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1961 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 237 points (16.9/g), 8th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 458 points (32.7/g), 8th.
 Differential of -221 points (-15.8/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 2.4-11.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 7th.

Coached by Eddie Erdelatz (0-2-0)and Marty Feldman (2-10-0)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 4 OAK Joe Rutgens DT 9 1961 1969 0 2 8 50 110 Illinois
2 12 OAK George Fleming HB 1 1961 1961 0 0 1 1 14 0 1 0 0 1 31 112 1 10 49 0 Washington
3 20 OAK Myron Pottios LB 12 1961 1973 0 3 8 76 129 Notre Dame
4 28 OAK Elbert Kimbrough DB 7 1961 1968 0 0 5 28 85 Northwestern
5 36 OAK Dick Norman QB 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 2 3 Stanford
6 44 OAK Bobby Crespino SE 8 1961 1968 0 0 0 12 107 58 741 9 Mississippi
7 52 OAK Ray Purdin HB 0 0 0 Northwestern
8 57 OAK Tom Watkins HB 7 1961 1968 0 0 2 20 75 1 1 58 1 0 468 1791 10 55 590 4 Iowa State
8 60 OAK Dick Price G 0 0 0 Mississippi
9 68 OAK Lowndes Shingler QB 0 0 0 Clemson
10 76 OAK Ken Peterson T 0 0 0 Utah
11 84 OAK Doug Mayberry FB 0 0 0 Utah State
12 92 OAK Bob Schmitz G 0 0 0 Montana State
13 100 OAK Jerry Burch WR 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 14 18 235 1 Georgia Tech
14 108 OAK Clark Miller DE 9 1962 1970 0 0 7 37 97 Utah State
15 116 OAK Bob Coolbaugh FL 1 1961 1961 0 0 1 3 14 32 435 4 Richmond
16 124 OAK Chuck Lamson HB 0 0 0 Wyoming
17 132 OAK Joe Novsek DE 1 1962 1962 0 0 0 1 14 Tulsa
18 140 OAK Joe Krakoski DB 5 1961 1966 0 0 4 26 62 Illinois
19 148 OAK Charley Fuller HB 2 1961 1962 0 0 0 2 17 0 1 0 0 0 38 134 0 17 344 2 San Francisco State
20 156 OAK Preston Powell FB 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 12 1 5 0 Grambling State
21 164 OAK Mike Jones QB 0 0 0 San Jose State
22 172 OAK Blayne Jones G 0 0 0 Idaho State
23 180 OAK Roger Fisher C 0 0 0 Utah State
24 188 OAK Jack Novak G 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
25 196 OAK Paul Yanke E 0 0 0 Northwestern
26 204 OAK Dean Hinshaw T 0 0 0 Stanford
27 212 OAK Clair Appledoorn E 0 0 0 San Jose State
28 220 OAK Dave Grosz QB 0 0 0 Oregon
29 228 OAK Ed Morris T 0 0 0 Indiana
30 236 OAK Bill Face HB 0 0 0 Stanford