1960 Houston Oilers Statistics

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 Roster
1960 Houston Oilers Results

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.

The Oilers 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 Houston, while Dave Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.

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

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

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
George Blanda	363	169	46.6	2413	6.6	24	6.6	22	6.1	88	65.4
Jacky Lee	77	41	53.2	842	10.9	5	6.5	6	7.8	92	81.2
Dave Smith	5	3	60.0	70	14.0	1	20.0	0	0.0	31	143.8
Charlie Milstead	7	4	57.1	43	6.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	30	75.3
Bill Groman	1	1	100.0	3	3.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	3	118.8
Billy Cannon	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	456	218	47.8	3371	7.4	31	6.8	28	6.1	92

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Cannon	152	644	4.2	39	1
Dave Smith	154	643	4.2	65	5
Charley Tolar	54	179	3.3	40	3
Ken Hall	30	118	3.9	16	0
Doug Cline	37	105	2.8	19	2
George Blanda	16	16	1.0	9	4
Jacky Lee	6	11	1.8	10	0
Charlie Milstead	3	3	1.0	7	0
Totals	452	1719	3.8	65	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Groman	72	1473	20.5	92	12
John Carson	45	604	13.4	47	4
Charley Hennigan	44	722	16.4	73	6
Dave Smith	22	216	9.8	40	2
Billy Cannon	15	187	12.5	88	5
Charley Tolar	7	71	10.1	21	0
Al Witcher	4	34	8.5	13	1
Doug Cline	4	15	3.8	10	0
Jack Atchason	3	26	8.7	12	1
John White	1	18	18.0	18	0
Jim Norton	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	218	3371	15.5	92	31

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blanda	47	46	97.9	33	15	45.5	91
Totals	47	46	97.9	33	15	45.5	91

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Milstead	66	2365	35.8	59
Ken Hall	6	210	35.0	41
Totals	72	2575	35.8	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Cannon	4	96	24.0	51
Ken Hall	6	72	12.0	26
Charley Tolar	5	40	8.0	15
Totals	15	208	13.9	51

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Hall	19	594	31.3	104	1
Billy Cannon	8	266	33.2	88	1
Charley Tolar	13	249	19.2	35	0
Mike Dukes	4	58	14.5	20	0
Doug Cline	3	42	14.0	16	0
Al Jamison	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	48	1214	25.3	104	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mark Johnston	4	42	10.5	33
Dennit Morris	4	32	8.0	26
Julian Spence	4	5	1.2	5
Bobby Gordon	3	45	15.0	27
Tony Banfield	3	22	7.3	22
Mike Dukes	2	34	17.0	29
Charlie Kendall	2	10	5.0	10
Al Witcher	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Norton	1	0	0.0	0
Dalva Allen	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	25	190	7.6	33

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
Ken Hall			3
George Blanda			8
Al Jamison			1	0
Julian Spence		0	1	0
Charley Hennigan			1
Bill Groman			2
John Carson			1
Doug Cline			2
Charley Tolar			6
Jacky Lee			4	0
Dave Smith			4
Billy Cannon			3
Totals	0	0	36	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blanda	4								15	46	0			115
Bill Groman		12							0	0	0			72
Dave Smith	5	2							0	0	0			42
Billy Cannon	1	5	0	1					0	0	0			42
Charley Hennigan		6							0	0	0			36
John Carson		4							0	0	0			24
Charley Tolar	3	0	0	0					0	0	0			18
Doug Cline	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Jack Atchason		1							0	0	0			6
Al Witcher		1				0			0	0	0			6
Ken Hall	0		0	1					0	0	0			6
Totals	15	31	0	2	0	0	0	0	15	46	0	0	0	379