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- Offseason AFL draft
- Regular season
- Standings Season schedule Week 1: at Oakland Raiders Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders Notable Stats Roster
- Postseason AFL Championship Game
- Awards Sporting News American Football League All-League Team – 1960
- References
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{more footnotes|date=May 2013}}{{Infobox NFL season | team = Houston Oilers | logo = | year = 1960 | record = 10-4 | division_place = 1st AFL Eastern | owner = Bud Adams | general manager = Don Suman | coach = Lou Rymkus | stadium = Jeppesen Stadium | radio = KXYZ | playoffs = Won AFL Championship (Los Angeles Chargers, 24–16) | previous = none | no_prevseason = true | shortnavlink = Oilers seasons }}The 1960 Houston Oilers season was the first season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise; Head Coach Lou Rymkus led the Oilers to the AFL Eastern Division title, with a 10–4 record.[1] It was also the first American Football League season. It ended with a 24–16 victory in the AFL championship game at home over the Los Angeles Chargers (10–4).[2] OffseasonAFL draftIn the 1960 AFL draft, the Houston Oilers selected the following players. {{col-begin}}{{col-break}}- Peter Arena, G, Northwestern
- Dick Bass, HB, College of Pacific
- William Bohler, E/T, St. Ambrose
- Larry Cadwell, T, Louisville
- Billy Cannon, HB, Louisiana State
- Doug Cline, LB, Clemson
- DeJustice Coleman, HB, Illinois
- Bob Crandall, HB, New Mexico
- Cleatus Drinnon, C, Hardin–Simmons
- John Gremer, G, Illinois
- George Herring, G/T, North Texas State
- Steve Johnson, QB, Pepperdine
- John Lands, E, Montana
- Jacky Lee, QB, Cincinnati
- Bruce Maher, HB, Detroit
{{col-break|gap=2em}}- Don Mattson, T, Southern California
- Mike McGee G, Duke
- Hugh McInnis, E, Mississippi State
- Max Messner, T, Cincinnati
- George Mulholland, E, New Mexico State
- Gary O'Steen, HB, Alabama
- Gene Prebola, E, Boston University
- Palmer Pyle T, Michigan State
- William Roach, T, Texas Christian
- Robert Simms, E, Rutgers
- Phillip Snowden, QB, Missouri
- Don Underwood, G/T, McNeese State
- Duane Whetstone, FB, George Washington
- Bob White FB, Ohio State
- Maury Youmans, T, Syracuse
{{col-end}}Regular season- The Oilers scored an important victory over the NFL when they signed the Heisman Trophy winner, All-America running back Billy Cannon of LSU. Cannon joined other Oiler offensive stars such as veteran quarterback George Blanda.
Standings{{1960 AFL Eastern standings}}Season schedule Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Record | Venue |
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1 | September 11, 1960 | at Oakland Raiders | W 37–22 | 12,703 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | 2 | September 18, 1960 | Los Angeles Chargers | W 38–28 | 20,156 | 2–0 | Jeppesen Stadium | 3 | September 25, 1960 | Oakland Raiders | L 13–14 | 16,421 | 2–1 | Jeppesen Stadium | 4 | Bye | 5 | October 9, 1960 | New York Titans | W 27–21 | 16,151 | 3–1 | Jeppesen Stadium | 6 | October 16, 1960 | Dallas Texans | W 20–10 | 19,026 | 4–1 | Jeppesen Stadium | 7 | October 23, 1960 | at New York Titans | W 42–28 | 21,000 | 5–1 | Polo Grounds | 8 | October 30, 1960 | at Buffalo Bills | L 24–25 | 23,001 | 5–2 | War Memorial Stadium | 9 | November 6, 1960 | at Denver Broncos | W 45–25 | 14,489 | 6–2 | Bears Stadium | 10 | November 13, 1960 | at Los Angeles Chargers | L 21–24 | 21,805 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 11 | November 20, 1960 | Denver Broncos | W 20–10 | 20,778 | 7–3 | Jeppesen Stadium | 12 | November 25, 1960 | at Boston Patriots | W 24–10 | 27,123 | 8–3 | Nickerson Field | 13 | December 4, 1960 | at Dallas Texans | L 0–24 | 20,000 | 8–4 | Cotton Bowl | 14 | December 11, 1960 | Buffalo Bills | W 31–23 | 25,247 | 9–4 | Jeppesen Stadium | 15 | December 18, 1960 | Boston Patriots | W 37–21 | 22,352 | 10–4 | Jeppesen Stadium |
Week 1: at Oakland Raiders Box Score1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total |
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Houston | 7 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 37 |
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Oakland | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
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Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers Box Score1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total |
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Houston | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
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Los Angeles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
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Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders Box Score1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total |
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Houston | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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Oakland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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Notable StatsPlayer | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's |
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George Blanda (HOU) | 169 | 363 | 46.6 | 2413 | 24 | 22 | |
Roster1960 Houston Oilers inaugural roster |
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Quarterbacks
16 George Blanda
15 Jacky Lee
Running backs
47 Don Brown
20 Billy Cannon
32 Dave Smith FB
33 Bob White FB
44 Charley Tolar FB Wide receivers
82 John Carson
89 Bill Groman
37 Charley Hennigan
88 Al Witcher Tight ends
86 John White
80 James Yeats
| | Offensive Linemen 65 Gary Greaves T
70 Al Jamison T
77 Rich Michael T
51 John Simerson T
60 Jim McCaneless G
61 Bob Talamini G
64 Fred Wallner G
63 Hogan Wharton G
57 George Belotti C Defensive Linemen | | LinebackersDefensive backs CB Special Teams | | Reserve ListsPractice SquadRookies in italics
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PostseasonAFL Championship Game{{main article|1960 American Football League Championship Game}}{{Linescore Amfootball| |Road=Chargers |R1=6 |R2=3 |R3=7 |R4=0 |RT=16 |Home=Oilers |H1=0 |H2=10 |H3=7 |H4=7 |HT=24 }}Houston Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16January 1, 1961, at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas Attendance: 32,183 Scoring- LA – Field goal Ben Agajanian 38 LA 3–0
- LA – Field goal Agajanian 22 LA 6–0
- HOU – Smith 17 pass from George Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 7–6
- HOU – Field goal Blanda 18 HOU 10–6
- LA – Field goal Agajanian 27 HOU 10–9
- HOU – Bill Groman 7 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 17–9
- LA – Paul Lowe 2 run (Agajanian kick) HOU 17–16
- HOU – Billy Cannon 88 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 24–16
AwardsSporting News American Football League All-League Team – 1960The American Football League did not have an All-Star game after its first season in 1960, but an All-League team, selected by vote of the AFL players themselves, was published by the Sporting News. In later years, the All-League players were augmented by References1. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7clRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6981%2C97674 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Houston, Los Angeles play for AFL title |date=January 1, 1961 |page=2, section 2}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7slRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5560%2C775952 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Blanda paces Oilers to AFL title |agency=Associated Press |date=January 2, 1961 |page=44}}
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1960.htm Oilers on Pro Football Reference]
- Oilers on jt-sw.com
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