| Dallas Texans at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1961 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Jeppesen Stadium Attendance: 23228 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 80 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas TexansDAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas TexansDAL | Chris Burford 42 pass from Cotton Davidson (Jack Spikes kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 66 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 18 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 18 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 53 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Claude King 17 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 80 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 60 | LOG | Al Reynolds |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 64 | ROG | Billy Krisher |
| 74 | ROT | Jerry Cornelison |
| 80 | TE | Tony Romeo |
| 19 | QB | Cotton Davidson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 42 | FL | Johnny Robinson |
| 30 | FB | Jack Spikes |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 71 | RDT | Ray Collins |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | E.J. Holub |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 35 | RLB | Smokey Stover |
| 48 | LCB | Duane Wood |
| 18 | LS | Don Flynn |
| 21 | RS | Dave Webster |
| 44 | RCB | Ed Kelley |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 52 | C | Bob Schmidt |
| 63 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 81 | TE | Bob McLeod |
| 15 | QB | Jacky Lee |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Dalva Allen |
| 79 | LDT | Orville Trask |
| 82 | RDT | Ed Husmann |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 31 | LLB | Doug Cline |
| 50 | MLB | Dennit Morris |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Cotton Davidson | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Randy Duncan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Claude King | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 17t | 1 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||||||||
| Cotton Davidson | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 1 | 98 | 4.7 | 42t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.6 |
| Randy Duncan | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 102 | 5.7 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 58.1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 0 | 215 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 117.2 | |
| Jacky Lee | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 109 | 9.9 | 80 | 1 | 119.1 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Chris Burford | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Jack Spikes | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bill Groman | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 80 | 2 |
| Charley Hennigan | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Billy Cannon | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18t | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 27 | 0 |
| John White | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Claude King | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Milstead | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Cotton Davidson | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Claude King | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mike Dukes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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