1961 New York Titans (AFL)

3rd place Eastern Division 7-7-0 .500

Johnny Dell Isola	Assistant Coach
John Steber	Assistant Coach
Hugh Taylor	Assistant Coach

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	8/5/1961	A	Dallas Texans	28-39	L	Dallas, TX	P.C. Cobb Stadium	20500
Thu	8/10/1961	A	Boston Patriots	3-14	L	Boston, MA	Boston University Field	15387
Sat	8/19/1961	N	Boston Patriots	17-7	W	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Stadium	15387
Fri	8/25/1961	N	Houston Oilers	20-30	L	Greenville, SC	Sirrine Stadium	9500
Sat	9/9/1961	A	Boston Patriots	21-20	W	Boston, MA	Boston University Field	16683
Sun	9/17/1961	A	Buffalo Bills	31-41	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	15584
Sun	9/24/1961	H	Denver Broncos	35-28	W	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	14381
Sun	10/1/1961	H	Boston Patriots	37-30	W	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	15189
Sun	10/15/1961	H	San Diego Chargers	10-25	L	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	25136
Sun	10/22/1961	A	Denver Broncos	10-27	L	Denver, CO	Bears Stadium	12508
Sun	10/29/1961	A	Oakland Raiders	14-6	W	San Francisco, CA	Candlestick Park	7138
Sun	11/5/1961	A	San Diego Chargers	13-48	L	San Diego, CA	Balboa Stadium	33391
Sat	11/11/1961	H	Oakland Raiders	23-12	W	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	16811
Sun	11/19/1961	A	Houston Oilers	13-49	L	Houston, TX	Jeppesen Stadium	33428
Thu	11/23/1961	H	Buffalo Bills	21-14	W	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	12023
Sun	12/3/1961	H	Dallas Texans	28-7	W	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	14117
Sun	12/10/1961	H	Houston Oilers	21-48	L	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	9462
Sun	12/17/1961	A	Dallas Texans	24-35	L	Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl	12500

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
27	Don Allard	QB	6-0	189	25	Boston College	1	0
25	Dave Ames	RCB	6-0	185	24	Richmond	5	5
27	Jim Apple	HB-FB	6-0	200	23	Upsala	3	0
57	Hubert Bobo	MLB	6-1	217	27	Ohio State	14	14
26	Dewey Bohling	HB	5-11	190	23	Hardin-Simmons	5	0
29	Johnny Bookman	RCB	5-11	182	27	Miami (Florida)	8	6
35	Bob Brooks	FB	6-0	215	23	Ohio University	14	0
64	Tom Budrewicz	ROG	6-2	245	23	Brown	2	0
45	Dick Christy	HB	5-10	191	26	North Carolina State	14	13
70	Gene Cockrell	ROT	6-3	247	27	Oklahoma; Hardin-Simmons	14	14
82	Ed Cooke	LLB-LDE	6-4	248	26	Maryland	14	13
88	Thurlow Cooper	TE	6-4	228	28	Maine	14	14
12	Al Dorow	QB	6-0	193	32	Michigan State	14	14
56	Roger Ellis	C	6-3	233	23	Maine	14	4
23	Dick Felt	LCB	6-0	184	28	Brigham Young	14	14
64	Jerry Fields	RLB	6-1	222	23	Ohio State	5	0
15	Don Flynn	LB	6-0	203	27	Houston	7	0
50	Jim Furey	RLB-LLB	6-0	230	28	Kansas State	9	7
60	Larry Grantham	RLB	6-0	204	23	Mississippi	11	11
73	Moses Gray	LOT	6-3	260	24	Indiana	3	0
72	Dick Guesman	RDT-LDT-LDE	6-4	255	23	West Virginia	14	8
52	Mike Hudock	C	6-1	245	27	Miami (Florida)	11	10
33	Paul Hynes	RCB	6-1	210	22	Louisiana Tech	9	3
73	Proverb Jacobs	RDT-LDT	6-4	258	26	Modesto JC; California	10	4
15	Dick Jamieson	QB	6-1	191	24	Bradley	3	0
20	Curley Johnson	P	5-11	215	26	Houston	12	0
78	Jack Klotz	LOT	6-5	256	29	Widener	14	14
55	Pat Lamberti	MLB	6-2	225	24	Richmond	5	0
31	Bill Mathis	FB	6-1	219	23	Clemson	14	14
13	Don Maynard	FL	6-0	180	26	Rice; Texas-El Paso	14	9
68	John McMullan	ROG	6-0	244	28	Notre Dame	14	12
67	Bob Mischak	LOG	6-0	237	29	Army	14	14
74	Nick Mumley	LDE-RDE	6-6	250	24	Purdue	14	12
62	Bob O'Neil	ROG	6-1	229	30	Duquesne; Notre Dame	14	2
40	Dainard Paulson	RS	5-11	190	24	El Camino JC; Oregon State	14	14
84	Art Powell	SE	6-2	211	24	San Diego CC; San Jose State	14	14
44	Bert Rechichar	DB	6-1	209	31	Tennessee	2	0
79	Bob Reifsnyder	RDE	6-2	255	24	Navy	2	0
10	Bobby Renn	FL-DB	6-0	180	27	Davidson; Florida State	12	5
22	Lee Riley	LS	6-1	192	29	St. Bonaventure; Detroit Mercy	12	12
75	Tom Saidock	LDT-RDT	6-5	261	31	Michigan State	14	13
19	Bob Scrabis	QB	6-3	233	25	Penn State	11	0
29	Bill Shockley	HB-FL	5-11	185	24	West Chester	6	0
64	Ed Walsh	OT	6-4	243	26	Widener	6	0
25	Mel West	HB	5-9	190	22	Missouri	9	1
20	Junior Wren	LS	6-0	192	32	Missouri	2	2
76	Sid Youngelman	RDE-LDT	6-3	257	30	Alabama	14	13

