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-====== December 17, 1961 ======
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-===== News =====
-•	The Raiders fell to the [[Titans|Oilers]], 47-16, in the season finale at Candlestick Park.
-•	The reported attendance was 4,821 in the team’s last game there before moving to Frank Youell Field next year.
-•	The Oilers gained 522 net yards on offense and quarterback George Blanda threw for four touchdowns.
-•	Houston scored 26 points in the second quarter to take a 26-9 halftime lead.
-•	Three Raiders were selected by the league’s coaches to appear in the AFL All-Star Game next month: center [[Jim Otto]], fullback [[Alan Miller]], and cornerback [[Fred Williamson]].
-•	The team's 12th-round draft pick, University of Washington guard [[Jim Skaggs]], signed with the Eagles.
-===== Injury Updates =====
-•	Cornerback [[Bob Garner]], battling a muscle pull suffered in practice, saw only brief action in the game.
-•	Wide receiver [[Charlie Hardy]] left the game in the second quarter because of injury.
-•	Receiver [[Charley Fuller]] missed the second half because of injury.
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