1961 Washington Redskins Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bill McPeak (1-12-1) | 1-12 | – | Finished 7th in the NFL’s East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Bill Anderson | E-TE | July 16, 1936 | 6’3′ | 211 | Tennessee |
| John Aveni | K-DE | March 17, 1935 | 6’3′ | 212 | Indiana |
| Ed Beatty | C-LB | April 6, 1932 | 6’3′ | 229 | Mississippi |
| Don Bosseler | FB | January 24, 1936 | 6’1′ | 212 | Miami (FL) |
| Rod Breedlove | LB | March 10, 1938 | 6’2′ | 230 | Maryland |
| Gene Cronin | DE-LB-G | November 20, 1933 | 6’2′ | 229 | Pacific |
| Jim Crotty | DB | March 31, 1938 | 6’1′ | 190 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Cunningham | FB | March 11, 1939 | 6’0′ | 224 | Pittsburgh |
| Bernie Darre | G | November 8, 1939 | 6’2′ | 230 | Tulane |
| Fred Dugan | E | May 12, 1933 | 6’3′ | 205 | Dayton |
| Dale Hackbart | DB | July 21, 1938 | 6’3′ | 210 | Wisconsin |
| Fred Hageman | C-LB | June 30, 1937 | 6’5′ | 242 | Arkansas |
| Pat Heenan | DB-E | March 1, 1938 | 6’2′ | 191 | Notre Dame |
| Sam Horner | HB-DB-P | March 4, 1938 | 6’0′ | 198 | VMI |
| George Izo | QB | September 20, 1937 | 6’4′ | 218 | Notre Dame |
| Dick James | HB-DB | May 22, 1934 | 5’9′ | 179 | Oregon |
| Steve Junker | E | May 22, 1935 | 6’3′ | 217 | Xavier (OH) |
| Jim Kerr | DB | July 23, 1939 | 6’0′ | 195 | Penn St. |
| Joe Krakoski | DB | December 18, 1937 | 6’2′ | 195 | Illinois |
| Dick Lasse | LB | November 13, 1935 | 6’2′ | 222 | Syracuse |
| Don Lawrence | DT-T-G | June 4, 1937 | 6’1′ | 245 | Notre Dame |
| Ray Lemek | T-G | June 28, 1934 | 6’0′ | 238 | Notre Dame |
| Lew Luce | HB | April 3, 1938 | 6’1′ | 187 | Penn St. |
| Riley Mattson | T | December 18, 1938 | 6’4′ | 252 | Oregon |
| Fran O’Brien | T | April 17, 1936 | 6’1′ | 253 | Michigan St. |
| Tom Osborne | WR | February 23, 1937 | 6’3′ | 190 | Hastings |
| John Paluck | DE | May 23, 1935 | 6’2′ | 241 | Pittsburgh |
| Vince Promuto | G | June 8, 1938 | 6’1′ | 245 | Holy Cross |
| Joe Rutgens | DT | January 26, 1939 | 6’2′ | 255 | Illinois |
| Doyle Schick | DB | February 23, 1939 | 6’1′ | 205 | Kansas |
| Jim Schrader | C-T | June 27, 1932 | 6’2′ | 244 | Notre Dame |
| Ben Scotti | DB | June 9, 1937 | 6’1′ | 185 | Maryland |
| Norm Snead | QB | July 31, 1939 | 6’4′ | 215 | Wake Forest |
| Mike Sommer | HB-DB | October 9, 1934 | 5’11’ | 190 | George Washington |
| Jim Steffen | DB | May 1, 1936 | 6’0′ | 195 | Occidental |
| Andy Stynchula | DE-DT | January 7, 1939 | 6’3′ | 252 | Penn St. |
| Bob Toneff | DT-DE-T-LB-G | June 23, 1930 | 6’2′ | 260 | Notre Dame |
| Bob Whitlow | C | February 15, 1936 | 6’2′ | 236 | Indiana |
| Roy Wilkins | LB-DE | December 26, 1934 | 6’3′ | 224 | Georgia |
| Jim Wulff | DB-HB | March 22, 1936 | 5’10’ | 184 | Michigan St. |