| New York Titans at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1962 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Jeppesen Stadium Attendance: 20650 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York TitansNY | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NY | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York TitansNY | Bill Shockley 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 12 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 54 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New York TitansNY | Dick Christy 58 punt return (Bill Shockley kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bob McLeod 25 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Smith 13 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | New York TitansNY | Ed Cooke EZ blocked punt recovery (Bill Shockley kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 20 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Bob McLeod 10 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Willard Dewveall 35 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 56 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Powell |
| 55 | LOT | Alex Kroll |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Mischak |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 56 | ROG | Roger Ellis |
| 70 | ROT | Gene Cockrell |
| 88 | TE | Thurlow Cooper |
| 17 | QB | Lee Grosscup |
| 24 | HB | Jim Tiller |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 31 | FB | Bill Mathis |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Nick Mumley |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Guesman |
| 73 | RDT | George Strugar |
| 78 | RDE | LaVerne Torczon |
| 82 | LLB | Ed Cooke |
| 64 | MLB | Jerry Fields |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 40 | LCB | Dainard Paulson |
| 35 | LS | Ed Kovac |
| 22 | RS | Lee Riley |
| 33 | RCB | Paul Hynes |
| 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 |
| 32 | HB | Dave Smith |
| 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 |
| 33 | MLB | Gene Babb |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Tiller | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Stephens | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lee Grosscup | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Butch Songin | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Smith | 20 | 114 | 5.7 | 41 | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 20 | 71 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||||||||
| Butch Songin | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 3 | 80 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 | 12.5 | ||
| Lee Grosscup | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 48 | 6.0 | 42 | 0 | 58.3 | ||
| Harold Stephens | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 26 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 | 75.7 | ||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 190 | 7.9 | 54t | 6 | 102.4 | ||
| Dave Smith | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Jacky Lee | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 35t | 1 | 135.4 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Dick Christy | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Tiller | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Curley Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Art Powell | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Thurlow Cooper | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bob McLeod | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 25t | 2 |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 54t | 2 |
| Charley Hennigan | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13t | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Willard Dewveall | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Lee Riley | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bob Suci | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Floyd | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 5 | 161 | 32.2 | 43 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | ||
| Jim Tiller | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Shockley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bobby Jancik | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 53 | 0 | |
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