1961 New York Titans season

1961 New York Titans season
Head coach Sammy Baugh
Owner Harry Wismer
Home field Polo Grounds
Results
Record 7–7
Division place 3rd AFL East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1961 New York Titans season was the second season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The Titans finished with a record of 7–7.

Draft picks

RoundPlayerPositionCollege
1Tom BrownGuardMinnesota
2Herb AdderleyHalfbackMichigan State
5Tom MatteQuarterbackOhio State
6Bill BrownFullbackIllinois
7Fred MautinoOffensive endSyracuse
8Harold BeatyTackleOklahoma State
9Bernie CaseyFullbackBowling Green
10Joe ScibelliTackleNotre Dame
11Art GilmoreHalfbackOregon State
12Norris StevensonHalfbackMissouri
13Joe WendryhoskiTackleIllinois
14Jim CunninghamFullbackPittsburgh
15Irv CrossOffensive endNorthwestern
16Jerry SteffenHalfbackColorado
17Mike PlyeTackleYale
18Alfred BentleyOffensive endArkansas State
19Jim KerrHalfbackPenn State
20Neil PlumleyTackleOregon State
21Bob BrooksFullbackOhio
22Wayne FontesHalfbackMichigan State
23Mickey WalkerHalfbackMichigan State
24Howard DyerQuarterbackVirginia Military Institution
25Andy GriffithHalfbackAmerican International
26Bob SmithHalfbackUCLA
27Moses GrayTackleIndiana
28Fred CoxHalfbackPittsburgh
30William MimerlyHalfbackConnecticut

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1 1961-09-09at Boston PatriotsW 21–20Nickerson Field
16,684
2 1961-09-17at Buffalo BillsL 41–31War Memorial Stadium
15,584
3 1961-09-24Denver BroncosW 35–28Polo Grounds
14,381
4 1961-10-01Boston PatriotsW 37–30Polo Grounds
15,189
5 Bye
6 1961-10-15San Diego ChargersL 25–10Polo Grounds
25,136
7 1961-10-22at Denver BroncosL 27–10Bears Stadium
12,508
8 1961-10-29at Oakland RaidersW 14–6Candlestick Park
7,138
9 1961-11-05at San Diego ChargersL 48–13Balboa Stadium
33,391
10 1961-11-11Oakland RaidersW 23–12Polo Grounds
16,311
11 1961-11-19at Houston OilersL 49–13Jeppesen Stadium
33,428
12 1961-11-23Buffalo BillsW 21–14Polo Grounds
12,023
13 1961-12-03Dallas TexansW 28–7Polo Grounds
14,117
14 1961-12-10Houston OilersL 48–21Polo Grounds
9,462
15 1961-12-17at Dallas TexansL 35–24Cotton Bowl
12,500

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Houston Oilers 1031.7694–1–1513242W9
Boston Patriots 941.6922–3–1413313W4
New York Titans 770.5003–3301390L2
Buffalo Bills 680.4292–4294342L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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