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1961_calendar

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1961

Calendar

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Standings

AFL Eastern Division
Houston 10 3 1
Boston 9 4 1
New York 7 7 1
Buffalo 6 8 0
AFL Western Division
San Diego 12 2 0
Dallas 6 8 0
Denver 3 11 0
Oakland 2 12 0

Games

Preseason

FriAugust 11, 19617:30pmOilers 35Raiders 17Honolulu Stadium 12,500
SatAugust 19, 19618:15pmBroncos 48Raiders 21Albi Memorial Stadium, Spokane 6,500
SunAugust 27, 19611:30pmChargers 35Raiders 7Balboa Stadium 10,436
MonSeptember 4, 19611:30pmRaiders 49Broncos 12Candlestick Park 6,300

Regular Season

SatSeptember 9, 19618:00pmOilers 55Raiders 0Jeppesen Stadium 16,321
SunSeptember 17, 19611:30pmChargers 44Raiders 0Balboa Stadium 20,216
SunSeptember 24, 19611:30pmTexans 42Raiders 35Candlestick Park 6,700
SunOctober 1, 19611:30pmRaiders 33Broncos 19Candlestick Park 9,871
SunOctober 15, 19611:30pmBroncos 27Raiders 24Bears Stadium 11,129
SunOctober 22, 19611:30pmChargers 41Raiders 10Candlestick Park 12,014
SunOctober 29, 19611:30pmTitans 14Raiders 6Candlestick Park 7,138
SunNovember 5, 19612:00pmRaiders 31Bills 22War Memorial Stadium 17,024
SatNovember 11, 19618:00pmTitans 23Raiders 12Polo Grounds 16,811
FriNovember 17, 19618:00pmPatriots 20Raiders 17Boston University Field 18,169
SunNovember 26, 19612:30pmTexans 43Raiders 11Cotton Bowl 14,500
SunDecember 3, 19611:30pmBills 26Raiders 21Candlestick Park 8,011
SatDecember 9, 19611:30pmPatriots 35Raiders 21Candlestick Park 6,500
SunDecember 17, 19611:30pmOilers 47Raiders 16Candlestick Park 4,821

Transactions

January 1 - Signed their 25th-round pick, end Paul Yanke, and their 27th-round pick, end Clar Appledoorn.

January 4 - Ed McGah named interim president and Bud Hastings named interim general manager.

January 15 - Don Blessing, Charles Harney, Roger Lapham, Wallace Marsh, and Chet Soda sold their shares of the team to Ed McGah, Robert Osborne, and Wayne Valley. McGah was named team president, Valley was named vice president, and Osborne was named treasurer.

January 16 - Signed their 15th-round draft pick, wide receiver Bob Coolbaugh.

January 17 - Signed their 13th-round draft pick, wide receiver Jerry Burch. Signed free agent halfback Oneal Cuttery.

January 23 - Defensive backfield coach Ed Cody resigned.

January 24 - Signed their 21st-round draft pick, quarterback Mike Jones, and their 23rd-round draft pick, guard Roger Fisher. Signed free agent guard Arnold Metcalf.

January 27 - Signed their 2nd-round draft pick, halfback George Fleming.

February 1 - Offensive line coach Ernie Jorge resigned.

February 15 - Removed the interim tag from the title of general manager Bud Hastings. Hired Bob Maddock as offensive line coach.

February 21 - Signed three free agents: halfback Clive Bullian, center Harrison Rece, and tackle Bob Voight.

February 28 - Signed three free agents: halfback Grover Garvin, end John Hardy, and tackle Ray Schaack.

March 15 - Hired Al Salisbury as ticket manager.

March 16 - Signed four free agents: defensive back Bo Bankston, tackle John Freim, end Fred Tunnicliffe, and tight end Charles Moore.

April 1 - Traded fullback Billy Lott and quarterback Babe Parilli to the Patriots for halfback Dick Christy, fullback Alan Miller, and defensive tackle Hal Smith.

April 7 - Signed five free agents: halfback Bob Cabanyog, defensive back Ted Cano, guard Tom Cousineau, halfback Herm Urenda, and defensive lineman Dave Williams.

April 9 - Hired George Dickson as offensive backfield coach.

May 14 - Signed free agent guard Glen Hakes on or before this date.

