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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)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box L 0-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 3 35 9 135 98 37 3 23 399 287 112 3
2 Sun September 24 box L 0-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 14 15 325 219 106 3 11 260 196 64 3
3 Sun October 1 box L 0-3 New York Giants 21 24 8 145 103 42 2 30 416 325 91 3
4 Sun October 8 box L 0-4 @ Cleveland Browns 7 31 16 245 201 44 2 13 285 194 91
5 Sun October 15 box L 0-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 0 20 13 191 126 65 7 12 185 90 95 5
6 Sun October 22 box L 0-6 St. Louis Cardinals 0 24 11 89 48 41 2 14 242 155 87
7 Sun October 29 box L 0-7 Philadelphia Eagles 24 27 17 335 258 77 2 19 401 413 -12 4
8 Sun November 5 box L 0-8 @ New York Giants 0 53 7 82 51 31 4 24 383 236 147 4
9 Sun November 12 box L 0-9 Cleveland Browns 6 17 16 240 144 96 2 16 303 124 179 1
10 Sun November 19 box T 0-9-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 28 28 18 292 210 82 3 27 441 271 170 4
11 Sun November 26 box L 0-10-1 Baltimore Colts 6 27 7 97 63 34 3 20 415 208 207 4
12 Sun December 3 box L 0-11-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 38 13 362 222 140 2 21 450 301 149 3
13 Sun December 10 box L 0-12-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 30 21 343 247 96 3 20 324 214 110 3
14 Sun December 17 box W 1-12-1 Dallas Cowboys 34 24 22 366 185 181 2 11 321 261 60 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 174 3247 830 3.9 193 189 420 2175 12 28 4.6 124 361 1072 9 3.0 55 40 12 14
Team Defense 392 4825 848 5.7 428 238 409 3275 37 26 7.5 154 412 1550 10 3.8 261 41 15 13
Lg Rank Offense 14 14 14 4 12 14 12 12 14 14 12 14 6 3
Lg Rank Defense 13 12 13 12 14 14 4 13 4 3 3 4 7 10

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Norm Snead 22 QB 14 14 1-12-1 172 375 45.9 2337 11 2.9 22 5.9 80 6.2 3.9 13.6 166.9 51.6
George Izo 24 5 0 16 40 40.0 214 1 2.5 6 15.0 33 5.4 -1.2 13.4 42.8 26.5
Dick James* 27 RH 14 0 1 4 25.0 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 3.8 3.8 15.0 1.1 42.7
John Aveni 26 K 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 24.7 14 1-12-1 189 420 45.0 2566 12 2.9 28 6.7 80 6.1 3.4 13.6 183.3 46.8
Opp Total 14 238 409 58.2 3275 37 9.0 26 6.4 8.0 6.1 13.8 233.9 87.6 27 218 7.5 5.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Sam Horner 23 LH 14 11 96 275 0 32 2.9 19.6 6.9 10 113 11.3 1 20 0.7 8.1 388 1 2
Don Bosseler 25 FB 12 0 77 220 2 16 2.9 18.3 6.4 16 94 5.9 1 18 1.3 7.8 314 3 2
Dick James* 27 RH 14 0 71 374 3 39 5.3 26.7 5.1 20 298 14.9 2 44 1.4 21.3 672 5 0
Jim Cunningham 22 fb 14 0 69 160 1 19 2.3 11.4 4.9 12 90 7.5 1 17 0.9 6.4 250 2 1
Norm Snead 22 QB 14 14 34 47 3 9 1.4 3.4 2.4 47 3 6
Mike Sommer 27 2 0 5 -9 0 1 -1.8 -4.5 2.5 -9 0 0
Bill Anderson 25 SE 14 0 3 5 0 13 1.7 0.4 0.2 40 637 15.9 0 42 2.9 45.5 642 0 1
George Izo 24 5 0 3 -1 0 4 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 -1 0 0
Lew Luce 23 2 0 3 1 0 3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1 0 1
Fred Dugan 28 TE 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 53 817 15.4 4 80 4.1 62.8 817 4 1
Tom Osborne 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 297 13.5 2 60 1.6 21.2 297 2 0
Steve Junker 26 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 130 14.4 0 38 0.8 11.8 130 0 0
John Aveni 26 K 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 84 14.0 1 41 0.4 6.0 84 1 2
Jim Wulff 25 lcb 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.8 6 0 0
Team Total 24.7 14 361 1072 9 39 3.0 76.6 25.8 189 2566 13.6 12 80 13.5 183.3 3638 21 18
Opp Total 14 412 1550 10 3.8 110.7 29.4 238 3275 13.8 37 17.0 233.9 4825 47 33

