| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 10, 1961 | L | Dallas Texans | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 26 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | October 1, 1961 | W | Dallas Texans | Houston Oilers | 26 | 21 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | October 8, 1961 | W | Dallas Texans | @ | Denver Broncos | 19 | 12 | box |
| 4 | Sun | October 15, 1961 | L | Dallas Texans | @ | Buffalo Bills | 24 | 27 | box |
| 5 | Sun | October 22, 1961 | L | Dallas Texans | @ | Houston Oilers | 7 | 38 | box |
| 6 | Fri | November 3, 1961 | L | Dallas Texans | @ | Boston Patriots | 21 | 28 | box |
| 7 | Sun | November 12, 1961 | L | Dallas Texans | Buffalo Bills | 20 | 30 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | November 19, 1961 | L | Dallas Texans | @ | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 24 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 26, 1961 | W | Dallas Texans | Oakland Raiders | 43 | 11 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | December 3, 1961 | L | Dallas Texans | @ | New York Titans | 7 | 28 | box |
| 11 | Sun | December 10, 1961 | W | Dallas Texans | Denver Broncos | 49 | 21 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | December 17, 1961 | W | Dallas Texans | New York Titans | 35 | 24 | box |