May 20 - End Paul Yanke retired from pro football.

May 29 - Signed two free agents: end Earl Randolph and tackle Julius Varnado.

June 9 - The AFL awarded the team two 12th-round picks in the 1962 draft in compensation for the loss of the signing rights to halfback CJ Alexander to the Patriots and defensive end Jim O'Brien to the Bills. Both players had been part of the Minneapolis/St Paul group in the 1960 AFL draft.

June 14 - Signed two free agents: linebacker Dick Carlsen and guard Jim Green.

July 9 - Guard Don Manoukian retired from pro football.

July 14 - Acquired linebacker Al Bansavage from the Chargers for an unspecified future draft pick.

July 21 - Signed two free agents: quarterback Nick Papac and halfback Ed Whittle. Tackle Ray Schaack informed the team he would not report to training camp.

July 22 - Waived tackle Dalton Truax and defensive tackle Don Deskins. Defensive tackle Ron Warzeka and end Fred Tunnicliffe informed the team they would not report to training camp.

July 26 - Defensive tackle Ramon Armstrong retired from pro football. Released five players: running back Bo Bankston, defensive back Clive Bullian, linebacker Dick Carlsen, defensive back Grover Garvin, and defensive back Ed Whittle.

July 27 - Waived three players: center Roger Fisher, halfback Ted Cano, and tight end Charles Moore.

July 31 - Released wide receiver Earl Randolph. Linebacker Tom Cousineau and guard Jim Green voluntarily left training camp.

August 2 - Signed three free agents: halfback Jim Pace, defensive end Jim Toon, and guard Roger Meitz. Waived quarterback Mike Jones and defensive end John Freim.

August 3 - Invited guard Dick DeBov to training camp for a tryout.

August 8 - Waived defensive back Nyle McFarlane and dismissed guard Dick DeBov from training camp.

August 9 - Halfback Jim Pace voluntarily left training camp.

August 10 - Traded tight end Gene Prebola to the Broncos for guard Willie Smith. Signed free agent cornerback Frank Bernardi.

August 15 - Traded halfback Dick Christy to the Titans for tight end Dave Ross and a player to be named later.

August 22 - Purchased the contract of defensive tackle Volney Peters from the Chargers for an undisclosed sum. Tackle Francis Morelli reported to the team after being added to the trade of Dick Christy to the Titans for Dave Ross. Waived cornerback Bob Cabanyog, guard Roger Meitz, and tackle Dave Williams.

August 23 - Signed two free agents: cornerback Fred Williamson and fullback Jim Jones. Waived cornerback John Hardy.

August 27 - Signed their 19th-round draft pick, halfback Charley Fuller. Waived defensive end Jim Toon and fullback Oneal Cuttery.

August 29 - Acquired guard John Cadwell from the Texans for Oakland's 11th-round pick in the 1962 draft. Wide receiver Herm Urenda placed on the inactive list.

August 30 - Waived fullback Jetstream Smith, wide receiver Alan Goldstein, tackle Francis Morelli, wide receiver Clar Appledoorn, guard Arnold Metcalf, and cornerback Frank Bernardi. Public relations director Jack Gallagher resigned.

August 31 - Signed two free agents: offensive lineman Jim Brewington and defensive end Jon Jelacic. Placed center Harrison Rece on injured reserve.

September 5 - Waived five players: tight end Carmen Cavalli, cornerback Eddie Macon, guard John Cadwell, tight end Dave Ross, and tackle Julius Varnado.

September 7 - Signed free agent guard Herb Roedel. Waived guard John Dittrich.

September 11 - Signed free agent defensive end Gary Finneran. Waived fullback Jim Jones. Hired Bill Tunnell as public relations director.

September 13 - Signed free agent cornerback Bob Garner.

September 14 - Waived defensive lineman George Fields.

September 18 - Fired head coach Eddie Erdelatz. Promoted Marty Feldman to head coach. Placekicker Larry Barnes waived sometime on or after this date. Signed free agent fullback Walt Kowalczyk.

September 19 - Waived halfback Jack Larscheid.

September 20 - Invited free agent defensive back Johnny Bookman for a tryout.

October 2 - General manager Bud Hastings resigned.

October 3 - Signed free agent fullback Clem Daniels and tackle Cliff Roberts sometime between September 6 and this date.

