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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)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tom Flores | 24 | 1 | 14 | 190 for 366, 2,176 yards, 15 td, 19 int, & 23 rushes for 36 yards and 1 td | |
| HB | Wayne Crow | 23 | 1 | 0 | 119 rushes for 490 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 105 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 85th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Alan Miller* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 85 rushes for 255 yards, 3 td, & 36 catches for 315 yards and 4 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 219th pick / 1959 |
| FL | Bob Coolbaugh | 22 | Rook | 0 | 32 catches for 435 yards, 4 td | Oakland Raiders / 15th / 116th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Charlie Hardy | 28 | 1 | 0 | 24 catches for 337 yards, 4 td | |
| TE | Doug Asad | 23 | 1 | 0 | 42 catches for 592 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Ron Sabal | 25 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 220th pick / 1958 |
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| LG | Willie Smith | 24 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 94th pick / 1959 |
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| C | Jim Otto*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RG | Wayne Hawkins | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RT | Jack Stone | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gary Finneran | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LDT | Bob Voight | 91 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 18th / 239th pick / 1961 |
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| LDT | Volney Peters | 33 | 9 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
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| RDT | Hal Smith | 26 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 18th / 214th pick / 1957 |
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| RDT | Harry Jagielski | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 80th pick / 1954 |
| RDE | Charley Powell | 29 | 9 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Bob Dougherty | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 238th pick / 1954 |
| MLB | Tom Louderback | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 10th / 111th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Riley Morris | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Fred Williamson* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Bob Garner | 91 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Joe Cannavino | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 185th pick / 1957 |
| RS | Alex Bravo | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 106th pick / 1954 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Fleming | 23 | Rook | 0 | 11 of 26 field goals & 24 of 25 extra points | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 12th pick / 1961 |
| P | Wayne Crow | 23 | 1 | 0 | 63 punts for a 41.5 average, 2 blocked | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 85th pick / 1960 |
| PR | Clem Daniels | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 punt returns for a 6.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | George Fleming | 23 | Rook | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 20.3 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 12th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Doug Asad | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 8/27/1938 | 1 | |
| Al Bansavage | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | The Citadel,USC | 1/9/1938 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 71st pick / 1960 |
| Alex Bravo | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 7/27/1930 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 106th pick / 1954 |
| Jim Brewington | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 2/25/1939 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 236th pick / 1961 |
| Jerry Burch | 22 | WR-P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/13/1939 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| Joe Cannavino | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/20/1935 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 185th pick / 1957 |
| Bob Coolbaugh | 22 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Richmond | 7/5/1939 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 15th / 116th pick / 1961 |
| Wayne Crow | 23 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | California | 5/5/1938 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 85th pick / 1960 |
| Clem Daniels | 24 | HB-DB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | 1 | |
| Bob Dougherty | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Cincinnati,Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 238th pick / 1954 |
| George Fields | 91 | DT-DE | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Bakersfield Junior College | 0/0/0 | 1 | |
| Gary Finneran | 27 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | USC | 2/23/1934 | 1 | |
| George Fleming | 23 | HB-K | 14 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Washington | 6/29/1938 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 12th pick / 1961 |
| Tom Flores | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 6-1 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | 1 | |
| Charley Fuller | 22 | HB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | San Francisco State | 1/22/1939 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 19th / 148th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Garner | 91 | DB | 13 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 0/0/0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Hardy | 28 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 11/7/1933 | 1 | |
| John Harris | 28 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Santa Monica College (CA) | 5/7/1933 | 1 | |
| Wayne Hawkins | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 1 | |
| Harry Jagielski | 30 | DT-T | 8 | 0 | 257 | 6-0 | Indiana | 12/25/1931 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 80th pick / 1954 |
| Jon Jelacic | 25 | DE | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/19/1936 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1958 |
| Jim R. Jones | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Washington | 5/6/1935 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1958 |
| Walt Kowalczyk | 26 | FB-DB | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 4/17/1935 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1958 |
| Jack Larscheid | 28 | HB | 2 | 0 | 162 | 5-6 | Pacific | 5/10/1933 | 1 | |
| Tom Louderback | 28 | LB-C-G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 3/5/1933 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 111th pick / 1955 |
| Alan Miller* | 24 | FB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | Boston College | 6/19/1937 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 219th pick / 1959 |
| Riley Morris | 26 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 3/22/1935 | 1 | |
| Jim Otto*+ | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 1 | |
| Nick Papac | 26 | QB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | California,Fresno State | 5/18/1935 | Rook | |
| Volney Peters | 33 | DT-T-DE | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | USC | 1/1/1928 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| Charley Powell | 29 | DE-LB-E | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | none | 4/4/1932 | 9 | |
| Cliff Roberts | 91 | T | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 0/0/0 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Herb Roedel | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Marquette | 3/30/1939 | Rook | |
| Ron Sabal | 25 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/23/1936 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 220th pick / 1958 |
| Hal Smith | 26 | DT | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | UCLA | 10/3/1935 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 18th / 214th pick / 1957 |
| Willie Smith | 24 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Michigan | 11/1/1937 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 94th pick / 1959 |
| Jack Stone | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Oregon | 7/28/1936 | 1 | |
| Bob Voight | 91 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Los Angeles State | 0/0/0 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 18th / 239th pick / 1961 |
| Fred Williamson* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/5/1937 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 32.2 | 14 | 221.5 | 6-1.5 | 1.6 |