League Champion: Houston Oilers
AP MVP: George Blanda
Passing Leader: George Blanda, 3330 Yds
Rushing Leader: Billy Cannon, 948 Yds
Receiving Leader: Charley Hennigan, 1746 Yds
Dec 9, 1961 | ||
Boston Patriots | 35 | Final |
Oakland Raiders | 21 |
PassYds | Flores-OAK | 211 |
RushYds | Lott-BOS | 86 |
RecYds | Asad-OAK | 91 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Denver Broncos | 21 | Final |
Dallas Texans | 49 |
PassYds | Davidson-DTX | 275 |
RushYds | Jackson-DTX | 106 |
RecYds | Robinson-DTX | 112 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Houston Oilers | 48 | Final |
New York Titans | 21 |
PassYds | Blanda-HOU | 287 |
RushYds | Cannon-HOU | 216 |
RecYds | Powell-NYT | 122 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Buffalo Bills | 10 | Final |
San Diego Chargers | 28 |
PassYds | Kemp-SDG | 213 |
RushYds | Baker-BUF | 117 |
RecYds | Kocourek-SDG | 175 |
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated: Wednesday, August 10, 5:38AM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
This Month in Sports Reference
Find out when we add a feature or make a change
All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos.
Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net.
Copyright © 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. All rights reserved.
The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited.
Most data provided by 24-7 Baseball, creators of the ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia.
1961 Week Summaries