1963 Houston Oilers Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Pop Ivy (6-8)
Location: Houston, Texas

1963 Houston Oilers Roster
1963 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.

Houston scored 302 points, while the defensive squad allowed 372. George Blanda passed for 3,003 yards. Charley Hennigan topped pass catchers, hauling in 61 passes for 1,051 yards, while Willard Dewveall was targeted regularly also.

Charley Tolar ran for a team-leading 659 yards for the Oilers.

Fred Glick picked off 12 errant tosses from the opposition.

Pop Ivy coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
George Blanda	423	224	53.0	3003	7.1	24	5.7	25	5.9	80	70.1
Jacky Lee	75	37	49.3	475	6.3	2	2.7	8	10.7	38	38.9
Dave Smith	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Billy Cannon	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	501	261	52.1	3478	6.9	26	5.2	33	6.6	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charley Tolar	194	659	3.4	33	3
Bill Tobin	75	271	3.6	32	4
Dave Smith	50	202	4.0	16	3
Billy Cannon	13	45	3.5	12	0
Jim Norton	1	15	15.0	15	0
Jacky Lee	2	9	4.5	8	0
Gene Babb	1	7	7.0	7	0
Bo Dickinson	1	1	1.0	1	1
George Blanda	4	1	0.2	7	0
Totals	341	1210	3.5	33	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charley Hennigan	61	1051	17.2	83	10
Willard Dewveall	58	752	13.0	35	7
Charley Tolar	41	275	6.7	33	0
Bob McLeod	33	530	16.1	38	5
Dave Smith	24	270	11.2	36	2
Charley Frazier	16	279	17.4	80	1
Bill Tobin	13	173	13.3	33	1
Randy Kerbow	5	61	12.2	30	0
Bo Dickinson	5	48	9.6	18	0
Billy Cannon	5	39	7.8	12	0
Totals	261	3478	13.3	83	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blanda	39	39	100.0	24	9	37.5	66
Totals	39	39	100.0	24	9	37.5	66

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Norton	65	2792	43.0	68
Totals	65	2792	43.0	68

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fred Glick	19	171	9.0	22
Bobby Jancik	13	145	11.2	56
Totals	32	316	9.9	56

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Jancik	45	1317	29.3	53
Fred Glick	20	451	22.6	43
Billy Cannon	2	39	19.5	20
Bill Tobin	1	10	10.0	10
Charley Tolar	1	4	4.0	4
Rich Michael	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	70	1824	26.1	53

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fred Glick	12	180	15.0	45	1
Tony Banfield	7	21	3.0	14	0
Jim Norton	6	86	14.3	37	0
Bobby Jancik	3	31	10.3	19	0
Doug Cline	3	16	5.3	9	0
Gene Babb	2	24	12.0	18	0
Mark Johnston	1	90	90.0	90	1
Mike Dukes	1	4	4.0	4	0
Danny Brabham	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	36	453	12.6	90	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
Fred Glick		0	3
Dave Smith			1
Willard Dewveall			3
George Blanda			8
Randy Kerbow			1	0
Bobby Jancik		0	3	0
Jacky Lee			2	0
Bill Tobin			3
Billy Cannon			2	0
Charley Tolar			8
Totals	0	0	34	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blanda	0								9	39	0			66
Charley Hennigan		10							0	0	0			60
Willard Dewveall		7							0	0	0			42
Dave Smith	3	2							0	0	0			30
Bill Tobin	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Bob McLeod		5							0	0	0			30
Charley Tolar	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Fred Glick			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Mark Johnston						1			0	0	0			6
Charley Frazier		1							0	0	0			6
Bo Dickinson	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	11	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	39	0	0	0	300