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[ 0 => '{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}', 1 => '{{Infobox NFL season', 2 => '| team = Houston Oilers', 3 => '| year = 1961', 4 => '| record = 10–3–1', 5 => '| division_place = 1st [[American Football League#AFL franchises|AFL Eastern]]', 6 => '| coach = [[Lou Rymkus]] and [[Wally Lemm]]', 7 => '| stadium = [[Jeppesen Stadium]]', 8 => '| playoffs = '''Won''' [[American Football League playoffs#1961 Championship|AFL Championship]] ([[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]) (10–3)', 9 => '| previous = [[1960 Houston Oilers season|1960]]', 10 => '| next = [[1962 Houston Oilers season|1962]]', 11 => '}}', 12 => 'The '''[[1961 AFL season|1961]] [[Houston Oilers]] season''' was their second. For the second consecutive season, the Oilers scored a triumph in the [[1961 American Football League Championship Game|AFL Championship]] over the [[San Diego Chargers]].', 13 => false, 14 => 'The '61 Oilers started slow, with a 1–3–1 record. After a Week Five tie with the [[1961 Boston Patriots season|Boston Patriots]], head coach [[Lou Rymkus]] was fired by owner [[K. S. "Bud" Adams, Jr.|Bud Adams]]. [[Wally Lemm]] was hired, and the team proceeded to go undefeated for the remainder of the season, including the Championship game.', 15 => false, 16 => 'The Oilers set the AFL record for points scored in 1961, with 513 (36.6 points per game).<ref>[http://pfref.com/tiny/oOaCL Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the AFL, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points For]</ref> They also set an American Football League record with a +271 point differential, by allowing only 242 points.<ref>[http://pfref.com/tiny/scLSs Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1960 to 1969, in the AFL, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Differential]</ref> The 1961 Oilers are the only team in AFL or NFL history to score 45 points or more six times in a single season.<ref>[http://pfref.com/tiny/Fqjnh Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 45, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.]</ref>', 17 => false, 18 => '==Offseason==', 19 => 'On January 14, Chicago Bears End Willard Dewveall played out his option and joined the Houston Oilers. He became the first player to move deliberately from one league to another.<ref>NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 282</ref>', 20 => false, 21 => '===AFL Draft===', 22 => '* Houston Oilers draft picks (Selected eighth)', 23 => '{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 60%"', 24 => '|-', 25 => '!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=15%| Round !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=18% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!style="background:#A8BDEC;"| College', 26 => '|-', 27 => '|align=center| 1 || <span style="display:none">Tommy Mason</span>[[Mike Ditka]] || Offensive End || Pittsburgh', 28 => '|-', 29 => '|align=center| 2 || <span style="display:none">Tom Goode</span>[[Tom Goode]] || Center || Mississippi State', 30 => '|-', 31 => '|align=center| 3 || <span style="display:none">Walter Suggs</span>[[Walter Suggs]] ¹ || Tackle || Mississippi State', 32 => '|-', 33 => '|align=center| 4 || <span style="display:none">Bobby Walden</span>[[Bobby Walden]] || Halfback || Georgia', 34 => '|-', 35 => '|align=center| 5 || <span style="display:none">Monte Lee</span>[[Monte Lee]] || Linebacker || Texas', 36 => '|-', 37 => '|align=center| 6 || <span style="display:none">Jake Gibbs</span>[[Jake Gibbs]] || Quarterback || Mississippi', 38 => '|-', 39 => '|align=center| 7 || <span style="display:none">Dick Reynolds</span>[[Dick Reynolds (American football)|Dick Reynolds]] || Tackle || North Carolina State', 40 => '|-', 41 => '|align=center| 8 || <span style="display:none">Houston Antwine</span>[[Houston Antwine]] ^1,² || Guard || Southern Illinois', 42 => '|-', 43 => '|align=center| 9 || <span style="display:none">Ralph White</span>[[Ralph White]] || Tackle || Bowling Green', 44 => '|-', 45 => '|align=center| 10 || <span style="display:none">Charles Lee</span>Charles Lee || Center || Iowa', 46 => '|-', 47 => '|align=center| 11 || <span style="display:none">Robert Bird</span>Robert Bird || Guard || Bowling Green', 48 => '|-', 49 => '|align=center| 12 || <span style="display:none">Bob McLeod</span>[[Bob McLeod (American football)|Bob McLeod]] || Offensive End || Abilene Christian', 50 => '|-', 51 => '|align=center| 13 || <span style="display:none">Gerald Hinton</span>[[Gerald Hinton]] || Guard || Louisiana Tech', 52 => '|-', 53 => '|align=center| 14 || <span style="display:none">Jimmy King</span>[[Jimmy King (American football)|Jimmy King]] || Tackle || Clemson', 54 => '|-', 55 => '|align=center| 15 || <span style="display:none">Dennis Ferriter</span>[[Dennis Ferriter]] || Center || Marquette', 56 => '|-', 57 => '|align=center| 16 || <span style="display:none">Larry Wood</span>[[Larry Wood]] || Halfback || Northwestern', 58 => '|-', 59 => '|align=center| 17 || <span style="display:none">Sam Fewell</span>[[Sam Fewell]] || Tackle || South Carolina', 60 => '|-', 61 => '|align=center| 18 || <span style="display:none">Mike Grimsley</span>[[Mike Grimsley]] || Halfback || Michigan State', 62 => '|-', 63 => '|align=center| 19 || <span style="display:none">Myron Pearson</span>[[Myron Pearson]] || Halfback || Colorado', 64 => '|-', 65 => '|align=center| 20 || <span style="display:none">Lewis Johnson</span>[[Lewis Johnson (American football)|Lewis Johnson]] || Halfback || Florida A&M', 66 => '|-', 67 => '|align=center| 21 || <span style="display:none">Ron Miller</span>[[Ron Miller (American football)|Ron Miller]] || Quarterback || Wisconsin', 68 => '|-', 69 => '|align=center| 22 || <span style="display:none">Bob Kelly</span>[[Bob Kelly (American football)|Bob Kelly]] || Offensive End || New Mexico State', 70 => '|-', 71 => '|align=center| 23 || <span style="display:none">James Anderson</span>[[James Anderson (fullback)|James Anderson]] || Fullback || Mississippi', 72 => '|-', 73 => '|align=center| 24 || <span style="display:none">Ken Gregory</span>[[Ken Gregory (American football)|Ken Gregory]] || Offensive End || Whittier', 74 => '|-', 75 => '|align=center| 25 || <span style="display:none">Jack Kreider</span>[[Jack Kreider]] || Halfback || Tulsa', 76 => '|-', 77 => '|align=center| 26 || <span style="display:none">Don Fuell</span>[[Don Fuell]] || Quarterback || Mississippi Southern', 78 => '|-', 79 => '|align=center| 27 || <span style="display:none">Boyd King</span>[[Boyd King]] || Center || Rice', 80 => '|-', 81 => '|align=center| 28 || <span style="display:none">John Frongillo</span>[[John Frongillo]] || Center || Baylor', 82 => '|-', 83 => '|align=center| 29 || <span style="display:none">Tom Lewis</span>[[John Frongillo]] || Offensive End || Lake Forest', 84 => '|-', 85 => '|align=center| 29 || <span style="display:none">Tom Lewis</span>[[Errol Linden]] || Defensive End || Houston', 86 => '|-', 87 => '|align=center| 30 || <span style="display:none">Tom Lewis</span>Jim Stroud || Tackle || Rice', 88 => '|-', 89 => '|}', 90 => false, 91 => '==Regular season==', 92 => false, 93 => '{{Empty section|date=March 2015}}', 94 => false, 95 => '==Standings==', 96 => '{{1961 AFL Eastern standings}}', 97 => false, 98 => '===Season schedule===', 99 => '{| class="wikitable"', 100 => '|-', 101 => '! Week', 102 => '! Date', 103 => '! Opponent', 104 => '! Result', 105 => '! Attendance', 106 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 107 => '| 1', 108 => '| September 9, 1961', 109 => '| [[Oakland Raiders]]', 110 => '| W 55–0', 111 => '| <center>16,231</center>', 112 => '|-', 113 => '| 2', 114 => '| colspan="5" align="center"| ''Bye'' ', 115 => '|-style="background: #ffdddd;"', 116 => '| 3', 117 => '| September 24, 1961', 118 => '| at [[San Diego Chargers]]', 119 => '| L 34–24', 120 => '| <center>29,210</center>', 121 => '|-style="background: #ffdddd;"', 122 => '| 4', 123 => '| October 1, 1961', 124 => '| at [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]', 125 => '| L 26–21', 126 => '| <center>28,000</center>', 127 => '|-style="background: #ffdddd;"', 128 => '| 5', 129 => '| October 8, 1961', 130 => '| [[Buffalo Bills]]', 131 => '| L 22–12', 132 => '| <center>22,761</center>', 133 => '|-style="background: #ffeeaa;"', 134 => '| 6', 135 => '| October 13, 1961', 136 => '| at [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]]', 137 => '| T 31–31', 138 => '| <center>15,070</center>', 139 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 140 => '| 7', 141 => '| October 22, 1961', 142 => '| [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]', 143 => '| W 38–7', 144 => '| <center>21,237</center>', 145 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 146 => '| 8', 147 => '| October 29, 1961', 148 => '| at [[Buffalo Bills]]', 149 => '| W 28–16', 150 => '| <center>23,228</center>', 151 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 152 => '| 9', 153 => '| November 5, 1961', 154 => '| at [[Denver Broncos]]', 155 => '| W 55–14', 156 => '| <center>11,564</center>', 157 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 158 => '| 10', 159 => '| November 12, 1961', 160 => '| [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]]', 161 => '| W 27–15', 162 => '| <center>35,649</center>', 163 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 164 => '| 11', 165 => '| November 19, 1961', 166 => '| [[New York Jets|New York Titans]]', 167 => '| W 49–13', 168 => '| <center>33,428</center>', 169 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 170 => '| 12', 171 => '| November 26, 1961', 172 => '| [[Denver Broncos]]', 173 => '| W 45–14', 174 => '| <center>27,864</center>', 175 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 176 => '| 13', 177 => '| December 3, 1961', 178 => '| [[San Diego Chargers]]', 179 => '| W 33–13', 180 => '| <center>37,845</center>', 181 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 182 => '| 14', 183 => '| December 10, 1961', 184 => '| at [[New York Jets|New York Titans]]', 185 => '| W 48–21', 186 => '| <center>9,462</center>', 187 => '|-style="background: #ddffdd;"', 188 => '| 15', 189 => '| December 17, 1961', 190 => '| at [[Oakland Raiders]]', 191 => '| W 47–16', 192 => '| <center>4,821</center>', 193 => '|}', 194 => false, 195 => '===Roster===', 196 => '{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"', 197 => '|-', 198 => '! 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