| Houston Oilers at New York Titans |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1960 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 20000 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| New York TitansNY | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York TitansNY | Art Powell 5 pass from Al Dorow (Bill Shockley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Hall 104 kickoff return (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 12 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 11 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | New York TitansNY | Don Maynard 65 pass from Dick Jamieson (Bill Shockley kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 8 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 35 | 14 |
| 2 | New York TitansNY | Dewey Bohling 49 pass from Dick Jamieson (Bill Shockley kick) | 35 | 21 |
| 3 | New York TitansNY | Art Powell 44 pass from Dick Jamieson (Bill Shockley kick) | 35 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charley Hennigan 3 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 42 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 57 | C | George Belotti |
| 63 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 82 | TE | Johnny Carson |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 37 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 32 | FB | Dave Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Dalva Allen |
| 79 | LDT | Orville Trask |
| 74 | RDT | George Shirkey |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 88 | LLB | Al Witcher |
| 50 | MLB | Dennit Morris |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 24 | LS | Julian Spence |
| 47 | RS | Bobby Gordon |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| New York Titans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Powell |
| 78 | LOT | Jack Klotz |
| 61 | LOG | Dan Callahan |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 68 | ROG | John McMullan |
| 70 | ROT | Gene Cockrell |
| 80 | TE | Dave Ross |
| 12 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 26 | HB | Dewey Bohling |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 31 | FB | Bill Mathis |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Reifsnyder |
| 75 | LDT | Tom Saidock |
| 76 | RDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 82 | RDE | Ed Cooke |
| 60 | LLB | Larry Grantham |
| 50 | MLB | Hall Whitley |
| 25 | RLB | Eddie Bell |
| 23 | LCB | Dick Felt |
| 35 | LS | Roger Donnahoo |
| 45 | RS | Corky Tharp |
| 39 | RCB | Fred Julian |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 60 | 1 | 1 | |
| NY | 23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 34 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Ken Hall | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Billy Cannon | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| George Blanda | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 77 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Dewey Bohling | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Al Dorow | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Mathis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Pagliei | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Dick Jamieson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Shockley | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 124 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 287 | 8.4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 96.1 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 287 | 8.4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 96.1 | |
| New York Titans | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 4 | 118 | 4.9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 42.0 | |
| Dick Jamieson | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 245 | 15.3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 151.0 | |
| Dewey Bohling | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 24 | 54.5 | 4 | 363 | 8.3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 74.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bill Groman | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 3 | |
| Charley Hennigan | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | |
| Johnny Carson | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 287 | 15.9 | 4 | |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Don Maynard | 7 | 156 | 22.3 | 1 | |
| Dewey Bohling | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| Art Powell | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 2 | |
| Bill Mathis | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Shockley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 363 | 15.1 | 4 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dennit Morris | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dukes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Fred Julian | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Milstead | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | ||
| New York Titans | |||||
| Joe Pagliei | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Leon Burton | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Hall | 3 | 196 | 65.3 | 104t | 1 | |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Bill Shockley | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | ||
| Leon Burton | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||