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| Date | December 24, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 29,556 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Buck, George Ratterman, and Bob Neal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
San Diego
Location in the United States
The 1961 AFL Championship Game was a rematch of the first American Football League title game, between the Houston Oilers and the San Diego Chargers. It was played on December 24 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California, and the Oilers were three-point favorites.[2][3][4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1961 NFL-AFL Commentator Crewswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chargers challenge for AFL grid title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1961. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Oilers face Chargers in A.F.L. playoff". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. December 24, 1961. p. 3, part 2.
- ^ "Houston wins, 10-3; keeps A.F.L. title". Chicago Daily Tribune. UPI. December 25, 1961. p. 1, part 4.