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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 301 points (21.5/g), 5th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 390 points (27.9/g), 6th.
Differential of -89 points (-6.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 6th.
Coached by Sammy Baugh (7-7-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 5 | NYT | Tom Brown | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 13 | NYT | Herb Adderley HOF | DB | 12 | 1961 | 1972 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 164 | Michigan State | |||||||||||
| 5 | 37 | NYT | Tom Matte | RB | 12 | 1961 | 1972 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 142 | 12 | 42 | 246 | 2 | 2 | 1200 | 4646 | 45 | 249 | 2869 | 12 | Ohio State |
| 6 | 45 | NYT | Bill Brown | RB | 14 | 1961 | 1974 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 194 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1649 | 5838 | 52 | 286 | 3183 | 23 | Illinois |
| 7 | 53 | NYT | Fred Mautino | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Syracuse | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 61 | NYT | Harold Beaty | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 69 | NYT | Bernie Casey | HB | 8 | 1961 | 1968 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 105 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 359 | 5444 | 40 | Bowling Green | |||||
| 10 | 77 | NYT | Joe Scibelli | G | 15 | 1961 | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 0 | American International College | ||||||||
| 11 | 85 | NYT | Art Gilmore | HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 93 | NYT | Norris Stevenson | HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 101 | NYT | Joe Wendryhoski | C | 5 | 1964 | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | Illinois | |||||||||||
| 14 | 109 | NYT | Jim Cunningham | FB | 3 | 1961 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 120 | 337 | 3 | 26 | 219 | 2 | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 15 | 117 | NYT | Irv Cross | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 125 | NYT | Jerry Steffen | HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 133 | NYT | Mike Pyle | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yale | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 141 | NYT | Alfred Bentley | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas State | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 149 | NYT | Jim Kerr | DB | 2 | 1961 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | Penn State | |||||||||||
| 20 | 157 | NYT | Neil Plumley | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon State | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 165 | NYT | Bob Brooks | FB | 1 | 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 0 | Ohio | ||||||||
| 22 | 173 | NYT | Wayne Fontes | DB | 1 | 1962 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Michigan State | |||||||||||
| 23 | 181 | NYT | Mickey Walker | G | 5 | 1961 | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | Michigan State | |||||||||||
| 24 | 189 | NYT | Howard Dyer | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | VMI | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 197 | NYT | Andy Griffith | HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | American International College | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 205 | NYT | Bobby Smith | DB | 5 | 1962 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 27 | 213 | NYT | Moses Gray | T | 2 | 1961 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Indiana | |||||||||||
| 28 | 221 | NYT | Fred Cox | K | 15 | 1963 | 1977 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 210 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 30 | 237 | NYT | Bill Minnerly | HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Connecticut | |||||||||||||||