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	3	Tom Brown	G	Minnesota
2	10	Herb Adderley	HB	Michigan State
5	34	Tom Matte	QB	Ohio State
6	42	Bill Brown	FB	Illinois
7	54	Fred Mautino	E	Syracuse
8	61	Harold Beaty	T	Oklahoma State
9	70	Bernie Casey	FB	Bowling Green State
10	77	Joe Scibelli	T	American International*
11	86	Art Gilmore	HB	Oregon State
12	93	Norris Stevenson	HB	Missouri
13	102	Joe Wendryhoski	T	Illinois
14	109	Jim Cunningham	FB	Pittsburgh
15	118	Irv Cross	E	Northwestern
16	125	Jerry Steffen	HB	Colorado
17	134	Mike Pyle	T	Yale
18	141	Al Bentley	E	Arkansas State
19	150	Jim Kerr	HB	Penn State
20	157	Neil Plumley	T	Oregon State
21	166	Bob Brooks	FB	Ohio University
22	173	Wayne Fontes	HB	Michigan State
23	182	Mickey Walker	LB	Michigan State
24	189	Howard Dyer	QB	Virginia Military Institute
25	198	Andy Griffin	HB	American International
26	205	Bobby Smith	HB	UCLA
27	214	Moses Gray	T	Indiana
28	221	Fred Cox	HB	Pittsburgh
30	237	Bill Minnerly	HB	Connecticut

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Team Totals	66	132	44	59
Opponents Totals	89	92	103	106

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals		247	100	126	21	/ %	/ %	60	585
Opponents Totals		242	100	121	21	/ %	/ %	86	869

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	X2A	FG	FGA	PCT	PTS
Bill Mathis	8	0	0		0	0	0		48
Don Maynard	8	0	0		0	0	0		48
Dick Guesman	0	24	26	92.3	0	5	15	33.3	39
Dick Christy	5	0	0		0	0	0		30
Art Powell	5	0	0		0	0	0		30
Thurlow Cooper	4	0	0		0	0	1	0.0	24
Al Dorow	4	0	0		1	0	0		24
Bill Shockley	0	13	13	100.0	0	3	7	42.9	22
Mel West	3	0	0		0	0	0		18
Dick Felt	1	0	0		0	0	0		6
Bobby Renn	1	0	0		0	0	0		6
Bob Scrabis	1	0	0		0	0	0		6
Team Totals	40	37	39	94.9	1	8	23	34.8	301
Opponents Totals	50	46	48	95.8	1	14	27	51.9	390

