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| Date | January 1, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John McDonough | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,183 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Buck, George Ratterman, and Les Keiter[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston
Location in the United States
The 1960 American Football League Championship Game was the first AFL title game, played on New Year's Day 1961 at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston, Texas.[2][3][4][5][6] With New Year's on Sunday, the major college bowl games were played on Monday, January 2.[7] This was the first time that a major professional football league's playoff game was played in January rather than December.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1960 NFL-AFL Commentator Crewswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Houston faces Los Angeles in title battle". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. January 1, 1961. p. 6, part 2.
- ^ "Oilers rally to win AFL title, 24 to 16". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 1, part 2.
- ^ "Blanda paces Oilers to AFL title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 44.
- ^ "Oilers beat Chargers, 24-16, for AFL title". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. January 2, 1961. p. 24.
- ^ "A big pass wins in a new league". Sports Illustrated. January 9, 1961. p. 42.
- ^ Smith, Wilfrid (January 2, 1961). "329,000 to attend 4 bowl games today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 6.