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Houston Oilers 21 at Dallas Texans 26
Sunday, October 1, 1961
Stadium: Cotton Bowl, Surface: grass,
Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 13 mph
Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 13 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (1-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Dallas Texans (2-1-0) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Scoring
| HOU | DTX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oilers | Billy Cannon 70 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Texans | Jack Spikes 31 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 6 | |
| 2nd | Texans | Jack Spikes 2 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 12 |
| Texans | Abner Haynes 24 yard rush ( pass from ) | 7 | 20 | |
| 4th | Texans | Jack Spikes 73 yard rush (run failed) | 7 | 26 |
| Oilers | Bill Groman 6 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 26 | |
| Oilers | Charley Hennigan 63 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 26 |
Team Stats
| HOU | DTX | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 27 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-104-0 | 56-398-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-38-275-3-3 | 8-21-130-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-26 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 249 | 130 |
| Total yards | 353 | 528 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-22 | 8-97 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| George Blanda | HOU | 15 | 36 | 275 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Cannon | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 3 | 101 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charley Tolar | HOU | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Groman | HOU | 5 | 46 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Smith | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jack Spikes | DTX | 15 | 146 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Abner Haynes | DTX | 19 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | DTX | 9 | 91 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cotton Davidson | DTX | 8 | 21 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Johnny Robinson | DTX | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Chris Burford | DTX | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bo Dickinson | DTX | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Billy Cannon | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Dukes | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Hall | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Don Flynn | DTX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Grayson | DTX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Abner Haynes | DTX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Frank Jackson | DTX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Duane Wood | DTX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Norton | HOU | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Cotton Davidson | DTX | 1 | 7 | 286 | 40.9 | 0 | |||
| Jack Spikes | DTX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||