1961 Houston Oilers season

1961 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Lou Rymkus and Wally Lemm
Home field	Jeppesen Stadium
Results
Record	10-3-1
Division place	1st Eastern Division
Playoff finish	Won AFL Championship (Chargers) (10-3)

The 1960 Houston Oilers season was their second. For the second consecutive season, the Oilers scored a triumph in the AFL Championship over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Regular Season

Season Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
*Houston Oilers	10	3	1	.769	513	242
Boston Patriots	9	4	1	.692	413	313
New York Titans	7	7	0	.500	301	390
Buffalo Bills	6	8	0	.429	294	342

Season Schedule

• Week 1 Sep 9 W 55-0 vs Oakland Raiders
• Week 3 Sep 24 L 34-24 at San Diego Chargers
• Week 4 Oct 1 L 26-21 at Dallas Texans
• Week 5 Oct 8 L 22-12 vs Buffalo Bills
• Week 6 Oct 13 T 31-31 at Boston Patriots
• Week 7 Oct 22 W 38-7 vs Dallas Texans
• Week 8 Oct 29 W 28-16 at Buffalo Bills
• Week 9 Nov 5 W 55-14 at Denver Broncos
• Week 10 Nov 12 W 27-15 vs Boston Patriots
• Week 11 Nov 19 W 49-13 vs New York Titans
• Week 12 Nov 26 W 45-14 vs Denver Broncos
• Week 13 Dec 3 W 33-13 vs San Diego Chargers
• Week 14 Dec 10 W 48-21 at New York Titans
• Week 15 Dec 17 W 47-16 at Oakland Raiders

Roster

Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs CB Special Teams		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Postseason

AFL Championship Game

• 1961 Championship

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	3	7	0	10
Chargers	0	0	0	3	3

Houston Oilers 10, San Diego Chargers 3

December 24, 1961 at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

Scoring

• HOU - Field goal Blanda 46
• HOU - Cannon 35 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
• SD - Field goal Blair 12

References

• Oilers on Pro Football Reference
• Oilers on jt-sw.com