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1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

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was the team's 30th in the

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. The team tried to improve on their 1–9–2 record from

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

. However, under their first-year coach

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, their 1-12-1 performance during the season placed the Redskins in last-place in the

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. Their lone victory of the season came in the final game of the season at home against the

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, 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

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Offseason

NFL Draft

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

References

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