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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
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Cotton Davidson* | 30 | 7 | 12 | 151 for 330, 2,445 yards, 17 td, 23 int, & 21 rushes for 123 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| HB | Abner Haynes* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 179 rushes for 841 yards, 9 td, & 34 catches for 558 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Frank Jackson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 65 rushes for 386 yards, 3 td, & 13 catches for 171 yards and 2 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Jack Spikes | 24 | 1 | 0 | 39 rushes for 334 yards, 5 td, & 8 catches for 136 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Johnny Robinson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 35 catches for 601 yards, 5 td, & 52 rushes for 200 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| SE | Chris Burford* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 51 catches for 850 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -13 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Max Boydston | 29 | 6 | 0 | 12 catches for 167 yards, 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1955 |
| LT | Charley Diamond | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LG | Sid Fournet | 29 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955 |
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| C | Jon Gilliam* | 23 | Rook | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
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| RG | Billy Krisher* | 26 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1958 |
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| RT | Jerry Cornelison | 25 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Paul Miller | 31 | 7 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
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| LDT | Paul Rochester* | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Ray Collins | 34 | 11 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
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| RDE | Mel Branch* | 24 | 1 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | E.J. Holub* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Smokey Stover | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Duane Wood | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dave Grayson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Doyle Nix | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955 |
| RS | Dave Webster*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jack Spikes | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 of 13 field goals & 10 of 14 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| P | Cotton Davidson* | 30 | 7 | 12 | 62 punts for a 40.0 average, 1 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| PR | Abner Haynes* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 10.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| KR | Frank Jackson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 26.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ben Agajanian | 42 | K | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/28/1919 | 16 | |
| Charlie Barnes | 22 | E | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | La-Monroe | 10/5/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 101st pick / 1961 |
| Max Boydston | 29 | E | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/22/1932 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1955 |
| Mel Branch* | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
| Chris Burford* | 23 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| John Cadwell | 31 | G | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 9/16/1930 | Rook | |
| Ray Collins | 34 | DT-T | 13 | 0 | 238 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/4/1927 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
| Jerry Cornelison | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/13/1936 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 |
| Cotton Davidson* | 30 | QB | 14 | 12 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| Charley Diamond | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/19/1936 | 1 | |
| Bo Dickinson | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/18/1935 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 72nd pick / 1957 |
| Randy Duncan | 24 | QB | 14 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | Iowa | 3/15/1937 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1959 |
| Don Flynn | 27 | DB-K | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/14/1934 | 1 | |
| Sid Fournet | 29 | G-LB-DB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | LSU | 8/27/1932 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955 |
| Jon Gilliam* | 23 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/22/1938 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
| Dave Grayson | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | Rook | |
| Ted Greene | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Tampa | 1/25/1932 | 1 | |
| Tom Greene | 91 | QB-P | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 0/0/0 | 1 | |
| Abner Haynes* | 24 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| Sherrill Headrick*+ | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 1 | |
| E.J. Holub* | 23 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Paul Hynes | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 9/9/1939 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 12th / 94th pick / 1961 |
| Frank Jackson | 22 | FL-FB-SE-WR-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/14/1939 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Luther Jeralds | 23 | DE | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 8/20/1938 | Rook | |
| Jack Johnson | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/11/1933 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1957 |
| Edward Kelley | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas | 6/8/1933 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1955 |
| Billy Krisher* | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 9/18/1935 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1958 |
| Jerry Mays | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
| Paul Miller | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/8/1930 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| Walter Napier | 29 | DT | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Paul Quinn | 8/27/1932 | 1 | |
| Doyle Nix | 28 | DB | 11 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | SMU | 5/30/1933 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955 |
| Billy Pricer | 27 | FB | 6 | 0 | 208 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/3/1934 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 65th pick / 1957 |
| Al Reynolds | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | 1 | |
| Johnny Robinson | 23 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Paul Rochester* | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 7/15/1938 | 1 | |
| Tony Romeo | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Florida State | 3/7/1938 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 19th / 255th pick / 1961 |
| Jack Spikes | 24 | FB-HB-K | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1937 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| Smokey Stover | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/24/1938 | 1 | |
| Marvin Terrell | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 6/10/1938 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Tyrer | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 2/25/1939 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| Dave Webster*+ | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Prairie View | 7/23/1937 | 1 | |
| Duane Wood | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 9/20/1937 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 14 | 222.4 | 6-1.8 | 2.1 |