1961 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bill McPeak (1-12-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1961 Washington Redskins Roster
1961 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 1 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties, finishing seventh in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins scored only 174 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 392. Norm Snead threw for 2,337 yards. Fred Dugan paced pass catchers, grabbing 53 passes for 817 yards. Bill Anderson provided receiving help, too.

Dick James carried the ball for a team-best 374 yards for Washington.

Jim Kerr seized 7 opponent throws.

Bill McPeak coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Norm Snead	375	172	45.9	2337	6.2	11	2.9	22	5.9	80	51.6
George Izo	40	16	40.0	214	5.4	1	2.5	6	15.0	33	26.5
Dick James	4	1	25.0	15	3.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	42.7
John Aveni	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	420	189	45.0	2566	6.1	12	2.9	28	6.7	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick James	71	374	5.3	39	3
Sam Horner	96	275	2.9	32	0
Don Bosseler	77	220	2.9	16	2
Jim Cunningham	69	160	2.3	19	1
Norm Snead	34	47	1.4	9	3
Bill Anderson	3	5	1.7	13	0
Lew Luce	3	1	0.3	3	0
George Izo	3	-1	-0.3	4	0
Mike Sommer	5	-9	-1.8	1	0
Totals	361	1072	3.0	39	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fred Dugan	53	817	15.4	80	4
Bill Anderson	40	637	15.9	42	0
Tom Osborne	22	297	13.5	60	2
Dick James	20	298	14.9	44	2
Don Bosseler	16	94	5.9	18	1
Jim Cunningham	12	90	7.5	17	1
Sam Horner	10	113	11.3	20	1
Steve Junker	9	130	14.4	38	0
John Aveni	6	84	14.0	41	1
Jim Wulff	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	189	2566	13.6	80	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Aveni	23	21	91.3	28	5	17.9	36
Totals	23	21	91.3	28	5	17.9	36

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sam Horner	63	2409	38.2	62
Dick James	6	210	35.0	51
Jim Cunningham	1	46	46.0	46
Totals	70	2665	38.1	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick James	12	90	7.5	18
Jim Steffen	8	58	7.2	0
Mike Sommer	2	26	13.0	13
Jim Kerr	5	23	4.6	14
Lew Luce	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	28	197	7.0	18

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick James	21	617	29.4	48
Jim Kerr	14	385	27.5	42
Jim Steffen	10	256	25.6	0
Mike Sommer	4	98	24.5	42
Jim Cunningham	4	80	20.0	24
Lew Luce	4	77	19.2	22
Sam Horner	4	75	18.8	23
Andy Stynchula	2	73	36.5	40
Steve Junker	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	64	1661	26.0	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Kerr	7	93	13.3	38	0
Dale Hackbart	6	128	21.3	48	2
Joe Krakoski	4	13	3.2	11	0
Jim Wulff	3	11	3.7	11	0
Rod Breedlove	2	31	15.5	27	0
Dick James	1	28	28.0	28	0
Jim Steffen	1	11	11.0	11	0
Ben Scotti	1	10	10.0	10	0
John Paluck	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	325	12.5	48	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bob Toneff			0	3	0	0
John Paluck		0	0	2	5	0
Fred Hageman			0	1	0	0
Don Bosseler			2	1	0
Gene Cronin			0	1	0	0
Jim Crotty			0	1	0	0
Riley Mattson			0	1	0	0
Roy Wilkins			0	1	0	0
Fred Dugan			1	1	0
Rod Breedlove		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Kerr		0	1	1	0	0
John Aveni			2	1	0
Andy Stynchula			1	1	0	0
Bill Anderson			1	1	0	0
Fran O'Brien			0	1	0	0
Joe Rutgens			0	1	0	0
Norm Snead			6	1	0
Lew Luce			1	0	0	0
Jim Cunningham			1	0	0
Sam Horner			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	18	20	5	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Aveni		1							5	21	0			42
Dick James	3	2	0	0		0			0	0	0			30
Fred Dugan		4							0	0	0			24
Don Bosseler	2	1							0	0	0			18
Norm Snead	3								0	0	0			18
Jim Cunningham	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Tom Osborne		2							0	0	0			12
Dale Hackbart						2			0	0	0			12
Sam Horner	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	9	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	21	0	0	0	174