| League Championship - Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 1, 1961 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Jeppesen Stadium Attendance: 32183 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles ChargersLA | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Ben Agajanian 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Ben Agajanian 22 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 17 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 18 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Ben Agajanian 27 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 7 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles ChargersLA | Paul Lowe 2 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 88 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 16 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 68 | LOG | Orlando Ferrante |
| 52 | C | Don Rogers |
| 66 | ROG | Fred Cole |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 28 | FL | Royce Womble |
| 37 | FB | Howie Ferguson |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Maury Schleicher |
| 70 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 76 | RDT | Garry Finneran |
| 80 | RDE | Ron Nery |
| 54 | LLB | Ron Botchan |
| 56 | MLB | Emil Karas |
| 51 | RLB | Rommie Loudd |
| 27 | LCB | Charlie McNeil |
| 26 | LS | Jimmy Sears |
| 34 | RS | Bob Zeman |
| 36 | RCB | Dick Harris |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 57 | C | George Belotti |
| 63 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 51 | ROT | John Simerson |
| 82 | TE | Johnny Carson |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 37 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 32 | FB | Dave Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Dalva Allen |
| 79 | LDT | Orville Trask |
| 74 | RDT | George Shirkey |
| 73 | RDE | Dan Lanphear |
| 88 | LLB | Al Witcher |
| 50 | MLB | Dennit Morris |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 43 | LCB | Jim Norton |
| 24 | LS | Julian Spence |
| 47 | RS | Bobby Gordon |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 21 | 165 | 7.9 | 30 | 1 |
| Howie Ferguson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Freddie Ford | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 6 | -9 | -1.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 19 | 45 | 2.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Hall | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 2 | 171 | 4.2 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 41.8 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0 | 301 | 9.7 | 88t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117.8 |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Don Norton | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Royce Womble | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Howie Ferguson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Flowers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Smith | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 17t | 1 |
| Charley Hennigan | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 88t | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Johnny Carson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bobby Gordon | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Dukes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
| Bob Laraba | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Milstead | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||||||
| Jimmy Sears | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Harris | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||||||
| Paul Lowe | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Freddie Ford | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Ken Hall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Orville Trask | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Bobby Gordon | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Dalva Allen | 1.0 | 2.0 |
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