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Thurlow Cooper	0	1	0.0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0
Dick Guesman	5	15	33.3	2/	1/	1/	1/	0/
Bill Shockley	3	7	42.9	1/	1/	1/	0/	0/
Team Totals	8	23	34.8	3/	2/	2/	1/	0/
Opponents Totals	14	27	51.9	3/	6/	5/	0/	0/

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Bill Mathis	202	846	4.2	30	7
Al Dorow	54	317	5.9	40t	4
Mel West	46	232	5.0	35	3
Dick Christy	81	180	2.2	16	2
Bob Brooks	15	55	3.7	9	0
Dewey Bohling	13	19	1.5	9	0
Bobby Renn	1	14	14.0	14	0
Bill Shockley	5	9	1.8	9	0
Curley Johnson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Jim Apple	7	2	0.3	7	0
Bob Scrabis	1	1	1.0	1t	1
Team Totals	426	1678	3.9	40t	17
Opponents Totals	414	1880	4.5	72t	20

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Al Dorow	438	197	45.0	211	2651	6.1	13.5	68	19	4.3	30	6.8				50.7
Bob Scrabis	21	7	33.3	12	82	3.9	11.7	35	1	4.8	2	9.5				22.4
Dick Christy	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0				39.6
Team Totals	460	204	44.3	224	2733	5.9	13.4	68	20	4.3	32	7.0	41	346	2387	49.3
Opponents Totals	462	211	45.7	226	3044	6.6	14.4	78t	26	5.6	25	5.4	31	247	2797	63.8

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Art Powell	71	881	12.4	48t	5
Don Maynard	43	629	14.6	45	8
Dick Christy	29	521	18.0	68	1
Bobby Renn	18	268	14.9	67t	1
Thurlow Cooper	15	208	13.9	31	4
Bill Mathis	12	42	3.5	14	1
Mel West	8	104	13.0	37	0
Dewey Bohling	3	34	11.3	27	0
Bill Shockley	3	27	9.0	13	0
Curley Johnson	1	32	32.0	32	0
Bob O'Neil	1	-13	-13.0	-13	0
Team Totals	204	2733	13.4	68	20
Opponents Totals	211	3044	14.4	78t	26

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Johnny Bookman	6	33	5.5	17	0
Dick Felt	4	88	22.0	55t	1
Lee Riley	4	59	14.8	41	0
Hubert Bobo	4	57	14.3	26	0
Ed Cooke	3	46	15.3	43	0
Larry Grantham	1	30	30.0	30	0
Junior Wren	1	2	2.0	2	0
Dave Ames	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dainard Paulson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	315	12.6	55t	1
Opponents Totals	32	670	20.9	99t	3

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	RYDS	NET
Curley Johnson	66	2821	42.7	70
Junior Wren	8	271	33.9	53
Team Totals	74	3092	41.8	70	284	41.8
Opponents Totals	70	2971	42.4	77	463

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dick Christy	18	383	21.3	70t	2
Mel West	2	51	25.5	45	0
Jim Apple	2	12	6.0	10	0
Bill Shockley	2	6	3.0	3	0
Don Maynard	1	9	9.0	9	0
Gene Cockrell	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team Totals	26	463	17.8	70t	2
Opponents Totals	20	284	14.2	51	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dick Christy	15	360	24.0	60	0
Bill Shockley	10	223	22.3	37	0
Bobby Renn	10	201	20.1	35	0
Bob Brooks	8	111	13.9	25	0
Mel West	6	115	19.2	25	0
Curley Johnson	5	84	16.8	21	0
Roger Ellis	3	25	8.3	13	0
Tom Saidock	2	26	13.0	19	0
Ed Walsh	2	15	7.5	15	0
Jerry Fields	1	19	19.0	19	0
Paul Hynes	1	18	18.0	18	0
Jim Apple	1	16	16.0	16	0
Tom Budrewicz	1	0	0.0	0	0
Thurlow Cooper	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	66	1213	18.4	60	0
Opponents Totals	51	1084	21.3	93t	1

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC
Jim Apple	1
Bob Brooks	1
Dick Christy	7
Al Dorow	10
Roger Ellis	1
Bill Mathis	3
Don Maynard	1
Bob O'Neil	1
Art Powell	1
Bobby Renn	1
Bob Scrabis	1
Mel West	1
Team Totals	32	20	12	21	33
Opponents Totals	36	21	15	20	35