1960’s Oilers (4-7)
28

1950’s Lions (7-4)
21

 

Venue: Ford Field - Detroit, MI
Weather: Dome


Scoring Summary

 

1960’s Oilers
1950’s Lions

1st

7
0

2nd

6
7

3rd

8
7

4th

7
7

OT

-
-

FINAL

28
21

 

Team Stats

 

Total Offense
Rushing
Passing
1st Downs
Turnovers

3rd Downs
4th Downs
Red Zone
Penalties
TOP

HOU

451
42
409
23
3

9/12
0/0
2/4
5/55
19:28

DET

160
74
86
11
1

1/10
2/3
2/2
0/0
12:32

 

Scoring Plays

Qtr

1st

2nd


3rd

4th

Time

5:36

4:52
1:53
0:51

6:25
4:29

6:44
5:01

Detail

M. Dukes - 82 yard Int return

J. Spikes - 30 yard FG
J. Spikes - 38 yard FG
B. Lane - 4 yards to D. Dibble

B. Earon - 45 yard Fum return
G. Blanda - 22 yds to C. Hen… (+ 2pt)

B. Lane - 9 yards to C. Box
G. Blanda - 36 yards to W. Dewveall

HOU

7

10
13
13

13
21

21
28

DET

0

0
0
7

14
14

21
21


 

1960’s Oilers WR Willard Dewveall (#88) reels in the go-ahead touchdown against Detroit. Houston wins the game, 28-21.

 

Individual Player Stats


1960’s Houston Oilers

1950’s Detroit Lions

PASSING

George Blanda

Comp

31/45

Pct

(68%)

Yards

409

TD - Int

2 - 1

PASSING

Bobby Lane

Comp

11/32

Pct

(34%)

Yards

131

TD - Int

2 - 1

RUSHING

Billy Cannon
Charley Tolar
Ken Hall
George Blanda

Att

14
2
1
2

Yards

37
4
3
-2

Avg

(2.6)
(2.0)
(3.0)
(-1.0)

TD

0
0
0
0 + 2 Fum

RUSHING

Doak Walker
Ollie Cline
B. Hoernschemeyer
Cloyce Box

Att

11
2
2
1

Yards

30
23
13
8

Avg

(2.7)
(11.5)
(6.5)
(8.0)

TD

0
0
0
0

RECEIVING

Charley Hennigan*
Willard Dewveall
Bill Groman
Willie Frazier
Billy Cannon

Rec

7
6
7
7
4

Yards

106
103
81
76
43

Avg

15.1
17.2
11.6
10.9
10.8

TD

1
1
0
0
0

RECEIVING

Dave Middleton
Dorne Dibble
Doak Walker
Cloyce Box
Jerry Reichow

Rec

4
3
2
1
1

Yards

53
33
33
9
4

Avg

13.3
11.0
16.5
9.0
4.0

TD

0
1
0
1
0


DEFENSE

Dennit Morris
Tony Banfield
Mike Dukes
Julian Spence
Ed Husmann

Ed Culpepper
Don Floyd
Hugh Pitts
Fred Glick
Al Witcher

Dick Frey
Mark Johnston
Jim Norton
Gary Cutsinger
Bobby Jancik

Ron Botchan

Tack

5
5
4
4
3

2
2
2
2
2

2
1
1
1
1

1

TFL

0
0
0
1
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1
0

0

Sacks

0.0
0.0
0.0, Int
0.0
1.5

1.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0

Etc

2 Def
Def
3 Def, TD
-
-

-
-
-
Def
Def

-
3 Def
2 Def
-
-

-

DEFENSE

Joe Schmidt
Yale Lary
Terry Barr
Bill Stits
Jack Christiansen

Carl Karilvacz
Gene Cronin
LaVerne Torgeson
Jim David
Jim Cain

Bob Smith
Bob Long
Darris McCord
Les Bingaman
Don Doll

Gary Lowe
Blaine Earon
Dick Flanagan

Tack

8
7
7
6
5

4
3
3
3
2

2
2
2
1
1

1
0
0

TFL

1
1
0
0
0

1
1
0
0
2

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0

Sacks

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

Etc

Def
Int, Def
-
2 Def
Def

-
-
-
-
FF

-
-
-
FF
-

-
2 FR, TD
Def


KICKING

Jack Spikes

FG

2/3

Pct

(67%)

PAT

2/2

Long

39

KICKING

Jim Martin

FG

0/0

Pct

(0%)

PAT

3/3

Long

0

PUNTING

Charlie Milstead

Punt

1

Yards

42

Avg

42.0

Long

44

PUNTING

Bobby Lane

Punt

5

Yards

217

Avg

43.4

Long

45

RETURINING

Ken Hall
Billy Cannon

Ret

4 KR
4 PR

Avg

26.5
2.8

Long

31
7

TD

0
0

RETURINING

Gene Gedman
Jack Christiansen

Ret

6 KR
1 PR

Avg

24.3
1.0

Long

31
1

TD

0
0


* = Player of the Game