The 1961 American Football League season was the second regular season of the American Football League (AFL). It consisted of 8 franchises split into two divisions: the East Division (Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Titans of New York, Boston Patriots) and the West Division (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders).
After having spent its inaugural season in Los Angeles, the Chargers moved to San Diego, California for this AFL season; 56 years later, the franchise returned to their original...
The 1961 American Football League season was the second regular season of the American Football League (AFL). It consisted of 8 franchises split into two divisions: the East Division (Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Titans of New York, Boston Patriots) and the West Division (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Dallas Texans,
Other football leagues in 1961:
1961 AFL Draft
Pick
Player
Team
1
Bob Gaiters HB
Broncos
2
Tommy Mason RB
Patriots
3
Ken Rice T
Bills
4
Joe Rutgens DT
Raiders
5
Tom Brown G
Titans
6
E.J. Holub LB
Cowboys
7
Earl Faison DE
Chargers
8
Mike Ditka TE
Oilers
9
Jerry Hill RB
Broncos
10
Rip Hawkins LB
Patriots
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.