Houston Oilers i AFL-sesongen 1960

Houston Oilers
Hovedtrener	Lou Rymkus
Eier	Bud Adams
Liga	American Football League
Divisjon	AFL Eastern
Stadion	Jeppesen Stadium
Resultater
Stilling	10–4
Plassering i divisjon	1. AFL Eastern
Sluttspill	Vant AFL Championship; (mot Chargers) 24–16
Oilers’ sesonger • 1961 →

Houston Oilers spilte i 1960 lagets første sesong, og var et av oppstartslagene i American Football League (AFL). Hovedtrener Lou Rymkus ledet Oilers til en divisjonstittel i AFL Eastern Division med et sesongresultat på 10–4.^[1] Sesongen endte med en 24–16 seier i AFL Championship Game på hjemmebane over Los Angeles Chargers (10–4).^[2]

Spillerbevegelser

AFLs draft

Houston Oilers plukket opp følgende spillere i American Football Leagues draft i 1960.

Peter Arena, G, Northwestern
Dick Bass, HB, College of Pacific
William Bohler, E/T, St. Ambrose
Larry Cadwell, T, Louisville
Billy Cannon, HB, Louisiana State
Doug Cline, LB, Clemson
DeJustice Coleman, HB, Illinois
Bob Crandall, HB, New Mexico
Cleatus Drinnon, C, Hardin–Simmons
John Gremer, G, Illinois
George Herring, G/T, North Texas State
Steve Johnson, QB, Pepperdine
John Lands, E, Montana
Jacky Lee, QB, Cincinnati
Bruce Maher, HB, Detroit

Don Mattson, T, Southern California
Mike McGee G, Duke
Hugh McInnis, E, Mississippi State
Max Messner, T, Cincinnati
George Mulholland, E, New Mexico State
Gary O'Steen, HB, Alabama
Gene Prebola, E, Boston University
Palmer Pyle T, Michigan State
William Roach, T, Texas Christian
Robert Simms, E, Rutgers
Phillip Snowden, QB, Missouri
Don Underwood, G/T, McNeese State
Duane Whetstone, FB, George Washington
Bob White FB, Ohio State
Maury Youmans, T, Syracuse

Seriespill

Oilers sikret en viktig seier over NFL da de signerte running backen Billy Cannon, vinneren av Heisman-troféet da han spilte for LSU Tigers i 1959. Laget hadde også andre stjernespillere som quarterbacken George Blanda.

Spillerstall

**Houston Oilers spillerstall 1960**
Quarterbacks (QB) 16 George Blanda 15 Jacky Lee Running backs (RB) 47 Don Brown 20 Billy Cannon 32 Dave Smith FB 33 Bob White FB 44 Charley Tolar FB Wide receivere (WR) 82 Johnny Carson 89 Bill Groman 37 Charley Hennigan 88 Al Witcher Tight ends (TE) 86 John White 80 James Yeats		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Gary Greaves T 70 Al Jamison T 77 Rich Michael T 51 John Simerson T 60 Jim McCaneless G 61 Bob Talamini G 64 Fred Wallner G 63 Hogan Wharton G 57 George Belotti C Defensive linemen (DL)		Linebackere (LB) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams				Nykommere i kursiv

Seriespill

Terminliste

Uke	Dato	Motstander	Resultat	Stilling	Stadion	Tilskuertall	Oppsummering
1	11. september	at Oakland Raiders	S 37–22	1–0	Kezar Stadium	12 703	Oppsummering
2	18. september	Los Angeles Chargers	S 38–28	2–0	Jeppesen Stadium	20 156	Oppsummering
3	20. september	Oakland Raiders	T 13–14	2–1	Jeppesen Stadium	16 421	Oppsummering
4	Bye
5	9. oktober	New York Titans	S 27–21	3–1	Jeppesen Stadium	16 151	Oppsummering
6	16. oktober	Dallas Texans	S 20–10	4–1	Jeppesen Stadium	19 026	Oppsummering
7	23. oktober	at New York Titans	S 42–28	5–1	Polo Grounds	21 000	Oppsummering
8	30. oktober	at Buffalo Bills	T 24–25	5–2	War Memorial Stadium	23 001	Oppsummering
9	6. november	at Denver Broncos	S 45–25	6–2	Bears Stadium	14 489	Oppsummering
10	13. november	at Los Angeles Chargers	T 21–24	6–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	21 805	Oppsummering
11	20. november	Denver Broncos	S 20–10	7–3	Jeppesen Stadium	20 778	Oppsummering
12	25. november	at Boston Patriots	S 24–10	8–3	Nickerson Field	27 123	Oppsummering
13	4. desember	at Dallas Texans	T 0–24	8–4	Cotton Bowl	20 000	Oppsummering
14	11. desember	Buffalo Bills	S 31–23	9–4	Jeppesen Stadium	25 247	Oppsummering
15	18. desember	Boston Patriots	S 37–21	10–4	Jeppesen Stadium	22 352	Oppsummering
Merk: Divisjonsmotstandere er i fet tekst.

Kampereferater

Uke 1: at Oakland Raiders

Uke 1: Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Oilers	7	0	13	17	37
Raiders	0	7	7	8	22

i Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California

Dato: 11. september
Vær: 66 °F (19 °C)
Publikum: 12 703
Referat

Uke 2: mot Los Angeles Chargers

Uke 2: Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Oilers – Kampreferat

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Chargers	7	7	0	14	28
Oilers	14	7	17	0	38

i Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

Dato: 18. september
Vær: 80 °F (27 °C)
Publikum: 20 156
Referat

Kampinformasjon

Første kvarter

LAC – Royce Womble 25-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 8:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards.
HOU – Dave Smith 47-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 5:17. Uavgjort 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards.
HOU – George Blanda 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 1:58. Oilers 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards.

