1961 Dallas Texans season

1961 Dallas Texans season
Head coach Hank Stram
Home field Cotton Bowl
Results
Record 6–8
Division place 2nd AFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify
AFL All-Stars HB Abner Haynes
LB Sherrill Headrick
TE Chris Burford
QB Cotton Davidson
DT Paul Rochester

The 1961 Dallas Texans season resulted in a 6–8 record and second-place finish in the AFL Western Conference.

The club moved its training camp to Lamar Hunt's alma mater of Southern Methodist University and started the regular season at 3–1 before hitting a six-game losing skid, the longest such streak of head coach Hank Stram's tenure with the franchise. One of those losses was a 28–21 decision in a Friday night contest at Boston (11/3) which featured a bizarre ending as a raincoat-clad fan knocked down a potential game-tying TD from Cotton Davidson to Chris Burford on the game's final play. The team rebounded to claim wins in three of its final four contests to finish 6–8, marking the club's second straight finish behind the Chargers in the AFL West standings.[1]

Draft

Round Player Position College
1 E.J. Holub 1 Center Texas Tech
2 Bob Lilly Tackle TCU
3 Jim Tyrer 1,2 Tackle Ohio State
4 Claude Moorman Offensive End Duke
5 Jerry Mays 1,2 Tackle Southern Methodist
7 Fred Arbanas 1,2 Offensive End Michigan State
8 John O'Day Tackle Miami
9 Dick Mills Tackle Pittsburgh
10 Jerry Daniels Tackle Mississippi
11 Marvin Tibbets Halfback Georgia Tech
12 Paul Hynes Halfback Louisiana Tech
13 Glynn Gregory Halfback Southern Methodist
14 Curtis McClinton 1,3 Halfback Kansas
15 Ed Nutting Tackle Georgia Tech
15 Roy Lee Rambo Guard TCU
16 Aaron Thomas Offensive End Oregon State
17 Jarrell Williams Halfback Arkansas
18 Ron Hartline Fullback Oklahoma
19 Frank Jackson Halfback Southern Methodist
20 Bob Lane Offensive End Baylor
21 Dick Thornton Quarterback Northwestern
22 Ed Sharockman Halfback Pittsburgh
23 Lou Zivkovich Tackle New Mexico State
24 Pat Dye Guard Georgia
25 Ray Ramsey Quarterback Adams State
26 Danny House Halfback Davidson
27 Bob Schloredt Quarterback Washington
28 Bill Stine Guard Michigan
29 Lonnie Caddell Fullback Rice
30 Cedric Price Offensive End Kansas State

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 10, 1961 San Diego Chargers L 26–10
24,500
2 September 24, 1961 at Oakland Raiders W 42–35
6,700
3 October 1, 1961 Houston Oilers W 26–21
28,000
4 October 8, 1961 at Denver Broncos W 19–12
14,500
5 October 15, 1961 at Buffalo Bills L 27–24
20,678
6 October 22, 1961 at Houston Oilers L 38–7
23,228
7 October 29, 1961 Boston Patriots L 18–17
20,500
8 November 3, 1961 at Boston Patriots L 28–21
25,063
9 November 12, 1961 Buffalo Bills L 30–20
15,000
10 November 19, 1961 at San Diego Chargers L 24–14
33,788
11 November 26, 1961 Oakland Raiders W 43–11
14,500
12 December 3, 1961 at New York Titans L 28–7
14,117
13 December 10, 1961 Denver Broncos W 49–21
8,000
14 December 17, 1961 New York Titans W 35–24
12,500

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers 1220.8576–0396219L1
Dallas Texans 680.4294–2334343W2
Denver Broncos 3110.2141–5251432L7
Oakland Raiders 2120.1431–5237458L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's KCChiefs.com

External links

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