1961 American Football League Championship Game

1961 American Football League championship game
1234 Total
HOU 0370 10
SD 0003 3
DateDecember 24, 1961
StadiumBalboa Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance29,556
Hall of Famers
Oilers: George Blanda
Chargers: Sid Gillman (coach), Ron Mix
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
AnnouncersJack Buck, George Ratterman,
and Bob Neal[1]
 San Diego is located in the United States
 San Diego
 San Diego
Location in the United States

The 1961 AFL Championship Game was a rematch of the first American Football League title game, between the Houston Oilers and the San Diego Chargers. It was played on December 24 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California, and the Oilers were three-point favorites.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1961 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Chargers challenge for AFL grid title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1961. p. 2, sports.
  3. ^ "Oilers face Chargers in A.F.L. playoff". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. December 24, 1961. p. 3, part 2.
  4. ^ "Houston wins, 10-3; keeps A.F.L. title". Chicago Daily Tribune. UPI. December 25, 1961. p. 1, part 4.

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