| League Championship |
| Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 24, 1961 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Balboa Stadium Attendance: 29556 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 46 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 35 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 12 FG | 10 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Bill Groman |
| 70 | LOT | Al Jamison |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 52 | C | Bob Schmidt |
| 63 | ROG | Hogan Wharton |
| 77 | ROT | Rich Michael |
| 88 | TE | Willard Dewveall |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charley Tolar |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Dalva Allen |
| 74 | LDT | George Shirkey |
| 82 | RDT | Ed Husmann |
| 75 | RDE | Don Floyd |
| 31 | LLB | Doug Cline |
| 50 | MLB | Dennit Morris |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dukes |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 61 | LOG | Ernie Barnes |
| 52 | C | Don Rogers |
| 74 | ROG | Ron Mix |
| 70 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 46 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 22 | FB | Keith Lincoln |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 76 | LDT | Hank Schmidt |
| 79 | RDT | Billy Hudson |
| 80 | RDE | Ron Nery |
| 81 | LLB | Maury Schleicher |
| 56 | MLB | Emil Karas |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Laraba |
| 25 | LCB | Claude Gibson |
| 27 | LS | Charlie McNeil |
| 34 | RS | Bob Zeman |
| 36 | RCB | Dick Harris |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | / | / | 5 | 68 | 5 | 1 | |
| SD | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 10 | 106 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Tolar | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 22 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 96 | 2.9 | 22 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bo Roberson | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 5 | 160 | 4.0 | 35t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Bill Groman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 18 | 43.9 | 6 | 160 | 3.9 | 35t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 4 | 226 | 7.1 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 36.2 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 4 | 226 | 7.1 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 36.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 35t | 1 |
| Charley Hennigan | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Willard Dewveall | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 35t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dave Kocourek | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Charlie Flowers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bo Roberson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Luther Hayes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 226 | 13.3 | 40 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Doug Cline | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Freddy Glick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Spence | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bud Whitehead | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Charlie McNeil | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Zeman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 53 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 52 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Claude King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bo Roberson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |