1960 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Rymkus (10-4)
Location: Houston, Texas
1960 Houston Oilers Statistics
1960 Houston Oilers Roster

The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Houston ran up 379 points, while the defense yielded 285. George Blanda passed for 2,413 yards. Bill Groman hauled in 72 passes for 1,473 yards.

Billy Cannon carried the ball for a team-leading 644 yards for the Oilers, while Dave Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Dennit Morris, Julian Spence and Mark Johnston each snatched 4 opponent throws.

Lou Rymkus coached the team. The 1960 Houston Oilers won the Championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 379
Regular Season Points Against: 285

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 11, 1960 Houston Oilers 37 at Oakland Raiders 22 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
September 18, 1960 Los Angeles Chargers 28 at Houston Oilers 38 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
September 25, 1960 Oakland Raiders 14 at Houston Oilers 13 L 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
October 9, 1960 New York Titans 21 at Houston Oilers 27 W 2-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0
October 16, 1960 Dallas Texans 10 at Houston Oilers 20 W 3-1-0 1-0-0 4-1-0
October 23, 1960 Houston Oilers 42 at New York Titans 28 W 3-1-0 2-0-0 5-1-0
October 30, 1960 Houston Oilers 24 at Buffalo Bills 25 L 3-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0
November 6, 1960 Houston Oilers 45 at Denver Broncos 25 W 3-1-0 3-1-0 6-2-0
November 13, 1960 Houston Oilers 21 at Los Angeles Chargers 24 L 3-1-0 3-2-0 6-3-0
November 20, 1960 Denver Broncos 10 at Houston Oilers 20 W 4-1-0 3-2-0 7-3-0
November 25, 1960 Houston Oilers 24 at Boston Patriots 10 W 4-1-0 4-2-0 8-3-0
December 4, 1960 Houston Oilers 0 at Dallas Texans 24 L 4-1-0 4-3-0 8-4-0
December 11, 1960 Buffalo Bills 23 at Houston Oilers 31 W 5-1-0 4-3-0 9-4-0
December 18, 1960 Boston Patriots 21 at Houston Oilers 37 W 6-1-0 4-3-0 10-4-0
January 1, 1961 Los Angeles Chargers 16 at Houston Oilers 24 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 AFL Championship


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