The San Diego Chargers were 12-2 in 1961. They fell to the Houston Oilers, 10 to 3, in the 1961 AFL championship game on December 24, 1961.
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1961 Stats
See stats| 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 | |
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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 | 5th | 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 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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