| Denver Broncos at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 20, 1960 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Jeppesen Stadium Attendance: 20778 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 66 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 78 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 92 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 73 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick blocked) | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ken Carpenter 26 pass from Frank Tripucka (Gene Mingo kick) | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Pat Epperson |
| 77 | LOT | Carl Larpenter |
| 60 | LOG | Ken Adamson |
| 51 | C | Mike Nichols |
| 71 | ROG | Willie Smith |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 87 | TE | Lionel Taylor |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 22 | HB | Bob Stransky |
| 89 | FL | Ken Carpenter |
| 24 | FB | Don Allen |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Joe Young |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 67 | RDT | John Hatley |
| 76 | RDE | Billy Yelverton |
| 33 | LLB | Pete Mangum |
| 34 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 84 | RLB | Al Day |
| 41 | LCB | Bob McNamara |
| 42 | LS | Al Romine |
| 45 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 83 | RCB | Johnny Pyeatt |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 63 | LOG | Hogan Wharton |
| 57 | C | George Belotti |
| 62 | ROG | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 82 | TE | Johnny Carson |
| 15 | QB | Jacky Lee |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 37 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 32 | FB | Dave Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Dan Lanphear |
| 79 | LDT | Orville Trask |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Helluin |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 88 | LLB | Al Witcher |
| 50 | MLB | Dennit Morris |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 43 | LCB | Jim Norton |
| 24 | LS | Julian Spence |
| 47 | RS | Bobby Gordon |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | |
| HOU | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Stransky | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Dave Rolle | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Don Allen | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| Frank Tripucka | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Bob McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 81 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Doug Cline | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Jacky Lee | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 95 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 52 | 26 | 50.0 | 2 | 268 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 55.6 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 26 | 50.0 | 2 | 268 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 55.6 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Jacky Lee | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 1 | 281 | 21.6 | 92t | 3 | 3 | 16 | 100.2 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 281 | 20.1 | 92t | 3 | 3 | 16 | 99.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Ken Carpenter | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| Pat Epperson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Greer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Allen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Rolle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 268 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bill Groman | 3 | 182 | 60.7 | 92t | 2 |
| Charley Hennigan | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 92t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Romine | 0 | 18 | 18L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dennit Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| George Herring | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 70 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 70 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Milstead | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gene Mingo | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Don Allen | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| J.W. Brodnax | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ted Wegert | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ken Hall | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Mike Dukes | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |