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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 387 points (27.6/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 270 points (19.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 117 points (8.4/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.3, Offense: 4.1, Defense: 3.2, SoS: -1.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Pop Ivy
Training Camp: Ellington Air Force Base (Webster, Texas)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 9 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 23 | 26 | 420 | 216 | 204 | 6 | 15 | 220 | 86 | 134 | 5 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 16 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | Boston Patriots | 21 | 34 | 18 | 461 | 392 | 69 | 5 | 17 | 430 | 207 | 223 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 23 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 42 | 17 | 27 | 432 | 155 | 277 | 1 | 15 | 337 | 292 | 45 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 7 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 14 | 12 | 322 | 251 | 71 | 5 | 13 | 206 | 129 | 77 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 14 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | New York Titans | 56 | 17 | 24 | 437 | 252 | 185 | 1 | 12 | 140 | 93 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 21 | boxscore | L | 4-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 10 | 20 | 15 | 268 | 201 | 67 | 21 | 387 | 301 | 86 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 28 | boxscore | L | 4-3 | Dallas Texans | 7 | 31 | 17 | 275 | 205 | 70 | 9 | 18 | 313 | 179 | 134 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Sun | November 4 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | @ | Dallas Texans | 14 | 6 | 19 | 335 | 194 | 141 | 1 | 18 | 263 | 159 | 104 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 11 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 28 | 20 | 20 | 355 | 203 | 152 | 5 | 8 | 273 | 193 | 80 | 5 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 18 | boxscore | W | 7-3 | Boston Patriots | 21 | 17 | 19 | 327 | 228 | 99 | 5 | 15 | 344 | 238 | 106 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 25 | boxscore | W | 8-3 | San Diego Chargers | 33 | 27 | 10 | 275 | 228 | 47 | 7 | 18 | 394 | 241 | 153 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 2 | boxscore | W | 9-3 | Denver Broncos | 34 | 17 | 19 | 332 | 280 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 245 | 206 | 39 | 9 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 9 | boxscore | W | 10-3 | Oakland Raiders | 32 | 17 | 13 | 271 | 181 | 90 | 2 | 22 | 416 | 197 | 219 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat | December 15 | boxscore | W | 11-3 | @ | New York Titans | 44 | 10 | 27 | 461 | 243 | 218 | 4 | 9 | 162 | 40 | 122 | 6 | |
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | Sun | December 23 | boxscore | L | OT | 11-4 | Dallas Texans | 17 | 20 | 21 | 359 | 261 | 98 | 5 | 19 | 237 | 38 | 199 | 1 | |