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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)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sat | September 9 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Houston Oilers | 0 | 55 | 7 | 99 | 34 | 65 | 5 | 25 | 482 | 279 | 203 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 17 | box | L | 0-2 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 0 | 44 | 13 | 106 | 21 | 85 | 6 | 23 | 386 | 183 | 203 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 24 | box | L | 0-3 | Dallas Texans | 35 | 42 | 17 | 307 | 215 | 92 | 1 | 21 | 462 | 273 | 189 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 1-3 | Denver Broncos | 33 | 19 | 14 | 256 | 103 | 153 | 14 | 275 | 164 | 111 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | L | 1-4 | @ | Denver Broncos | 24 | 27 | 21 | 388 | 247 | 141 | 5 | 14 | 294 | 212 | 82 | 3 |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | L | 1-5 | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 41 | 6 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 334 | 116 | 218 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | L | 1-6 | New York Titans | 6 | 14 | 9 | 137 | 32 | 105 | 3 | 16 | 287 | 77 | 210 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 2-6 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 31 | 22 | 16 | 381 | 256 | 125 | 1 | 18 | 365 | 241 | 124 | 4 |
| 9 | Sat | November 11 | box | L | 2-7 | @ | New York Titans | 12 | 23 | 15 | 310 | 179 | 131 | 6 | 19 | 353 | 188 | 165 | 6 |
| 10 | Fri | November 17 | box | L | 2-8 | @ | Boston Patriots | 17 | 20 | 15 | 203 | 164 | 39 | 2 | 14 | 225 | 131 | 94 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | box | L | 2-9 | @ | Dallas Texans | 11 | 43 | 14 | 254 | 187 | 67 | 5 | 20 | 495 | 211 | 284 | 4 |
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | box | L | 2-10 | Buffalo Bills | 21 | 26 | 20 | 317 | 220 | 97 | 2 | 22 | 269 | 149 | 120 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sat | December 9 | box | L | 2-11 | Boston Patriots | 21 | 35 | 14 | 213 | 186 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 407 | 200 | 207 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | box | L | 2-12 | Houston Oilers | 16 | 47 | 19 | 256 | 151 | 105 | 1 | 25 | 522 | 350 | 172 | 2 | |