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

Undrafted free agents

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Roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–26 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 59,361 2 vs. Chicago Bears L 13–29 0–2 Johnson Hagood Stadium 8,000 3 vs. Baltimore Colts L 7–41 0–3 Foreman Field 20,302 4 vs. Philadelphia Eagles L 10–17 0–4 Bristol Motor Speedway 8,500 5 vs. Green Bay Packers L 24–31 0–5 A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium 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

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