| Oakland Raiders at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1961 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Jeppesen Stadium Attendance: 16231 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 86 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 55 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Tolar 27 run (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 78 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 13 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 20 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 27 FG | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 14 FG | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 48 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 28 pass from Jacky Lee (Charley Milstead kick) | 0 | 55 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Charlie Hardy |
| 64 | LOT | Ron Sabal |
| 63 | LOG | Willie Smith |
| 00 | C | Jim Otto |
| 65 | ROG | Wayne Hawkins |
| 75 | ROT | Jack Stone |
| 83 | TE | Doug Asad |
| 15 | QB | Tom Flores |
| 20 | HB | Charley Fuller |
| 21 | FL | George Fleming |
| 37 | FB | Alan Miller |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | George Fields |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 72 | RDT | Hal Smith |
| 87 | RDE | Charley Powell |
| 44 | LLB | Bob Dougherty |
| 60 | MLB | Tom Louderback |
| 55 | RLB | Riley Morris |
| 24 | LCB | Fred Williamson |
| 27 | LS | Joe Cannavino |
| 29 | RS | John Harris |
| 47 | RCB | Alex Bravo |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 57 | C | George Belotti |
| 63 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 86 | TE | John White |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Dalva Allen |
| 79 | LDT | Orville Trask |
| 78 | RDT | Byron Beams |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 31 | LLB | Doug Cline |
| 50 | MLB | Dennit Morris |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 24 | RS | Julian Spence |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Wayne Crow | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Charley Fuller | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Flores | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Alan Miller | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Larscheid | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 18 | 101 | 5.6 | 27t | 1 |
| Billy Cannon | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 |
| Ken Hall | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Tom Flores | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 2 | 59 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 2.8 |
| Jack Larscheid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 233 | 9.7 | 78t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 |
| Jacky Lee | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Alan Miller | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Asad | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Charley Fuller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Hardy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Hennigan | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 78t | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 20t | 2 |
| Dave Smith | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 37 | 1 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| John Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tony Banfield | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Dukes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Wayne Crow | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Hall | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Jack Larscheid | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Fuller | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| George Fleming | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bob Coolbaugh | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
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