The San Diego Chargers were 12-2 in 1961. They fell to the Houston Oilers, 10 to 3, in the 1961 AFL championship game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1961 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
12
2
0
.857
Oilers Oilers
10
3
1
.750
Patriots Patriots
9
4
1
.679
Titans Titans
7
7
0
.500
Bills Bills
6
8
0
.429
Texans Texans
6
8
0
.429
Broncos Broncos
3
11
0
.214
Raiders Raiders
2
12
0
.143

1961 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
14
396
4,313
842
5.1
1,466
391
3.7
3,121
423
7.4
28
274
208
81
110
17
88
682
Team Rank
3rd
12th
13th
10th
18th
16th
16th
3rd
7th
8th
7th
13th
19th
18th
21st
7th
21st
19th
Opponent
14
219
3,720
928
4.0
1,357
401
3.4
2,736
485
5.6
42
373
224
79
124
21
Opponent Rank
1st
1st
22nd
1st
2nd
5th
2nd
7th
21st
2nd
6th
18th
7th
4th
9th
18th
Net
+177
+593
-86
+1.1
+109
-10
+0.4
+385
-62
+1.7
-14
-99
-16
+2
-14
-4
+88
+682
Net Rank
2nd
6th
20th
3rd
12th
14th
7th
5th
20th
3rd
6th
15th
18th
13th
19th
19th
21st
19th

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM