Houston Oilers i AFL-sesongen 1960

Houston Oilers spilte i 1960 lagets første sesong, og var et av oppstartslagene i American Football League (AFL). Hovedtrener Lou Rymkus ledet Oilers til en divisjonstittel i AFL Eastern Division med et sesongresultat på 10–4. Sesongen endte med en 24–16 seier i AFL Championship Game på hjemmebane over Los Angeles Chargers (10–4).

Houston Oilers
Hovedtrener	Lou Rymkus
Eier	Bud Adams
Liga	American Football League
Divisjon	AFL Eastern
Stadion	Jeppesen Stadium
Resultater
Stilling	10–4
Plassering i divisjon	1. AFL Eastern
Sluttspill	Vant AFL Championship (mot Chargers) 24–16
Oilers’ sesonger  • 1961 →

Spillerbevegelser

AFLs draft

Houston Oilers plukket opp følgende spillere i American Football Leagues draft i 1960.

Peter Arena, G, Northwestern Dick Bass, HB, College of Pacific William Bohler, E/T, St. Ambrose Larry Cadwell, T, Louisville Billy Cannon, HB, Louisiana State Doug Cline, LB, Clemson DeJustice Coleman, HB, Illinois Bob Crandall, HB, New Mexico Cleatus Drinnon, C, Hardin–Simmons John Gremer, G, Illinois George Herring, G/T, North Texas State Steve Johnson, QB, Pepperdine John Lands, E, Montana Jacky Lee, QB, Cincinnati Bruce Maher, HB, Detroit

Don Mattson, T, Southern California Mike McGee G, Duke Hugh McInnis, E, Mississippi State Max Messner, T, Cincinnati George Mulholland, E, New Mexico State Gary O'Steen, HB, Alabama Gene Prebola, E, Boston University Palmer Pyle T, Michigan State William Roach, T, Texas Christian Robert Simms, E, Rutgers Phillip Snowden, QB, Missouri Don Underwood, G/T, McNeese State Duane Whetstone, FB, George Washington Bob White FB, Ohio State Maury Youmans, T, Syracuse

Seriespill

• Oilers sikret en viktig seier over NFL da de signerte running backen Billy Cannon, vinneren av Heisman-troféet da han spilte for LSU Tigers i 1959. Laget hadde også andre stjernespillere som quarterbacken George Blanda.

Spillerstall

Houston Oilers endelig spillerstall 1960

	Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda 15 Jacky Lee Running backs 47 Don Brown 20 Billy Cannon 32 Dave Smith FB 33 Bob White FB 44 Charley Tolar FB Wide receivers 82 Johnny Carson 89 Bill Groman 37 Charley Hennigan 88 Al Witcher Tight ends 86 John White 80 James Yeats		Offensive linemen 65 Gary Greaves T 70 Al Jamison T 77 Rich Michael T 51 John Simerson T 60 Jim McCaneless G 61 Bob Talamini G 64 Fred Wallner G 63 Hogan Wharton G 57 George Belotti C Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Nykommere i skråskrift

Seriespill

Terminliste

Uke	Dato	Motstander	Resultat	Stilling	Stadion	Tilskuertall	Oppsummering
1	11. september	at Oakland Raiders	S 37–22	1–0	Kezar Stadium	12 703	Oppsummering
2	18. september	Los Angeles Chargers	S 38–28	2–0	Jeppesen Stadium	20 156	Oppsummering
3	20. september	Oakland Raiders	T 13–14	2–1	Jeppesen Stadium	16 421	Oppsummering
4	Bye
5	9. oktober	New York Titans	S 27–21	3–1	Jeppesen Stadium	16 151	Oppsummering
6	16. oktober	Dallas Texans	S 20–10	4–1	Jeppesen Stadium	19 026	Oppsummering
7	23. oktober	at New York Titans	S 42–28	5–1	Polo Grounds	21 000	Oppsummering
8	30. oktober	at Buffalo Bills	T 24–25	5–2	War Memorial Stadium	23 001	Oppsummering
9	6. november	at Denver Broncos	S 45–25	6–2	Bears Stadium	14 489	Oppsummering
10	13. november	at Los Angeles Chargers	T 21–24	6–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	21 805	Oppsummering
11	20. november	Denver Broncos	S 20–10	7–3	Jeppesen Stadium	20 778	Oppsummering
12	25. november	at Boston Patriots	S 24–10	8–3	Nickerson Field	27 123	Oppsummering
13	4. desember	at Dallas Texans	T 0–24	8–4	Cotton Bowl	20 000	Oppsummering
14	11. desember	Buffalo Bills	S 31–23	9–4	Jeppesen Stadium	25 247	Oppsummering
15	18. desember	Boston Patriots	S 37–21	10–4	Jeppesen Stadium	22 352	Oppsummering
Merk: Divisjonsmotstandere er i fet tekst.

Kampereferater

Uke 1: at Oakland Raiders

Uke 1: Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Oilers	7	0	13	17	37
Raiders	0	7	7	8	22

i Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California

• Dato: 11. september
• Vær: 66 °F (19 °C)
• Publikum: 12 703
• Referat

Uke 2: mot Los Angeles Chargers

Uke 2: Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Oilers – Kampreferat

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Chargers	7	7	0	14	28
Oilers	14	7	17	0	38

i Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Dato: 18. september
• Vær: 80 °F (27 °C)
• Publikum: 20 156
• Referat

Kampinformasjon

Første kvarter LAC – Royce Womble 25-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 8:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards. HOU – Dave Smith 47-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 5:17. Uavgjort 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards. HOU – George Blanda 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 1:58. Oilers 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards. Andre kvarter HOU – George Blanda 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 11:30. Oilers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards. LAC – Ralph Anderson 3-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 5:30. Oilers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards. Tredje kvarter HOU – George Blanda 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 11:47. Oilers 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards. HOU – George Blanda 13-yard field goal, 9:44. Oilers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards. HOU – Charlie Tolar 1-yard løp (George Blanda spark), 7:43. Oilers 38–14. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards. Fjerde kvarter LAC – Royce Womble 18-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 13:36. Oilers 38–21. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards. LAC – Charlie Flowers 55-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 1:48. Oilers 38–28. Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards. Beste passere LAC – Jack Kemp – 27/44, 337 yards, 4 TD, INT HOU – George Blanda – 6/17, 101 yards Beste på løp LAC – Howie Ferguson – 7 løp, 20 yards HOU – Dave Smith – 14 løp, 77 yards, TD Beste mottakere LAC – Howard Clark – 4 mottakelser, 94 yards HOU – Johnny Carson – 3 mottakelser, 54 yards

Uke 3: mot Oakland Raiders

Uke 3: Oakland Raiders at Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Raiders	7	0	0	7	14
Oilers	0	10	3	0	13

i Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Dato: 20. september
• Vær: 72 °F (22 °C)
• Publikum: 16 421
• Referat

Uke 10: at Los Angeles Chargers

Uke 10: Houston Oilers at Los Angeles Chargers – Kampreferat

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Oilers	0	14	0	7	21
Chargers	14	7	3	0	24

i Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Dato: 13. november
• Vær: 56 °F (13 °C)
• Publikum: 21 805
• Referat

Kampinformasjon

Første kvarter LAC – Ralph Anderson 34-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 6:05. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards. LAC – Ralph Anderson 4-yard pasning fra Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian spark), 1:49. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards. Andre kvarter HOU – Billy Cannon 6-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 4:36. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards. LAC – Paul Lowe 3-yard løp (Ben Agajanian spark), 1:56. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards. HOU – Bill Groman 3-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 1:04. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards. Tredje kvarter LAC – Ben Agajanian 22-yard field goal, 3:39. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards. Fjerde kvarter HOU – Billy Cannon 4-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 9:11. Chargers 25–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards. Beste passere HOU – George Blanda – 31/55, 366 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT LAC – Jack Kemp – 18/37, 296 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Beste på løp HOU – Dave Smith – 11 løp, 31 yards LAC – Paul Lowe – 12 løp, 85 yards, TD Beste mottakere HOU – Charley Hennigan – 8 mottakelser, 110 yards LAC – Dave Kocourek – 7 mottakelser, 105 yards

Merkbare statistikker

Spiller	Ful.	For.	Pasnings%	Yards	TDs	INTs
George Blanda	169	363	46,6	2 413	24	22

Tabell

AFL Eastern Division
	S	T	U	PST	DIV	PF	PM	STK
Houston Oilers	10	4	0	.714	5–1	379	285	S2
New York Titans	7	7	0	.500	2–4	382	399	T1
Buffalo Bills	5	8	1	.385	3–3	296	303	T2
Boston Patriots	5	9	0	.357	2–4	286	349	T4

Merknad: Kamper som endte uavgjort ble ikke telt i AFL.

Sluttspill

AFL Championship Game

Utdypende artikkel: American Football League Championship Game 1960

AFL Championship Game 1960 – Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Oilers – Kampreferat

	1	2	3	4	Totalt
Chargers	6	3	7	0	16
Oilers	0	10	7	7	24

i Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Dato: 1. januar 1961
• Starttidspunkt: 14:30 CST
• Publikum: 32 183
• Dommer: John McDonough
• Fjernsynskommentatorer (ABC): Jack Buck, George Ratterman og Les Keiter
• Oppsummering

Kampinformasjon

Første kvarter LAC – Ben Agajanian 38-yard field goal, 10:58. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards. LAC – Ben Agajanian 22-yard field goal, 6:44. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards. Andre kvarter HOU – Dave Smith 17-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark), 11:09. Oilers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards. HOU – George Blanda 18-yard field goal, 0:05. Oilers 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards. LAC – Ben Agajanian 27-yard field goal, 8:48. Oilers 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards. Tredje kvarter HOU – Bill Groman 7-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark). Oilers 17–9. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards. LAC – Paul Lowe 2-yard løp (Ben Agajanian spark). Oilers 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards. Fjerde kvarter HOU – Billy Cannon 88-yard pasning fra George Blanda (George Blanda spark). Oilers 24–16. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards. Beste passere LAC – Jack Kemp – 21/41, 171 yards, 2 INT HOU – George Blanda – 16/31, 301 yards, 3 TD Beste på løp LAC – Paul Lowe – 21 løp, 165 yards, TD HOU – Billy Cannon – 18 løp, 50 yards Beste mottakere LAC – Dave Kocourek – 3 mottakelser, 57 yards HOU – Billy Cannon – 3 mottakelser, 128 yards, TD

Eksterne lenker

• Oilers på Pro Football Reference
• Oilers på jt-sw.com