1961 Houston Oilers (AFL) |
| 1st place Eastern Division 10-3-1 .769 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1961 | A | San Diego Chargers | 10-3 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 29556 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 80 | Dalva Allen | LDE | 6-5 | 224 | 26 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Tony Banfield | LCB | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | George Blanda | QB | 6-1 | 210 | 34 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Ron Botchan | LB | 6-1 | 233 | 26 | Occidental | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Billy Cannon | HB | 6-1 | 216 | 24 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Doug Cline | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Willard Dewveall | TE | 6-4 | 224 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Mike Dukes | RLB | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Don Floyd | RDE | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Dick Frey | OG | 6-2 | 232 | 32 | Pasadena CC; Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Freddy Glick | RS | 6-1 | 189 | 24 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Bill Groman | SE | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Heidelberg | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Charley Hennigan | FL | 6-0 | 187 | 26 | Louisiana State; Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Ed Husmann | RDT | 6-0 | 235 | 30 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Al Jamison | LOT | 6-5 | 245 | 24 | Colgate | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Mark Johnston | RCB | 6-0 | 201 | 23 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Bobby Kelly | OT | 6-3 | 261 | 21 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Claude King | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Jack Laraway | LB | 6-1 | 217 | 26 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | QB | 6-1 | 186 | 23 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob McLeod | OE | 6-5 | 231 | 23 | Abilene Christian | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Rich Michael | ROT | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Dennit Morris | MLB | 6-1 | 228 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Jim Norton | LS | 6-3 | 187 | 23 | Idaho | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Bob Schmidt | C | 6-4 | 248 | 25 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | George Shirkey | LDT | 6-4 | 252 | 25 | Angelo State; Stephen F. Austin State | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Dave Smith | FB | 6-1 | 209 | 24 | Ripon | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Julian Spence | DB | 5-11 | 170 | 32 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Bob Talamini | LOG | 6-1 | 249 | 22 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Charlie Tolar | FB | 5-6 | 199 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Orville Trask | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Hogan Wharton | ROG | 6-2 | 248 | 26 | Southern Methodist; Houston | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | John White | OE | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | / % | / % | 5 | 68 | |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | / % | / % | 10 | 106 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| George Blanda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Tolar | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 22 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 96 | 2.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 79 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 17 | 160 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 35t | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 25.0 |
| Bill Groman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 41 | 18 | 43.9 | 17 | 160 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 35t | 1 | 2.4 | 6 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 23.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 11 | 226 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12.5 | 6 | 49 | 177 | 36.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cannon | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 35t | 1 |
| Charley Hennigan | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Willard Dewveall | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 35t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 226 | 13.3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Cline | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Freddy Glick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Spence | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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