| Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 23, 1962 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Balboa Stadium Attendance: 28061 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 82 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 25 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Don Norton 7 pass from Dick Wood (George Blair kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 10 run (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 29 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 13 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Tolar 20 run (George Blanda kick) | 35 | 10 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Don Norton 29 pass from Dick Wood (George Blair kick) | 35 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Willard Dewveall 4 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 42 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 52 | C | Bob Schmidt |
| 53 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 81 | TE | Bob McLeod |
| 15 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 78 | LDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 82 | RDT | Ed Husmann |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 31 | LLB | Doug Cline |
| 45 | MLB | Larry Onesti |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 61 | LOG | Ernie Barnes |
| 51 | C | Wayne Frazier |
| 74 | ROG | Ron Mix |
| 70 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 22 | HB | Keith Lincoln |
| 24 | FL | Lance Alworth |
| 40 | FB | Bobby Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Hank Schmidt |
| 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 |
| 47 | LS | Bud Whitehead |
| 27 | RS | Charlie McNeil |
| 36 | RCB | Dick Harris |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| SD | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | / | / | 11 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 18 | 142 | 7.9 | 25 | 1 |
| Billy Cannon | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 19 | 2 |
| Dave Smith | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 277 | 6.6 | 25 | 3 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Keith Lincoln | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Wood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 1 | 164 | 8.2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94.6 |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 | 1 | 13 | 122.9 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 168 | 7.6 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 100.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dick Wood | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 1 | 294 | 8.9 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 87.2 |
| John Hadl | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 2 | 300 | 7.9 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 67.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bob McLeod | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Willard Dewveall | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Bill Groman | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Charley Hennigan | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 168 | 14.0 | 31 | 3 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dave Kocourek | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 43 | 2 |
| Lance Alworth | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 45 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Banfield | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 64 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 52 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Freddy Glick | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Dick Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jerry Robinson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 25 | 0 | |