1963 American Football League playoffs
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1963 American Football League playoffs
| 1963 American Football League Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 5, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Balboa Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TV Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous game | Next game | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1963 American Football League Championship Game was the fourth AFL title game. At the end of the regular season the San Diego Chargers won the Western Division for the third time in the four year existence of the AFL. The Eastern Division Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills had an identical 7-6 record. A playoff game between them determined the division winner.
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Eastern Division Playoff
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Patriots | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| Bills | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Stadium War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Surface - Grass
Weather - 20 degrees, relative humidity 76%, wind 11 mph, wind chill 9°
1963 Championship Summary
Surface - Grass
Weather - 57 degrees, relative humidity 26%, wind 10 mph
In the game Fullback Keith Lincoln performed tremendously and led the Chargers to an astounding 51-10 victory versus Boston. Lincoln carried the ball for 206 yards and led the team with 123 yards in receiving.
The Chargers championship win is noted for being the only and most recent major sports championship won for the city of San Diego. No other city with at least two professional sports teams has a championship drought as long as of 2011 (48 Years). The Patriots would not win a league championship till the 2001 NFL season.
Scoring
- SD - Rote 2 run (Blair kick)
- SD - Lincoln 67 run (Blair kick)
- BOS - Garron 7 run (Cappelletti kick)
- SD - Lowe 58 run (Blair kick)
- SD - Field goal Blair 11
- BOS - Field goal Cappelletti 15
- SD - Norton 14 pass from Rote (Blair kick)
- SD - Alworth 48 pass from Rote (Blair kick)
- SD - Lincoln 25 pass from Hadl (Pass failed)
- SD - Hadl 1 run (Blair kick)
Starting Lineup
| Hall of Fame Inductee |
| Boston | Position | San Diego |
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| OFFENSE | ||
| Babe Parilli | QB | Tobin Rote |
| Ron Burton | HB | Paul Lowe |
| Larry Garron | FB | Keith Lincoln |
| Jim Colclough | FL | Lance Alworth |
| Gino Cappelletti | SE | Don Norton |
| Tony Romeo | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| Don Oakes | LT | Ernie Wright |
| Charley Long | LG | Sam DeLuca |
| Walt Cudzik | C | Don Rogers |
| Billy Neighbors | RG | Pat Shea |
| Milt Graham | RT | Ron Mix |
| DEFENSE | ||
| Larry Eisenhauer | LDE | Earl Faison |
| Jess Richardson | LDT | Henry Schmidt |
| Houston Antwine | RDT | George Gross |
| Bob Dee | RDE | Bob Petrich |
| Tom Addison | LLB | Emil Karas |
| Nick Buoniconti | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| Jack Rudolph | RLB | Paul Maguire |
| Dick Felt | LCB | Bud Whitehead |
| Bob Suci | RCB | Dick Harris |
| Ross O'Hanley | SS | George Blair |
| Ron Hall | FS | Gary Glick |
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