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1961 Dallas Texans
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (23.9/g), 4th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 343 points (24.5/g), 5th.
Differential of -9 points (-0.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-7.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Hank Stram (6-8-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 10 | box | L | 0-1 | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 26 | 16 | 292 | 83 | 209 | 6 | 17 | 365 | 167 | 198 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 42 | 35 | 21 | 462 | 273 | 189 | 2 | 17 | 307 | 215 | 92 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 2-1 | Houston Oilers | 26 | 21 | 27 | 528 | 130 | 398 | 15 | 353 | 249 | 104 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 19 | 12 | 18 | 230 | 39 | 191 | 1 | 19 | 271 | 214 | 57 | 6 |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 24 | 27 | 11 | 193 | 164 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 362 | 197 | 165 | 3 |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | L | 3-3 | @ | Houston Oilers | 7 | 38 | 13 | 296 | 170 | 126 | 2 | 23 | 475 | 315 | 160 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | L | 3-4 | Boston Patriots | 17 | 18 | 16 | 236 | 169 | 67 | 1 | 17 | 312 | 168 | 144 | 2 | |
| 8 | Fri | November 3 | box | L | 3-5 | @ | Boston Patriots | 21 | 28 | 17 | 364 | 300 | 64 | 3 | 19 | 229 | 145 | 84 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | box | L | 3-6 | Buffalo Bills | 20 | 30 | 16 | 280 | 195 | 85 | 6 | 15 | 169 | 69 | 100 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | box | L | 3-7 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 24 | 17 | 288 | 180 | 108 | 3 | 13 | 338 | 335 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 4-7 | Oakland Raiders | 43 | 11 | 20 | 495 | 211 | 284 | 4 | 14 | 254 | 187 | 67 | 5 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | box | L | 4-8 | @ | New York Titans | 7 | 28 | 16 | 357 | 271 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 393 | 266 | 127 | 2 |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 5-8 | Denver Broncos | 49 | 21 | 23 | 413 | 265 | 148 | 3 | 19 | 219 | 199 | 20 | 5 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | box | W | 6-8 | New York Titans | 35 | 24 | 16 | 325 | 126 | 199 | 4 | 19 | 255 | 51 | 204 | 4 | |