| Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1961 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: Balboa Stadium Attendance: 29210 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 74 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 28 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dave Kocourek 7 pass from Jack Kemp (George Blair kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Paul Lowe 2 run (George Blair kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie McNeil 76 interception return (George Blair kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Luther Hayes 37 pass from Jack Kemp (George Blair kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Hall 20 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 14 FG | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | John White 40 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Tolar 3 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 68 | LOG | Orlando Ferrante |
| 52 | C | Don Rogers |
| 60 | ROG | Sam DeLuca |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 87 | TE | Howard Clark |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 83 | FL | Dave Kocourek |
| 41 | FB | Charlie Flowers |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 79 | LDT | Billy Hudson |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 80 | RDE | Ron Nery |
| 56 | LLB | Emil Karas |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 84 | RLB | Paul Maguire |
| 25 | LCB | Claude Gibson |
| 34 | LS | Bob Zeman |
| 27 | RS | Charlie McNeil |
| 36 | RCB | Dick Harris |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Hall | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 17 | 23 | 1.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Charlie Flowers | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Bo Roberson | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Hunter Enis | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 4 | 131 | 4.5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 24.4 |
| Jacky Lee | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 190 | 7.6 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 73.3 |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 0 | 101 | 5.9 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 95.5 |
| Hunter Enis | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John White | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 40 | 1 |
| Charley Hennigan | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Groman | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Ken Hall | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dave Kocourek | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Charlie Flowers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Luther Hayes | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Don Norton | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie McNeil | 3 | 177 | 59.0 | 76t | 1 |
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Faison | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Emil Karas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Hall | 6 | 180 | 30.0 | 50 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 8 | 309 | 38.6 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ken Hall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Hall | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Mike Dukes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Paul Lowe | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Bo Roberson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ron Mix | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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