1961 Dallas Texans Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Hank Stram (6-8)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1961 Dallas Texans Roster
1961 Dallas Texans Results

The Dallas Texans of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the AFL's West Division.

The Texans chalked up 334 points, but the defense surrendered 343. Abner Haynes rushed for a team-leading 841 yards for Dallas.

Cotton Davidson passed for 2,445 yards. Chris Burford topped pass catchers, hauling in 51 passes for 850 yards.

Dave Webster picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Hank Stram coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Cotton Davidson	330	151	45.8	2445	7.4	17	5.2	23	7.0	71	59.2
Randy Duncan	67	25	37.3	361	5.4	1	1.5	3	4.5	47	41.9
Frank Jackson	2	1	50.0	9	4.5	0	0.0	1	50.0	9	22.9
Totals	399	177	44.4	2815	7.1	18	4.5	27	6.8	71

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Abner Haynes	179	841	4.7	59	9
Frank Jackson	65	386	5.9	49	3
Jack Spikes	39	334	8.6	74	5
Bo Dickinson	71	263	3.7	65	3
Johnny Robinson	52	200	3.8	45	2
Cotton Davidson	21	123	5.9	40	1
Randy Duncan	5	42	8.4	19	0
Billy Pricer	5	13	2.6	5	0
Jon Gilliam	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Chris Burford	1	-13	-13.0	-13	0
Totals	439	2183	5.0	74	23

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chris Burford	51	850	16.7	54	5
Johnny Robinson	35	601	17.2	71	5
Abner Haynes	34	558	16.4	69	3
Bo Dickinson	14	209	14.9	48	2
Frank Jackson	13	171	13.2	52	2
Max Boydston	12	167	13.9	24	1
Jack Spikes	8	136	17.0	46	0
Tony Romeo	7	89	12.7	20	0
Billy Pricer	2	21	10.5	11	0
Charlie Barnes	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	177	2815	15.9	71	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jack Spikes	14	10	71.4	13	4	30.8	22
Ben Agajanian	7	7	100.0	9	3	33.3	16
Cotton Davidson	20	20	100.0	2		0.0	20
Totals	41	37	90.2	24	7	29.2	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cotton Davidson	62	2479	40.0	62
Totals	62	2479	40.0	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Abner Haynes	19	196	10.3	44
Sherrill Headrick	2	5	2.5	5
Johnny Robinson	2	4	2.0	3
Frank Jackson	1	2	2.0	2
Paul Miller	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	25	207	8.3	44

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Jackson	24	645	26.9	53	0
Dave Grayson	16	453	28.3	73	0
Abner Haynes	8	270	33.8	88	1
Paul Hynes	1	27	27.0	27	0
Jon Gilliam	1	23	23.0	23	0
Billy Pricer	1	19	19.0	19	0
Smokey Stover	1	15	15.0	15	0
Jerry Mays	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	53	1465	27.6	88	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Webster	5	50	10.0	15	0
Duane Wood	4	31	7.8	31	0
Dave Grayson	3	99	33.0	99	1
Doyle Nix	3	58	19.3	25	0
Smokey Stover	3	45	15.0	36	0
Sherrill Headrick	2	89	44.5	56	2
Don Flynn	2	9	4.5	9	0
Ted Greene	1	30	30.0	30	0
Jerry Mays	1	7	7.0	7	0
E.J. Holub	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	418	16.7	99	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
Cotton Davidson			7
Abner Haynes			11
Jerry Mays		0	1	0
Jack Spikes			1
Paul Miller			1	0
Chris Burford			1
Frank Jackson			3
Johnny Robinson			1
Randy Duncan			3	0
Charlie Barnes			1	0
Totals	0	0	30	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Abner Haynes	9	3	0	1					0	0	0			78
Jack Spikes	5	0							4	10	0	1		54
Johnny Robinson	2	5	0						0	0	0			42
Bo Dickinson	3	2							0	0	0	2		34
Frank Jackson	3	2	0	0					0	0	0			30
Chris Burford	0	5							0	0	0			30
Cotton Davidson	1								0	20	0			26
Ben Agajanian									3	7	0			16
Sherrill Headrick			0			2			0	0	0			12
Max Boydston		1							0	0	0			6
Dave Grayson				0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	23	18	0	1	0	3	0	0	7	37	0	3	0	334