| Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1961 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 4812 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 47 |
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | OAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | George Fleming 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | George Blanda 12 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Safety, Tom Flores tackled in end zone by Doug Cline | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Willard Dewveall 35 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Clem Daniels 10 run (George Fleming sacked) | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 7 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 19 | 9 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Willard Dewveall 66 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 26 | 9 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Tom Louderback 46 interception return (George Fleming kick) | 26 | 16 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Tolar 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 33 | 16 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Bill Groman 17 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 40 | 16 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Cannon 25 run (George Blanda kick) | 47 | 16 |
| 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 |
| 37 | RLB | Ron Botchan |
| 40 | LCB | Tony Banfield |
| 43 | LS | Jim Norton |
| 27 | RS | Freddy Glick |
| 41 | RCB | Mark Johnston |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Charlie Hardy |
| 64 | LOT | Ron Sabal |
| 63 | LOG | Willie Smith |
| 00 | C | Jim Otto |
| 65 | ROG | Wayne Hawkins |
| 75 | ROT | Jack Stone |
| 83 | TE | Doug Asad |
| 15 | QB | Tom Flores |
| 20 | HB | Charley Fuller |
| 43 | FL | Bob Coolbaugh |
| 37 | FB | Alan Miller |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Garry Finneran |
| 73 | LDT | Jim Brewington |
| 78 | RDT | Bob Voight |
| 87 | RDE | Charley Powell |
| 44 | LLB | Bob Dougherty |
| 60 | MLB | Tom Louderback |
| 55 | RLB | Riley Morris |
| 24 | LCB | Fred Williamson |
| 27 | LS | Joe Cannavino |
| 47 | RS | Alex Bravo |
| 29 | RCB | John Harris |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 21 | 145 | 6.9 | 25t | 1 |
| Charlie Tolar | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Clem Daniels | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Alan Miller | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Flores | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 2 | 350 | 11.3 | 66t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110.2 |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Tom Flores | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 180 | 4.9 | 17 | 0 | 60.6 | ||
| Wayne Crow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bill Groman | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 26 | 2 |
| Charley Hennigan | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Willard Dewveall | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 66t | 2 |
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Jerry Burch | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Clem Daniels | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Coolbaugh | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Alan Miller | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Asad | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| George Fleming | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Tom Louderback | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 |
| John Harris | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Wayne Crow | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Clem Daniels | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Charlie Tolar | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Claude King | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Clem Daniels | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| George Fleming | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Alan Miller | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Doug Asad | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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