1961 Dallas Texans season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerJack Steadman
Head coachHank Stram
Home fieldCotton Bowl
Results
Record6–8
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsHB Abner Haynes
LB Sherrill Headrick
LB E. J. Holub
DE Mel Branch
TE Chris Burford
QB Cotton Davidson
G Bill Krisher
C Jon Gilliam
DT Paul Rochester
DB Dave Webster

The 1961 Dallas Texans season was the 2nd season for the Dallas Texans as a professional AFL franchise; They finished the season with 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

RoundPlayerPositionCollege
1E.J. Holub 1CenterTexas Tech
2Bob LillyTackleTCU
3Jim Tyrer 1,2TackleOhio State
4Claude MoormanOffensive EndDuke
5Jerry Mays 1,2TackleSouthern Methodist
7Fred Arbanas 1,2Offensive EndMichigan State
8John O'DayTackleMiami
9Dick MillsTacklePittsburgh
10Jerry DanielsTackleMississippi
11Marvin TibbetsHalfbackGeorgia Tech
12Paul HynesHalfbackLouisiana Tech
13Glynn GregoryHalfbackSouthern Methodist
14Curtis McClinton 1,3HalfbackKansas
15Ed NuttingTackleGeorgia Tech
15Roy Lee RamboGuardTCU
16Aaron ThomasOffensive EndOregon State
17Jarrell WilliamsHalfbackArkansas
18Ron HartlineFullbackOklahoma
19Frank JacksonHalfbackSouthern Methodist
20Bob LaneOffensive EndBaylor
21Dick ThorntonQuarterbackNorthwestern
22Ed SharockmanHalfbackPittsburgh
23Lou ZivkovichTackleNew Mexico State
24Pat DyeGuardGeorgia
25Ray RamseyQuarterbackAdams State
26Danny HouseHalfbackDavidson
27Bob SchloredtQuarterbackWashington
28Bill StineGuardMichigan
29Lonnie CaddellFullbackRice
30Cedric PriceOffensive EndKansas State

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 10 San Diego Chargers L 10–26 0–1 Cotton Bowl 24,500 Recap
2 Bye
3 September 24 at Oakland Raiders W 42–35 1–1 Candlestick Park 6,700 Recap
4 October 1 Houston Oilers W 26–21 2–1 Cotton Bowl 28,000 Recap
5 October 8 at Denver Broncos W 19–12 3–1 Bears Stadium 14,500 Recap
6 October 15 at Buffalo Bills L 24–27 3–2 War Memorial Stadium 20,678 Recap
7 October 22 at Houston Oilers L 7–38 3–3 Jeppesen Stadium 23,228 Recap
8 October 29 Boston Patriots L 17–18 3–4 Cotton Bowl 20,500 Recap
9 November 3 at Boston Patriots L 21–28 3–5 Boston University Field 25,063 Recap
10 November 12 Buffalo Bills L 20–30 3–6 Cotton Bowl 15,000 Recap
11 November 19 at San Diego Chargers L 14–24 3–7 Balboa Stadium 33,788 Recap
12 November 26 Oakland Raiders W 43–11 4–7 Cotton Bowl 14,500 Recap
13 December 3 at New York Titans L 7–28 4–8 Polo Grounds 14,117 Recap
14 December 10 Denver Broncos W 49–21 5–8 Cotton Bowl 8,000 Recap
15 December 17 New York Titans W 35–24 6–8 Cotton Bowl 12,500 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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 in the AFL.

References

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