1961 San Diego Chargers season
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1961 San Diego Chargers season
| 1961 San Diego Chargers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Sid Gillman | ||||||
| Home field | Balboa Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 12–2 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st Western Division | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost AFL Championship (Houston Oilers) (10–3) | ||||||
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The 1961 San Diego Chargers season was the team's second in the American Football League. It was the Chargers' first season in San Diego where the team has remained ever since. Like the previous season, the Chargers' season ended with a loss to the Houston Oilers in the AFL Championship game.
The 1961 Chargers set a modern-era pro football record with 66 takeaways, most in AFL or NFL history.[1]
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Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 10, 1961 | at Dallas Texans | W 26–10 |
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| 2 | September 17, 1961 | Oakland Raiders | W 44–0 |
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| 3 | September 24, 1961 | Houston Oilers | W 34–24 |
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| 4 | September 30, 1961 | at Buffalo Bills | W 19–11 |
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| 5 | October 7, 1961 | at Boston Patriots | W 38–27 |
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| 6 | October 15, 1961 | at New York Titans | W 25–10 |
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| 7 | October 22, 1961 | at Oakland Raiders | W 41–10 |
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| 8 | October 29, 1961 | Denver Broncos | W 37–0 |
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| 9 | November 5, 1961 | New York Titans | W 48–13 |
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| 10 | November 12, 1961 | at Denver Broncos | W 19–16 |
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| 11 | November 19, 1961 | Dallas Texans | W 24–14 |
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| 12 | December 3, 1961 | at Houston Oilers | L 33–13 |
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| 13 | December 10, 1961 | Buffalo Bills | W 28–10 |
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| 14 | December 17, 1961 | Boston Patriots | L 41–0 |
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Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Championship | December 24, 1961 | Houston Oilers | L 10–3 |
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Dallas Texans |
| Buffalo | Denver |
| Houston | Oakland |
| New York Titans | San Diego |
| 1961 AFL Draft • 1961 AFL Championship Game • 1961 AFL All-Star game Related: 1961 NFL Season |
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