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| Week 15 1961 1961 gms | Oilers 10 @Chargers 3 |
Packers 37 Giants 0 |
Houston Oilers 10 at San Diego Chargers 3
Sunday, December 24, 1961
Stadium: Balboa Stadium, Surface: grass,
Weather: 53 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 53 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 6 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (11-3-1) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| San Diego Chargers (12-3-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Scoring
| HOU | SDG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Oilers | George Blanda 46 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | Oilers | Billy Cannon 35 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 4th | Chargers | George Blair 12 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
Team Stats
| HOU | SDG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-96-0 | 20-79-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-41-160-1-6 | 17-32-226-0-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 6-49 |
| Net pass yards | 160 | 177 |
| Total yards | 256 | 256 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-68 | 10-106 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Billy Cannon | HOU | 15 | 48 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 35 | ||||||
| George Blanda | HOU | 18 | 40 | 160 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Charley Tolar | HOU | 16 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Charley Hennigan | HOU | 5 | 43 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bill Groman | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Bob McLeod | HOU | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Willard Dewveall | HOU | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dave Kocourek | SDG | 7 | 123 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | SDG | 17 | 32 | 226 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Don Norton | SDG | 3 | 48 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Bo Roberson | SDG | 8 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Paul Lowe | SDG | 5 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Charlie Flowers | SDG | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Keith Lincoln | SDG | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Bob Scarpitto | SDG | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Luther Hayes | SDG | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Tony Banfield | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Cline | HOU | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Glick | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Julian Spence | HOU | 1 | 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 | |||
| Keith Lincoln | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| Paul Lowe | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
| Charlie McNeil | SDG | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Bo Roberson | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||
| Bud Whitehead | SDG | 2 | 45 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Zeman | SDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Blanda | HOU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Norton | HOU | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Blair | SDG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Maguire | SDG | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 52 | ||||
Houston Oilers Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| George Blanda | QB |
| Billy Cannon | HB |
| Charley Tolar | FB |
| Charley Hennigan | FL |
| Bill Groman | SE |
| Willard Dewveall | TE |
| Al Jamison | LT |
| Bob Talamini | LG |
| Bob Schmidt | C |
| Hogan Wharton | RG |
| Rich Michael | RT |
| Dalva Allen | LDE |
| George Shirkey | DT |
| Ed Husmann | RDT |
| Don Floyd | RDE |
| Doug Cline | LLB |
| Dennit Morris | MLB |
| Mike Dukes | RLB |
| Tony Banfield | LCB |
| Mark Johnston | RCB |
| Jim Norton | SS |
| Fred Glick | FS |
San Diego Chargers Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| Jack Kemp | QB |
| Paul Lowe | HB |
| Keith Lincoln | FB |
| Dave Kocourek | FL |
| Don Norton | SE |
| Bob Scarpitto | TE |
| Ernie Wright | LT |
| Ernie Barnes | LG |
| Don Rogers | C |
| Ron Mix | RG |
| Sherman Plunkett | RT |
| Earl Faison | LDE |
| Maury Schleicher | DE |
| Henry Schmidt | LDT |
| Bill Hudson | RDT |
| Ron Nery | RDE |
| Emil Karas | LLB |
| Bob Laraba | RLB |
| Claude Gibson | LCB |
| Dick Harris | RCB |
| Bob Zeman | SS |
| Charlie McNeil | FS |