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1961 Houston Oilers
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
1961 AFL Champions
Scored 513 points (36.6/g), 1st of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 242 points (17.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 271 points (19.4/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.0-2.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 16.9, Offense: 11.4, Defense: 5.5, SoS: -2.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Lou Rymkus and Wally Lemm
Training Camp: Ellington Air Force Base (Webster, Texas)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda*+ | 34 | 12 | 11 | 16 of 26 field goals & 64 of 65 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| HB | Billy Cannon*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 200 rushes for 948 yards, 6 td, & 43 catches for 586 yards and 9 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| FB | Charley Tolar* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 157 rushes for 577 yards, 4 td, & 24 catches for 219 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| WR | Bill Groman+ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 50 catches for 1,175 yards, 17 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Charley Hennigan*+ | 26 | 1 | 0 | 82 catches for 1,746 yards, 12 td | |
| TE | John White | 26 | 1 | 0 | 13 catches for 238 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Al Jamison*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LG | Bob Talamini | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| C | Bob Schmidt* | 25 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 159th pick / 1958 | |
| RG | Hogan Wharton | 26 | 1 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 131st pick / 1958 | |
| RT | Rich Michael | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dalva Allen | 26 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957 | |
| LDT | Orville Trask | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 282nd pick / 1956 |
| RDT | Ed Husmann* | 30 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 | |
| RDE | Don Floyd* | 23 | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 | |
| LLB | Doug Cline | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| MLB | Dennit Morris* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 215th pick / 1958 |
| RLB | Mike Dukes | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1959 |
| LCB | Tony Banfield*+ | 24 | 1 | 14 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Mark Johnston* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Jim Norton | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| RS | Fred Glick | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda*+ | 34 | 12 | 11 | 16 of 26 field goals & 64 of 65 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| LS | Jim Norton | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| HB | Billy Cannon*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 200 rushes for 948 yards, 6 td, & 43 catches for 586 yards and 9 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| HB | Billy Cannon*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 200 rushes for 948 yards, 6 td, & 43 catches for 586 yards and 9 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Dalva Allen | 26 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Houston | 1/13/1935 | 1 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957 |
| 40 | Tony Banfield*+ | 24 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 12/18/1937 | 1 | 19 | |
| 78 | Byron Beams | 32 | 7 | 0 | 248 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 9/8/1929 | 2 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 232nd pick / 1957 | |
| 57 | George Belotti | 27 | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | USC | 11/29/1934 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 87th pick / 1957 | |
| 16 | George Blanda*+ | 34 | K | 14 | 11 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 12 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| 37 | Ron Botchan | 26 | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Occidental | 2/15/1935 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 20 | Billy Cannon*+ | 24 | HB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 1 | 19 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| 31 | Doug Cline | 23 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 3/22/1938 | 1 | 12 | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| 88 | Willard Dewveall | 25 | 7 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | SMU | 4/29/1936 | 2 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1958 | |
| 30 | Mike Dukes | 25 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Clemson | 3/16/1936 | 1 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1959 |
| 75 | Don Floyd* | 23 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | TCU | 7/10/1938 | 1 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 |
| 62 | Dick Frey | 32 | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/17/1929 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 27 | Fred Glick | 24 | RS | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 2/25/1937 | 2 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| 89 | Bill Groman+ | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Heidelberg | 7/17/1936 | 1 | 15 | |
| 60 | Buzz Guy | 25 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/20/1936 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 34th pick / 1958 | |
| 33 | John Guzik | 25 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 7/12/1936 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 41st pick / 1958 | |
| 21 | Ken Hall | 26 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 12/13/1935 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 165th pick / 1958 | |
| 87 | Charley Hennigan*+ | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | LSU,NW State (LA) | 3/19/1935 | 1 | 22 | |
| 82 | Ed Husmann* | 30 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/6/1931 | 8 | 13 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
| 70 | Al Jamison*+ | 24 | LT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Colgate | 5/11/1937 | 1 | 14 | |
| 41 | Mark Johnston* | 23 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 3/4/1938 | 1 | 11 | |
| 25 | Gene Jones | 25 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Rice | 10/18/1936 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 153rd pick / 1959 | |
| 73 | Bob Kelly | 21 | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | New Mexico St. | 8/18/1940 | Rook | 1 | Houston Oilers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1961 | |
| 46 | Claude King | 23 | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Houston | 12/3/1938 | Rook | 2 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 212th pick / 1960 | |
| 34 | Jack Laraway | 26 | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Purdue | 9/20/1935 | 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 112th pick / 1959 | |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | 22 | qb | 14 | 3 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 1 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Bob McLeod* | 23 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Abilene Christian | 11/10/1938 | Rook | 4 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 96th pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 13th / 173rd pick / 1961 |
|
| 77 | Rich Michael | 23 | RT | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/15/1938 | 1 | 7 | |
| 12 | Charlie Milstead | 24 | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1937 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 160th pick / 1960 | |
| 50 | Dennit Morris* | 25 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/15/1936 | 3 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 215th pick / 1958 |
| 43 | Jim Norton | 23 | LS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Idaho | 10/20/1938 | 1 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| 64 | Willis Perkins | 27 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 2/14/1934 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 66 | Leo Reed | 21 | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 1/3/1940 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 20th / 274th pick / 1961 | |
| 52 | Bob Schmidt* | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/9/1936 | 2 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 159th pick / 1958 |
| 74 | George Shirkey | 25 | 7 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | S.F. Austin | 8/20/1936 | 1 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 191st pick / 1958 | |
| 32 | Dave Smith | 24 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Ripon | 3/23/1937 | 1 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 241st pick / 1959 | |
| 24 | Julian Spence | 32 | 10 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Sam Houston St. | 5/5/1929 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 61 | Bob Talamini | 22 | LG | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 1/8/1939 | 1 | 7 | |
| 44 | Charley Tolar* | 24 | FB | 14 | 0 | 199 | 5-6 | NW State (LA) | 9/5/1937 | 1 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| 79 | Orville Trask | 27 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Rice | 12/3/1934 | 1 | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 282nd pick / 1956 |
| 63 | Hogan Wharton | 26 | RG | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Houston | 12/13/1935 | 1 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 131st pick / 1958 |
| 86 | John White | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 10/9/1935 | 1 | 6 | |
| 22 | Gary Wisener | 23 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/24/1938 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 25.3 | 14 | 224.6 | 6-1.9 | 1.6 |
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