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Dick James* 27 RH 14 0 12 90 0 18 7.5 21 617 0 48 29.4 1379
Jim Kerr 22 LS 13 12 5 23 0 14 4.6 14 385 0 42 27.5 408
Jim Steffen 25 RCB 6 0 8 58 0 0 7.3 10 256 0 0 25.6 314
Mike Sommer 27 2 0 2 26 0 13 13.0 4 98 0 42 24.5 115
Lew Luce 23 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 4 77 0 22 19.3 78
Jim Cunningham 22 fb 14 0 4 80 0 24 20.0 330
Sam Horner 23 LH 14 11 4 75 0 23 18.8 463
Andy Stynchula 22 RDE 14 14 2 73 0 40 36.5 73
Steve Junker 26 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 130
Team Total 24.7 14 28 197 0 18 7.0 64 1661 0 48 26.0 5496
Opp Total 14 30 1 29 666 0 23.0

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Sam Horner 23 LH 14 11 63 2409 62 0 38.2
John Aveni 26 K 14 0 28 5 17.9% 23 21 91.3%
Dick James* 27 RH 14 0 6 210 51 0 35.0
Jim Cunningham 22 fb 14 0 1 46 46 0 46.0
Team Total 24.7 14 28 5 17.9% 23 21 91.3% 70 2665 62 0 38.1
Opp Total 14 24 13 54.2% 50 49 98.0% 58 2564 44.2

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bill Anderson 25 SE 14 0 1 1 0 0
John Aveni 26 K 14 0 2 1 0 0
Don Bosseler 25 FB 12 0 2 1 0 0
Rod Breedlove 23 RLB 11 0 2 31 0 27 0 1 0 0
Gene Cronin 28 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Crotty 23 5 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Cunningham 22 fb 14 0 1 0 0 0
Fred Dugan 28 TE 13 0 1 1 0 0
Dale Hackbart 23 RS 12 11 6 128 2 48
Fred Hageman 24 MLB 13 13 0 1 0 0
Sam Horner 23 LH 14 11 2 0 0 0
Dick James* 27 RH 14 0 1 28 0 28
Jim Kerr 22 LS 13 12 7 93 0 38 1 1 0 0
Joe Krakoski 24 LCB 11 8 4 13 0 11
Lew Luce 23 2 0 1 0 0 0
Riley Mattson 23 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Fran O'Brien 25 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
John Paluck 26 LDE 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Joe Rutgens 22 RDT 14 13 0 1 0 0
Ben Scotti 24 14 0 1 10 0 10
Norm Snead 22 QB 14 14 6 1 0 0
Jim Steffen 25 RCB 6 0 1 11 0 11
Andy Stynchula 22 RDE 14 14 1 1 0 0
Bob Toneff* 31 LDT 14 14 0 3 0 0
Roy Wilkins 27 LLB 14 6 0 1 0 0
Jim Wulff 25 lcb 8 0 3 11 0 11
Team Total 24.7 14 26 325 2 48 18 20 5 0
Opp Total 14 49 33 18 2

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Aveni 26 K 14 0 1 21 5 42
Dick James* 27 RH 14 0 3 2 30
Fred Dugan 28 TE 13 0 4 24
Don Bosseler 25 FB 12 0 2 1 18
Norm Snead 22 QB 14 14 3 18
Jim Cunningham 22 fb 14 0 1 1 12
Dale Hackbart 23 RS 12 11 2 12
Tom Osborne 24 14 0 2 12
Sam Horner 23 LH 14 11 1 6
Team Total 24.7 14 9 12 2 21 5 174
Opp Total 14 10 37 1 49 13 2 392