| Dallas Texans at New York Titans Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1961 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 14117 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 48 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas TexansDAL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| New York TitansNY | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York TitansNY | Art Powell 7 pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York TitansNY | Dick Christy 1 run (Dick Guesman kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New York TitansNY | Dick Christy 2 run (Dick Guesman kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas TexansDAL | Bo Dickinson 6 pass from Cotton Davidson (Cotton Davidson kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | New York TitansNY | Al Dorow 40 run (Dick Guesman kick) | 7 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 62 | LOG | Sid Fournet |
| 64 | C | Billy Krisher |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 74 | ROT | Jerry Cornelison |
| 81 | TE | Max Boydston |
| 19 | QB | Cotton Davidson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 32 | FB | Bo Dickinson |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 75 | RDT | Jerry Mays |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | E.J. Holub |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 35 | RLB | Smokey Stover |
| 48 | LCB | Duane Wood |
| 21 | LS | Dave Webster |
| 25 | RS | Doyle Nix |
| 45 | RCB | Dave Grayson |
| New York Titans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Powell |
| 78 | LOT | Jack Klotz |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Mischak |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 68 | ROG | John McMullan |
| 70 | ROT | Gene Cockrell |
| 88 | TE | Thurlow Cooper |
| 12 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 45 | HB | Dick Christy |
| 10 | FL | Bobby Renn |
| 31 | FB | Bill Mathis |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Nick Mumley |
| 72 | LDT | Dick Guesman |
| 75 | RDT | Tom Saidock |
| 76 | RDE | Sid Youngelman |
| 82 | LLB | Ed Cooke |
| 57 | MLB | Hubert Bobo |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 23 | LCB | Dick Felt |
| 22 | LS | Lee Riley |
| 40 | RS | Dainard Paulson |
| 29 | RCB | Johnny Bookman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Pricer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cotton Davidson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Bill Mathis | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Dorow | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 40t | 1 |
| Dick Christy | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 2 |
| Bob Brooks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel West | 3 | -19 | -6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||||||||
| Cotton Davidson | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 4 | 272 | 8.0 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 37.5 |
| Randy Duncan | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 19 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 |
| New York Titans | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 1 | 272 | 8.2 | 68 | 1 | 76.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Chris Burford | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Bo Dickinson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Tony Romeo | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Dick Christy | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 68 | 0 |
| Mel West | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Renn | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Thurlow Cooper | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Art Powell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7t | 1 |
| Curley Johnson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Dave Webster | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Ed Cooke | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Hubert Bobo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Bookman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Cotton Davidson | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 51 | 0 |
| New York Titans | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Dave Grayson | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 51 | 0 | |
| New York Titans | ||||||
| Roger Ellis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
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