1961 Dallas Texans season

1961 Dallas Texans season
Head coach	Hank Stram
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	2nd AFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify
AFL All-Stars	HB Abner Haynes LB Sherrill Headrick TE Chris Burford QB Cotton Davidson DT Paul Rochester

The 1961 Dallas Texans season resulted in 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

Round	Player	Position	College
1	E.J. Holub ^1	Center	Texas Tech
2	Bob Lilly	Tackle	TCU
3	Jim Tyrer ^1,^2	Tackle	Ohio State
4	Claude Moorman	Offensive End	Duke
5	Jerry Mays ^1,^2	Tackle	Southern Methodist
7	Fred Arbanas ^1,^2	Offensive End	Michigan State
8	John O'Day	Tackle	Miami
9	Dick Mills	Tackle	Pittsburgh
10	Jerry Daniels	Tackle	Mississippi
11	Marvin Tibbets	Halfback	Georgia Tech
12	Paul Hynes	Halfback	Louisiana Tech
13	Glynn Gregory	Halfback	Southern Methodist
14	Curtis McClinton ^1,^3	Halfback	Kansas
15	Ed Nutting	Tackle	Georgia Tech
15	Roy Lee Rambo	Guard	TCU
16	Aaron Thomas	Offensive End	Oregon State
17	Jarrell Williams	Halfback	Arkansas
18	Ron Hartline	Fullback	Oklahoma
19	Frank Jackson	Halfback	Southern Methodist
20	Bob Lane	Offensive End	Baylor
21	Dick Thornton	Quarterback	Northwestern
22	Ed Sharockman	Halfback	Pittsburgh
23	Lou Zivkovich	Tackle	New Mexico State
24	Pat Dye	Guard	Georgia
25	Ray Ramsey	Quarterback	Adams State
26	Danny House	Halfback	Davidson
27	Bob Schloredt	Quarterback	Washington
28	Bill Stine	Guard	Michigan
29	Lonnie Caddell	Fullback	Rice
30	Cedric Price	Offensive End	Kansas State

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1961	San Diego Chargers	L 26–10	24,500
2	September 24, 1961	at Oakland Raiders	W 42–35	6,700
3	October 1, 1961	Houston Oilers	W 26–21	28,000
4	October 8, 1961	at Denver Broncos	W 19–12	14,500
5	October 15, 1961	at Buffalo Bills	L 27–24	20,678
6	October 22, 1961	at Houston Oilers	L 38–7	23,228
7	October 29, 1961	Boston Patriots	L 18–17	20,500
8	November 3, 1961	at Boston Patriots	L 28–21	25,063
9	November 12, 1961	Buffalo Bills	L 30–20	15,000
10	November 19, 1961	at San Diego Chargers	L 24–14	33,788
11	November 26, 1961	Oakland Raiders	W 43–11	14,500
12	December 3, 1961	at New York Titans	L 28–7	14,117
13	December 10, 1961	Denver Broncos	W 49–21	8,000
14	December 17, 1961	New York Titans	W 35–24	12,500

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers	12	2	0	.857	6–0	396	219	L1
Dallas Texans	6	8	0	.429	4–2	334	343	W2
Denver Broncos	3	11	0	.214	1–5	251	432	L7
Oakland Raiders	2	12	0	.143	1–5	237	458	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's KCChiefs.com

External links

• 1961 Dallas Texans season on Database Football