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1961 Washington Redskins
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Record: 1-12-1, Finished 7th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 174 points (12.4/g), 14th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 392 points (28.0/g), 13th.
Differential of -218 points (-15.6/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 1.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 6th.
Coached by Bill McPeak (1-12-1)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Norm Snead | 22 | Rook | 14 | 172 for 375, 2,337 yards, 11 td, 22 int, & 34 rushes for 47 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| FB | Don Bosseler | 25 | 4 | 0 | 77 rushes for 220 yards, 2 td, & 16 catches for 94 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| FB | Jim Cunningham | 22 | Rook | 0 | 69 rushes for 160 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 90 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 39th pick / 1961 |
| LH | Sam Horner | 23 | 1 | 11 | 96 rushes for 275 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 113 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1960 |
| RH | Dick James* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 71 rushes for 374 yards, 3 td, & 20 catches for 298 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| SE | Bill Anderson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 40 catches for 637 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| TE | Fred Dugan | 28 | 3 | 0 | 53 catches for 817 yards, 4 td | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| LT | Riley Mattson | 23 | Rook | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961 |
| LG | Ray Lemek* | 27 | 4 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
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| C | Jim Schrader* | 29 | 7 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954 |
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| RG | Vince Promuto | 23 | 1 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
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| RT | Fran O'Brien | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Paluck | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Bob Toneff* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Joe Rutgens | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| RDE | Andy Stynchula | 22 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Wilkins | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Dick Lasse | 26 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 68th pick / 1958 |
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| MLB | Fred Hageman | 24 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960 |
| RLB | Rod Breedlove | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Joe Krakoski | 24 | Rook | 8 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 |
| LCB | Jim Wulff | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 72nd pick / 1958 |
| RCB | Jim Steffen | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959 |
| LS | Jim Kerr | 22 | Rook | 12 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Dale Hackbart | 23 | 1 | 11 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Aveni | 26 | 2 | 0 | 5 of 28 field goals & 21 of 23 extra points | Chicago Bears / 27th / 321st pick / 1959 |
| P | Sam Horner | 23 | 1 | 11 | 63 punts for a 38.2 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1960 |
| PR | Dick James* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 12 punt returns for a 7.5 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| KR | Dick James* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 29.4 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Anderson | 25 | E-TE | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/16/1936 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| John Aveni | 26 | K-DE | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Indiana | 3/17/1935 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 27th / 321st pick / 1959 |
| Ed Beatty | 29 | C-LB | 5 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 4/6/1932 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1954 |
| Don Bosseler | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 1/24/1936 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| Rod Breedlove | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Maryland | 3/10/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| Gene Cronin | 28 | DE-LB-G | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/20/1933 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Crotty | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/31/1938 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Cunningham | 22 | FB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/11/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 39th pick / 1961 |
| Bernie Darre | 22 | G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Tulane | 11/8/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 15th / 172nd pick / 1960 |
| Fred Dugan | 28 | E | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Dayton | 5/12/1933 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| Dale Hackbart | 23 | DB | 12 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Fred Hageman | 24 | C-LB | 13 | 13 | 242 | 6-5 | Arkansas,Kansas | 6/30/1937 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960 |
| Pat Heenan | 23 | DB-E | 1 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/1/1938 | 1 | |
| Sam Horner | 23 | HB-DB-P | 14 | 11 | 198 | 6-0 | VMI | 3/4/1938 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1960 |
| George Izo | 24 | QB | 5 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/20/1937 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1960 |
| Dick James* | 27 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Oregon | 5/22/1934 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Steve Junker | 26 | E | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 5/22/1935 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1957 |
| Jim Kerr | 22 | DB | 13 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | Penn State | 7/23/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1961 |
| Joe Krakoski | 24 | DB | 11 | 8 | 195 | 6-2 | Illinois | 12/18/1937 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 |
| Dick Lasse | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 11/13/1935 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 68th pick / 1958 |
| Don Lawrence | 24 | DT-T-G | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 6/4/1937 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 76th pick / 1959 |
| Ray Lemek* | 27 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/28/1934 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
| Lew Luce | 23 | HB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Penn State | 4/3/1938 | Rook | |
| Riley Mattson | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon | 12/18/1938 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961 |
| Fran O'Brien | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 4/17/1936 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| Tom Osborne | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Hastings | 2/23/1937 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 222nd pick / 1959 |
| John Paluck | 26 | DE | 13 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1935 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
| Vince Promuto | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 6/8/1938 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| Joe Rutgens | 22 | DT | 14 | 13 | 255 | 6-2 | Illinois | 1/26/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| Doyle Schick | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/23/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 14th / 185th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Schrader* | 29 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/27/1932 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954 |
| Ben Scotti | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/9/1937 | 2 | |
| Norm Snead | 22 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Mike Sommer | 27 | HB-DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington | 10/9/1934 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1958 |
| Jim Steffen | 25 | DB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Occidental,UCLA | 5/1/1936 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959 |
| Andy Stynchula | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/7/1939 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Toneff* | 31 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| Bob Whitlow | 25 | C | 8 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Arizona,Indiana | 2/15/1936 | 1 | |
| Roy Wilkins | 27 | LB-DE | 14 | 6 | 224 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/26/1934 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1957 |
| Jim Wulff | 25 | DB-HB | 8 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 3/22/1936 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 72nd pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 24.7 | 14 | 218.4 | 6-1.7 | 2.1 |