The San Diego Chargers took a loss to the Houston Oilers, 10 to 3, in the 1961 AFL championship game on December 24, 1961.
2nd quarter
HOU
SD
George Blanda 46-yard field goal
3
0
3rd quarter
HOU
SD
Billy Cannon 35-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
10
0
4th quarter
HOU
SD
George Blair 12-yard field goal
10
3
Oilers
Chargers
1st Downs
18
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
74
58
Total Yards
256
256
Yards per play
3.5
4.4
Passing
160
177
Comp - Att
18 - 41
17 - 32
Yards per pass
3.9
4.7
Interceptions thrown
6
4
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
6 - 49
Rushing
96
79
Rushing Attempts
33
20
Yards per rush
2.9
4.0
Penalties
5
10
Turnovers
7
6
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
6
4
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 18 | 40 | 160 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Bill Groman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team | 18 | 41 | 160 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Tolar | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 96 | 2.9 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cannon | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | |
| Charley Hennigan | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Willard Dewveall | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Charley Tolar | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 160 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 |
| Team | 4 | 166 | 41.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kemp | 17 | 32 | 226 | 7.1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 36.2 |
| Team | 17 | 32 | 177 | 7.1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 36.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Roberson | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Kocourek | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | |
| Don Norton | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Flowers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bo Roberson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Luther Hayes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 17 | 226 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blair | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maguire | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 52 |
| Team | 6 | 200 | 33.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Bo Roberson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Team | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
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