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======Regular Season Game 1======

September 11, 1960\\
Houston Oilers (0-0-0) at Oakland Raiders (0-0-0)\\
1:30pm, Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California\\
Attendance 12,703

First-ever meeting between the teams

Game Officials\\
Referee - John Morrow\\
Umpire - George Parker\\
Head linesman - Joe Kraus\\
Back judge - Amby Schindler\\
Field judge - Price Truitt

====Annotated Play-by-play====

Oakland won the toss and elected to receive\\
Houston chose to defend the west goal

**FIRST QUARTER**

**Oakland drive, no score**

15:00 u40 George Blanda kickoff 60, touchback.\\
<fs small>Throughout the gamebook, the kicker's name was obscured on kickoffs, so I have assumed the kickers were Blanda and Barnes.
</fs>

(14:40) 1-10 u20 Jack Larscheid left end run 2, ob, tackled by Mark Johnston.

(14:20) 2-8 u22	Tom Flores to Billy Lott right flat pass incomplete, dropped.

(14:00) 3-8 u22	Tom Flores to Tony Teresa right flat pass 5, ob, tackled by Charlie Kendall.

(13:40) 4-3 u27	Penalty, Oakland, offside at u27 for 5.\\
<fs small>Penalty nullified Crow's 31 yard punt.
</fs>

(13:20) 4-8 u22	Wayne Crow punt 40, downed at d38.

**Houston drive, no score**

(13:00) 1-10 u38 Billy Cannon right tackle run 7.

(12:40) 2-3 u45	George Blanda aborted play 0, fumbled by Blanda at u45, recovered by Blanda at u45.\\
<fs small>Gamebook: "Blanda fumbled handoff then fell on ball."
</fs>

(12:20) 3-3 u45	George Blanda to John Carson middle pass incomplete.

(12:00) 4-3 u45	Charlie Milstead punt 45, fair catch by Jack Larscheid at u10.

**Oakland drive, no score**

(11:40) 1-10 u10 Penalty, Oakland, illegal procedure at u10 for 5.\\
<fs small>Penalty nullified Larscheid 3 yard run.
</fs>

(11:20) 1-15 u5	Billy Lott left end run 5, tackled by Dennit Morris.

(11:00) 2-10 u10 Penalty, Oakland, false start at u10 for 2.\\
<fs small>Gamebook noted that the markoff seemed to be in error.
</fs>

(10:40) 2-12 u8	Penalty, Oakland, false start at u8 for 4.\\
<fs small>Gamebook noted that the refs got it right this time.
</fs>

(10:20) 2-16 u4	Billy Lott right tackle run 2.

(10:00) 3-14 u6	Tom Flores to Tony Teresa middle pass 29, first down, tackled by Joe Majors.

(9:40) 1-10 u35	Tom Flores to Charlie Hardy pass incomplete, wide.\\
<fs small>Hardy caught the ball but was out of bounds. Houston declined Teresa illegal motion penalty.
</fs>

(9:20) 2-10 u35	Tom Flores sacked by Dalva Allen for -10.

(9:00) 3-20 u25	Tom Flores to Billy Lott screen pass incomplete, dropped.

(8:40) 4-20 u25	Wayne Crow punt 34, downed at d41.

**Houston drive, no score**

(8:20) 1-10 u41	Billy Cannon right guard run 4, tackled by Joe Cannavino.

(8:00) 2-6 u45	Billy Cannon right tackle run 3.\\
<fs small>Gamebook: "Cannon fought out of Armstrong's grasp behind line."
</fs>

(7:40) 3-3 u48	Dave Smith center run 1, tackled by Ramon Armstrong.

(7:20) 4-2 u49	Charlie Milstead punt 41, returned by Tony Teresa from u10 for 2, fumbled by Teresa at u10, recovered by Teresa at u10.

**Oakland drive, no score**

(7:00) 1-10 u12	Tom Flores left end sweep -4, tackled by Hugh Pitts.\\
<fs small>Gamebook: "Flores was dragged down by Pitts." Hard to tell if it was an option-style play or whether it was actually called a quarterback sweep in the huddle. Or maybe it was a rollout pass.
</fs>

(6:40) 2-14 u8	Jetstream Smith left guard draw 0.

(6:20) 3-14 u8	Tom Flores to Tony Teresa middle pass incomplete, overthrown.

(6:00) 4-14 u8	Wayne Crow punt 31, downed at u39.

**Houston drive, no score**

(5:40) 1-10 d39	George Blanda sacked by Billy Ray Locklin for -12, fumbled by Blanda at d49, recovered by Charley Powell at u49.

**Oakland drive no score**

(5:20) 1-10 d49	Jack Larscheid right end sweep -11, tackled by Dalva Allen.

(5:00) 2-21 u40	Penalty, Oakland, delay of game at u40 for 5.

(4:40) 2-26 u35	Tom Flores to Tony Teresa left flat pass 12.

(4:20) 3-14 u47	Tom Flores to Jack Larscheid screen pass 6, tackled by Dennit Morris.

(4:00) 4-8 d47	Wayne Crow punt 32, downed at d15.

**Houston drive, no score**

(3:40) 1-10 u15	Billy Cannon left end run 3, tackled by LC Joyner.

(3:20) 2-7 u18	George Blanda to Charley Hennigan right flat pass 19, first down, tackled by Eddie Macon.

(3:00) 1-10 u37	George Blanda to Dave Smith short pass incomplete, dropped.

(2:40) 2-10 u37	George Blanda to John Carson left flat pass 20, first down, tackled by LC Joyner.

(2:20) 1-10 d43	George Blanda to Charley Hennigan right flat pass 43, first down, touchdown.\\
<fs small>Gamebook: Hennigan got behind Macon in coverage, caught the ball at the 29, and took it in from there.
</fs>

2:01  d2 George Blanda extra point, good.

**Oakland drive, Houston ahead, 7-0**

2:01  u40 George Blanda kickoff 60, touchback.

(1:37) 1-10 u20	Jack Larscheid left guard run 0, tackled by Dennit Morris.\\
<fs small>Gamebook: "Larscheid was hit hard by Morris."
</fs>

(1:13) 2-10 u20	Tom Flores sacked by Al Witcher for -7.

(0:49) 3-17 u13	Jack Larscheid left end run 3, tackled by Hugh Pitts.

(0:25) 4-14 u16	Wayne Crow punt 44, returned by Charley Tolar from u40 for 11, fumbled by Tolar at d49, recovered by Ron Sabal at u49.
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