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-====== December 17, 1961 ======
+{{page>1961_news#december 17, 1961}}
-===== 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.
-===== AFL Standings =====
-|<30%>|
-|  **Eastern Division**  |||| |
-|[[Titans|Houston]]|  10|  3|  1| |
-|[[Patriots|Boston]]|  9|  4|  1| |
-|[[Jets|New York]]|  7|  7|  0| |
-|[[Bills|Buffalo]]|  6|  8|  0| |
-| | | | | |
-|  **Western Division**  |||| |
-|[[Chargers|San Diego]]|  12|  2|  0| |
-|[[Chiefs|Dallas]]|  6|  8|  0| |
-|[[Broncos|Denver]]|  3|  11|  0| |
-|Oakland|  2|  12|  0| |
-===Scores===
-Boston 41, San Diego 0\\
-Dallas 35, New York 24\\
-Houston 47, Oakland 16
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-<prespan>[[december-16-1961|< Dec 16, 1961]]     [[1961_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[december-19-1961|Dec 19, 1961 >]]</prespan>

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