| New York Titans at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1961 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Jeppesen Stadium Attendance: 33428 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York TitansNY | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 28 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 6 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 78 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | New York TitansNY | Don Maynard 4 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick failed) | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 66 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 6 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 46 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 42 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 11 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | New York TitansNY | Thurlow Cooper 11 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 13 | 49 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Powell |
| 78 | LOT | Jack Klotz |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Mischak |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 68 | ROG | John McMullan |
| 70 | ROT | Gene Cockrell |
| 88 | TE | Thurlow Cooper |
| 12 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 45 | HB | Dick Christy |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 31 | FB | Bill Mathis |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Nick Mumley |
| 72 | LDT | Dick Guesman |
| 75 | RDT | Tom Saidock |
| 76 | RDE | Sid Youngelman |
| 82 | LLB | Ed Cooke |
| 57 | MLB | Hubert Bobo |
| 15 | RLB | Don Flynn |
| 23 | LCB | Dick Felt |
| 22 | LS | Lee Riley |
| 40 | RS | Dainard Paulson |
| 29 | RCB | Johnny Bookman |
| 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 |
| 88 | TE | Willard Dewveall |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Dalva Allen |
| 74 | LDT | George Shirkey |
| 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 |
| 24 | RS | Julian Spence |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Bill Mathis | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Christy | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Renn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Brooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Dorow | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 47 | 21 | 44.7 | 3 | 278 | 5.9 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 51.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 1 | 418 | 13.1 | 78t | 7 | 0 | 0 | 132.8 |
| Jacky Lee | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 39.6 |
| Bill Groman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Dick Christy | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Art Powell | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Mel West | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Thurlow Cooper | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Bill Mathis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Hennigan | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 28 | 1 |
| Billy Cannon | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 78t | 3 |
| Bill Groman | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 66 | 3 |
| Claude King | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Johnny Bookman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tony Banfield | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 5 | 247 | 49.4 | 64 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Fields | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bob Brooks | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Hogan Wharton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
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