Andre kvarter

HOU – George Blanda 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 11:30. Oilers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards.
LAC – Ralph Anderson 3-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 5:30. Oilers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards.

Tredje kvarter

HOU – George Blanda 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 11:47. Oilers 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards.
HOU – George Blanda 13-yard field goal, 9:44. Oilers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards.
HOU – Charlie Tolar 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 7:43. Oilers 38–14. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards.

Fjerde kvarter

LAC – Royce Womble 18-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 13:36. Oilers 38–21. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards.
LAC – Charlie Flowers 55-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 1:48. Oilers 38–28. Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards.

Beste passere

LAC – Jack Kemp – 27/44, 337 yards, 4 TD, INT
HOU – George Blanda – 6/17, 101 yards

Beste på løp

LAC – Howie Ferguson – 7 løp, 20 yards
HOU – Dave Smith – 14 løp, 77 yards, TD

Beste mottakere

LAC – Howard Clark – 4 mottakelser, 94 yards
HOU – Johnny Carson – 3 mottakelser, 54 yards

Uke 3: mot Oakland Raiders

Uke 3: Oakland Raiders at Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Raiders	7	0	0	7	14
Oilers	0	10	3	0	13

i Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

Dato: 20. september
Vær: 72 °F (22 °C)
Publikum: 16 421
Referat

Uke 10: at Los Angeles Chargers

Uke 10: Houston Oilers at Los Angeles Chargers – Kampreferat

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Oilers	0	14	0	7	21
Chargers	14	7	3	0	24

i Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Dato: 13. november
Vær: 56 °F (13 °C)
Publikum: 21 805
Referat

Kampinformasjon

Første kvarter

LAC – Ralph Anderson 34-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 6:05. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards.
LAC – Ralph Anderson 4-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 1:49. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards.

Andre kvarter

HOU – Billy Cannon 6-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 4:36. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards.
LAC – Paul Lowe 3-yard løp (Ben Agajanian spark), 1:56. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards.
HOU – Bill Groman 3-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 1:04. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards.

Tredje kvarter

LAC – Ben Agajanian 22-yard field goal, 3:39. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards.

Fjerde kvarter

HOU – Billy Cannon 4-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 9:11. Chargers 25–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards.

Beste passere

HOU – George Blanda – 31/55, 366 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
LAC – Jack Kemp – 18/37, 296 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Beste på løp

HOU – Dave Smith – 11 løp, 31 yards
LAC – Paul Lowe – 12 løp, 85 yards, TD

Beste mottakere

HOU – Charley Hennigan – 8 mottakelser, 110 yards
LAC – Dave Kocourek – 7 mottakelser, 105 yards

Merkbare statistikker

Spiller	Ful.	For.	Pasnings%	Yards	TDs	INTs
George Blanda	169	363	46,6	2 413	24	22

Tabell

AFL Eastern Division
vis diskuter rediger	S	T	U	PST	DIV	PF	PM	STK
Houston Oilers	10	4	0	.714	5–1	379	285	S2
New York Titans	7	7	0	.500	2–4	382	399	T1
Buffalo Bills	5	8	1	.385	3–3	296	303	T2
Boston Patriots	5	9	0	.357	2–4	286	349	T4

Merknad: Kamper som endte uavgjort ble ikke telt i AFL.

Sluttspill

AFL Championship Game

Utdypende artikkel: American Football League Championship Game 1960

AFL Championship Game 1960 – Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Oilers – Kampreferat

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Chargers	6	3	7	0	16
Oilers	0	10	7	7	24

i Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

Dato: 1. januar 1961
Starttidspunkt: 14:30 CST
Publikum: 32 183
Dommer: John McDonough
Fjernsynskommentatorer (ABC): Jack Buck, George Ratterman og Les Keiter
Oppsummering

Kampinformasjon

Første kvarter

LAC – Ben Agajanian 38-yard field goal, 10:58. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards.
LAC – Ben Agajanian 22-yard field goal, 6:44. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards.

Andre kvarter

HOU – Dave Smith 17-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 11:09. Oilers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards.
HOU – George Blanda 18-yard field goal, 0:05. Oilers 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards.
LAC – Ben Agajanian 27-yard field goal, 8:48. Oilers 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards.

Tredje kvarter

HOU – Bill Groman 7-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark). Oilers 17–9. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards.
LAC – Paul Lowe 2-yard løp (Ben Agajanian spark). Oilers 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards.

Fjerde kvarter

HOU – Billy Cannon 88-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark). Oilers 24–16. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards.

Beste passere

LAC – Jack Kemp – 21/41, 171 yards, 2 INT
HOU – George Blanda – 16/31, 301 yards, 3 TD

Beste på løp

LAC – Paul Lowe – 21 løp, 165 yards, TD
HOU – Billy Cannon – 18 løp, 50 yards

Beste mottakere

LAC – Dave Kocourek – 3 mottakelser, 57 yards
HOU – Billy Cannon – 3 mottakelser, 128 yards, TD

Referanser

^ «Houston, Los Angeles play for AFL title». Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (på engelsk). 1. januar 1961. s. 2, section 2. Besøkt 15. juni 2023.
^ «Blanda paces Oilers to AFL title». Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (på engelsk). 2. januar 1961. s. 44. Besøkt 15. juni 2023.