October 9 - Named Wes Fry acting general manager. Named Ed Walls business manager. Activated tackle Cliff Roberts from the taxi squad.

October 26 - Activated fullback Clem Daniels from the taxi squad. Waived fullback Walt Kowalczyk. Placed defensive tackle Hal Smith on injured reserve.

October 27 - Signed free agent defensive tackle Harry Jagielski.

December 6 - Traded the signing rights to their 2nd-round draft pick, halfback Lance Alworth, to the Chargers for four players to be named later.

December 7 - Signed their 6th-round draft pick, linebacker Dan Birdwell, and their 7th-round draft pick, tackle Jim Norris.

December 11 - Signed their 8th-round draft pick, defensive end Ferrell Yarbrough.

December 14 - Signed their 3rd-round redshirt pick from the 1961 draft, defensive lineman Joe Novsek. Signed free agent guard/linebacker Joel Walenta.

December 19 - Signed their 23rd-round draft pick, guard Elvin Basham. Hired Jack Hennessy as community relations director.

December 20 - Signed their 5th-round pick from the spring redshirt draft, halfback Gene White.

December 23 - Signed their 24th-round draft pick, Mickey Bruce. Signed free agent wide receiver Joe Borich.

AFL Spring Redshirt Draft

Specific date(s) unknown.

Round Player Pos School NFL 1st Signing
1Leon DonohueESan Jose State49ers 9th49ers Dec 5, 1961
2Pete NicklasTBaylorColts 9thRaiders Feb 25, 1962
3Bob ElliotFBNorth CarolinaCardinals 14th
4Bob RichardsTLSUEagles 15thEagles Jan 20, 1962
5Gene WhiteHBFlorida A&MGiants 14thRaiders Dec 20, 1961
6Bill WorrellTGeorgia49ers 14th49ers Jan 13, 1961

1962 AFL Draft

December 2, 1961

Round # Player Pos School NFL 1st Signing
11Roman GabrielQBNorth CarolinaRams 1stRams Dec 13, 1961
29Lance AlworthHBArkansas49ers 1stChargers Jan 1, 1962
317Ed PineCUtah49ers 2nd49ers Dec 12, 1961
425John MeyersTWashingtonRams 3rdRams Dec 22, 1961
533Joe HernandezHBArizonaRedskins 2ndToronto May 28, 1962
641Dan BirdwellCHoustonLions 5thRaiders Dec 7, 1961
749Jim NorrisTHoustonRams 10thRaiders Dec 7, 1961
857Ferrell YarbroughENorthwest LouisianaSteelers 18thRaiders Dec 11, 1961
965Jim DillardHBOklahoma StateColts 4thCalgary Dec 12, 1961
1073Hank RiveraHBOregon StateBrowns 5thRaiders Jan 26, 1962
1181to Dallas
1289Jim SkaggsGWashingtonEagles 10thEagles Dec 17, 1961
1292Gary Schwertfeger1LBMontana British Columbia Apr 12, 1962
1294Oscar Donahue2ESan Jose StatePackers 6thPackers Jun 13, 1962
1397George PierovichHBCalifornia49ers 13th49ers January 3, 1962
14105Bert Coan3HBKansasRedskins 7thChargers Mar 1, 1962
15113Floyd Dean3EFlorida49ers 4th49ers Dec 29, 1962
16121Pat RussTPurdueVikings 14thVikings Jan 1, 1962
17129Larry Ferguson3HBIowaLions 4thLions Dec 3, 1962
18137Jim VollenweiderFBMiami FL49ers 8th49ers Dec 20, 1961
19145Dennis SpurlockQBWhitworth Saskatchewan Dec 29, 1961
19146Kent HorneTBrigham Young Eagles Jan 13, 1962
20153John SutroGSan Jose StatePackers 6thPackers Jun 13, 1962
21161Bill TunnicliffFB MichiganBears 5thBears Jan 16, 1962
22169Jim CadileESan Jose StateBears 4thBears Jan 31, 1962
23177Elvin BashamGKansas Raiders Dec 19, 1961
24185Mickey BruceHBOregon State Raiders Dec 23, 1961
25193Terry Cagaanan3HBUtah StateVikings 20thVikings Jun 22, 1963

1. from Buffalo
2. from Boston
3. redshirt pick


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