1960 Houston Oilers

1960 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Lou Rymkus
Home Field	Jeppesen Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Place	1st AFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Won AFL Championship (Chargers) (24–16)
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
N/A	1961

The 1960 Houston Oilers season was the team's inaugural season. Head Coach Lou Rymkus led the Oilers to the AFL Eastern Division title, with a 10-4 record. It was also the inaugural American Football League season. It ended with a 24-16 victory in the AFL Championship over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Offseason[]

AFL Draft[]

Regular season[]

The Oilers scored an important victory over the NFL when they signed LSU's Heisman Trophy winner, All-America running back Billy Cannon. Cannon joined other Oiler offensive stars such as quarterback George Blanda.

Season schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11	at Oakland Raiders	W 37–22	12,703
2	September 18	Los Angeles Chargers	W 38-28	20,156
3	September 25	Oakland Raiders	L 14-13	16,421
4	Bye week
5	October 9	New York Titans	W 27-21	16,151
6	October 16	Dallas Texans	W 20-10	19,026
7	October 23, 1960	at New York Titans	W 42-28	21,000
8	October 30	at Buffalo Bills	L 25-24	23,001
9	November 6	at Denver Broncos	W 45–25	14,489
10	November 13	Los Angeles Chargers	L 24-21	21,805
11	November 20	Denver Broncos	W 20–10	20,778
12	November 25	at Boston Patriots	W 24–10	27,123
13	December 4	at Dallas Texans	L 24-0	20,000
14	December 11	Buffalo Bills	W 31–23	25,247
15	December 18	Boston Patriots	W 37–21	22,352

Season standings[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Eastern Division
*Houston Oilers	10	4	0	.714	379	285
New York Titans	7	7	0	.500	382	399
Buffalo Bills	5	8	1	.385	296	303
Boston Patriots	5	9	0	.357	286	349

Notable Stats[]

Player	Comp.	Att.	Comp%	Yards	TD's	INT's
George Blanda (HOU)	169	363	46.6	2413	24	22

Postseason[]

AFL Championship Game[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	6	3	7	0	16
Oilers	0	10	7	7	24

Houston Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16

January 1, 1961 at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 32,183

Scoring

LA – Field goal Agajanian 38 LA 3–0
LA – Field goal Agajanian 22 LA 6–0
HOU – Smith 17 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 7–6
HOU – Field goal Blanda 18 HOU 10–6
LA – Field goal Agajanian 27 HOU 10–9
HOU – Groman 7 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 17–9
LA – Lowe 2 run (Agajanian kick) HOU 17–16
HOU – Cannon 88 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 24–16

Awards[]

Sporting News American Football League All-League Team – 1960[]

The 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 other All-Stars to form two squads, Eastern and Western, to play in the All-Star Game. The exception was 1965, in which the League Champion Buffalo Bills played against a team of All-Stars from the rest of the League.

Offense[]

Player	AFL Team	Position	AFL Division
Bill Groman	Houston Oilers	End	Eastern
Dave Smith	Houston Oilers	Fullback	Eastern