Week 1
Final
HOU
SD2Q
3 - 0
G. Blanda 46-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 0
B. Cannon 35-yard TD catch from G. Blanda.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 3
G. Blair 12-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
226
Kemp
SD
Rush Yds
52
Tolar
HOU
Rec Yds
123
Kocourek
SD
Scrim TD
1
Cannon
HOU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1961 Standings
Chargers
Oilers
Patriots
Titans
Bills
Texans
Broncos
RaidersGame Summary
The San Diego Chargers fell to the Houston Oilers, 10 to 3, in the 1961 AFL championship game on December 24, 1961.
Game Info
December 23, 1961
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blanda #16 | 18/40 | 160 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
B. Groman #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kemp #15 | 17/32 | 226 | 7.1 | 0 | 4 | 6-49 | 36.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Tolar #44 | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 0 | 20 |
B. Cannon #33 | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 22 |
G. Blanda #16 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Roberson #40 | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 23 |
P. Lowe #23 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
K. Lincoln #22 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
J. Kemp #15 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Cannon #33 | 0/0 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 35 |
C. Hennigan #87 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 14 |
B. Groman #89 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 19 |
B. McLeod #81 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
W. Dewveall #88 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Tolar #44 | 0/0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Kocourek #83 | 0/0 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | 40 |
D. Norton #88 | 0/0 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 28 |
C. Flowers #41 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
B. Roberson #40 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
P. Lowe #23 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Scarpitto #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Hayes #24 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Lincoln #22 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Spence #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cline #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Glick #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Banfield #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. McNeil #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
B. Whitehead #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
B. Zeman #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blanda #16 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blair #39 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norton #43 | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Maguire #55 | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Lowe #23 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Roberson #40 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Lincoln #22 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blanda #16 | 18/40 | 160 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
B. Groman #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Tolar #44 | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 0 | 20 |
B. Cannon #33 | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 22 |
G. Blanda #16 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Cannon #33 | 0/0 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 35 |
C. Hennigan #87 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 14 |
B. Groman #89 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 19 |
B. McLeod #81 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
W. Dewveall #88 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Tolar #44 | 0/0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Spence #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cline #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Glick #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Banfield #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blanda #16 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norton #43 | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kemp #15 | 17/32 | 226 | 7.1 | 0 | 4 | 6-49 | 36.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Roberson #40 | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 23 |
P. Lowe #23 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
K. Lincoln #22 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
J. Kemp #15 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Kocourek #83 | 0/0 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | 40 |
D. Norton #88 | 0/0 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 28 |
C. Flowers #41 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
B. Roberson #40 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
P. Lowe #23 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Scarpitto #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Hayes #24 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Lincoln #22 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. McNeil #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
B. Whitehead #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
B. Zeman #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blair #39 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Maguire #55 | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Lowe #23 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Roberson #40 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Lincoln #22 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
256
Total Yds
256
160
Pass Yds
177
96
Rush Yds
79
74
Total Plays
58
3.5
Yards Per Play
4.4
3.9
Yards Per Pass
4.7
2.9
Yards Per Rush
4.0
18
1st Downs
15
4
Punts
6
7
Turnovers
6
6
Interceptions Thrown
4
1
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
10
68
Penalty Yards
106
6
Sacks
0
49
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0