	W-1
Cleveland Browns	8	5	1	.615	319	270	T-1
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	279	267	W-3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	8	0	.429	295	287	L-1
Dallas Cowboys	4	9	1	.308	236	380	L-4
Washington Redskins	1	12	1	.077	174	392	W-1

References[]

v · d · eWashington Redskins

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins • Founded in 1932 • Plays in Landover, Maryland • Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Coaches • First-round Draft picks • Draft • Starting Quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field • Fenway Park • Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • FedExField

Culture	Hogettes • Cheerleaders • Chief Zee • Hail to the Redskins • Joe Gibbs • Washington Redskins mascot controversy

Lore	The Hogs • The Rivalry • The Fun Bunch • The Over-the-Hill Gang • The Body Bag Game • Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys

Head coaches	Wray • Dietz • Casey • Flaherty • Bergman • DeGroot • Edwards • Whelchel • Ball • Todd • Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Gibbs • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs • Zorn • Shanahan

Division championships (12)	1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999

Super Bowl appearances (5)	VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI

League championships (5)	1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991

Hall of Fame players	Battles • Baugh • Dudley • Edwards • Green • Grimm • Hanburger • Houston • Huff • D. Jones • S. Jones • Jurgensen • Krause • Millner • Mitchell • Monk • Riggins • Smith • Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing • Receiving • Rushing • Kick & Punt Returning

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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East Division

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1961 NFL Seasonv · d · e
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Cleveland	Baltimore
Dallas	Chicago
NY Giants	Detroit
Philadelphia	Green Bay
Pittsburgh	Los Angeles
St. Louis	Minnesota
Washington	San Francisco
1961 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1961 AFL Season

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