| Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1961 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 11564 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 37 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bob McLeod 14 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 14 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 33 FG | 27 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | George Herring 1 run (Jack Hill kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 31 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 34 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 3 run (George Blanda kick) | 41 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Claude King 17 run (George Blanda kick) | 48 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Donnie Stone 14 run (Jack Hill kick) | 48 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 80 pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick) | 55 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 81 | TE | Bob McLeod |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 20 | HB | Billy Cannon |
| 87 | FL | Charley Hennigan |
| 44 | FB | Charlie 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 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Gene Prebola |
| 76 | LOT | Leo Reed |
| 60 | LOG | Ken Adamson |
| 52 | C | Jim Barton |
| 63 | ROG | Buzz Guy |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 87 | TE | Lionel Taylor |
| 18 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 34 | HB | Donnie Stone |
| 42 | FL | Al Frazier |
| 33 | FB | Fred Bukaty |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Art Hauser |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 73 | RDE | Bob Konovsky |
| 53 | LLB | Bob Hudson |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 36 | RLB | Jim Stinnette |
| 41 | LCB | Bob McNamara |
| 15 | LS | Phil Nugent |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 45 | RCB | Jim McMillin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Claude King | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 17t | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Donnie Stone | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Fred Bukaty | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Frazier | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Herring | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 1 | 263 | 7.5 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90.5 |
| Jacky Lee | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 85 | 42.5 | 80t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| George Herring | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 1 | 68 | 2.8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 28.5 |
| Frank Tripucka | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 3 | 103 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charley Hennigan | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Bob McLeod | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 80t | 2 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Charlie Tolar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Gene Prebola | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Frazier | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Bukaty | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Hill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Julian Spence | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Banfield | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charley Milstead | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Norton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Phil Nugent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| George Herring | 8 | 382 | 47.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Claude King | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Al Frazier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Donnie Stone | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Al Frazier | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Ames | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
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