1960 Houston Oilers season | |
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Head Coach | Lou Rymkus |
Home Field | Jeppesen Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–4 |
Place | 1st AFL Eastern |
Playoff Finish | Won AFL Championship (Chargers) (24–16) |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
N/A | 1961 |
The 1960 Houston Oilers season was the team's inaugural season. It was also the inaugural American Football League season. It ended with a victory in the AFL Championship over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Offseason[]
AFL Draft[]
Regular season[]
- The Oilers scored an important victory over the NFL when they signed LSU's Heisman Trophy winner, All-America running back Billy Cannon. Cannon joined other Oiler offensive stars such as quarterback George Blanda.
Season standings[]
Eastern Division | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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*Houston Oilers | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 379 | 285 |
New York Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 382 | 399 |
Buffalo Bills | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 296 | 303 |
Boston Patriots | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 286 | 349 |
Season schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | |
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1 | September 11, 1960 | at Oakland Raiders | W 37–22 | ||
2 | September 18, 1960 | Los Angeles Chargers | W 38-28 | ||
3 | September 25, 1960 | Oakland Raiders | L 14-13 | ||
4 | Bye | ||||
5 | October 9, 1960 | New York Titans | W 27-21 | ||
6 | October 16, 1960 | Dallas Texans | W 20-10 | ||
7 | October 23, 1960 | at New York Titans | W 42-28 | ||
8 | October 30, 1960 | at Buffalo Bills | L 25-24 | ||
9 | November 6, 1960 | at Denver Broncos | W 45–25 | ||
10 | November 13, 1960 | Los Angeles Chargers | L 24-21 | ||
11 | November 20, 1960 | Denver Broncos | W 20–10 | ||
12 | November 25, 1960 | at Boston Patriots | W 24–10 | ||
13 | December 4, 1960 | at Dallas Texans | L 24-0 | ||
14 | December 11, 1960 | Buffalo Bills | W 31–23 | ||
15 | December 18, 1960 | Boston Patriots | W 37–21 |
Notable Stats[]
Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's |
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George Blanda (HOU) | 169 | 363 | 46.6 | 2413 | 24 | 22 |
Roster[]
Houston Oilers roster
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Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
65 Gary Greaves T Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs CB Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Practice Squad Rookies in italics |
Postseason[]
AFL Championship Game[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Chargers | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Oilers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Houston Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16
- January 1, 1961 at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 32,183
Scoring
- LA – Field goal Agajanian 38 LA 3–0
- LA – Field goal Agajanian 22 LA 6–0
- HOU – Smith 17 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 7–6
- HOU – Field goal Blanda 18 HOU 10–6
- LA – Field goal Agajanian 27 HOU 10–9
- HOU – Groman 7 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 17–9
- LA – Lowe 2 run (Agajanian kick) HOU 17–16
- HOU – Cannon 88 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 24–16
Awards[]
Sporting News American Football League All-League Team – 1960[]
The American Football League did not have an All-Star game after its first season in 1960, but an All-League team, selected by vote of the AFL players themselves, was published by the Sporting News. In later years, the All-League players were augmented by other All-Stars to form two squads, Eastern and Western, to play in the All-Star Game. The exception was 1965, in which the League Champion Buffalo Bills played against a team of All-Stars from the rest of the League.
Offense[]
Player | AFL Team | Position | AFL Division |
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Bill Groman | Houston Oilers | End | Eastern |
Dave Smith | Houston Oilers | Fullback | Eastern |
References[]
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Eastern Division | Western Division |
Boston | Dallas Texans |
Buffalo | Denver |
Houston | Los Angeles Chargers |
New York Titans | Oakland |
1960 AFL Draft • 1960 AFL Championship Game • 1960 AFL All-Star game Related: 1960 NFL Season |