| Houston Oilers at New York Titans Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1961 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 9462 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 39 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 10 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
| New York TitansNY | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 67 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York TitansNY | Mel West 21 run (Dick Guesman kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 16 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 15 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 27 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | New York TitansNY | Don Maynard 45 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 61 run (George Blanda kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 32 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 34 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 52 run (George Blanda kick) | 41 | 14 |
| 4 | New York TitansNY | Art Powell 48 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 41 | 21 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 48 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 34 | RLB | Jack Laraway |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| 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 |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 23 | LCB | Dick Felt |
| 22 | LS | Lee Riley |
| 40 | RS | Dainard Paulson |
| 29 | RCB | Johnny Bookman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 25 | 216 | 8.6 | 61t | 3 |
| Dave Smith | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Bill Mathis | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Mel West | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 21t | 1 |
| Bob Brooks | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Dorow | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Christy | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 1 | 287 | 8.7 | 67t | 3 | 1 | 13 | 101.4 |
| Jacky Lee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Dave Smith | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| New York Titans | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 28 | 9 | 32.1 | 2 | 171 | 6.1 | 48t | 2 | 48.4 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Hennigan | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 33 | 1 |
| Billy Cannon | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 67t | 2 |
| Bill Groman | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Art Powell | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 48t | 1 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Dick Christy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jack Laraway | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Dainard Paulson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 42 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Bobby Renn | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | ||
| Mel West | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Curley Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Roger Ellis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
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