List of American Football League seasons#1961 .5B2.5D

The following is a list of American Football League (AFL) seasons since the inception of the league in 1960 to 1969, the year before it merged with the National Football League (NFL).

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

1960

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" !Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 10	4	0	.714	379	285
align="left"\| New York Titans \| 7	7	0	.500	382	399
align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 5	8	1	.385	296	303
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 5	9	0	.375	286	349

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Los Angeles Chargers \| 10	4	0	.714	373	336
align="left"\| Dallas Texans \| 8	6	0	.571	362	253
align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 6	8	0	.429	319	388
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 4	9	1	.308	309	393

AFL Championship Game
:Houston Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16, January 1, 1961, Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

1961

The Chargers relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego prior to the season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 10	3	1	.769	513	242
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 9	4	1	.692	413	313
align="left"\| New York Titans \| 7	7	0	.500	301	390
align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 6	8	0	.429	294	342

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 12	2	0	.857	396	219
align="left"\| Dallas Texans \| 6	8	0	.429	334	343
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 3	11	0	.214	251	432
align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 2	12	0	.143	237	458

AFL Championship Game
:Houston Oilers 10, San Diego Chargers 3, December 24, 1961, Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

1962

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 11	3	0	.786	387	270
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 9	4	1	.692	346	295
align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 7	6	1	.538	309	272
align="left"\| New York Titans \| 5	9	0	.357	278	423

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Dallas Texans \| 11	3	0	.786	389	233
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 7	7	0	.500	353	334
align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 4	10	0	.286	314	392
align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 1	13	0	.071	213	370

AFL Championship Game
:Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT), December 23, 1962, Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

1963

The Dallas Texans relocated to Kansas City, Missouri and changed the team's name to the Kansas City Chiefs. Meanwhile, the New York Titans became the New York Jets. The AFL decided to postpone their games on November 24, due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy two days earlier.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 7	6	1	.538	327	257
align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 7	6	1	.538	304	291
align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 6	8	0	.429	302	372
align="left"\| New York Jets \| 5	8	1	.385	249	399

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 11	3	0	.786	399	255
align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 10	4	0	.714	363	282
align="left"\| Kansas City Chiefs \| 5	7	2	.417	347	263
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 2	11	1	.154	301	473

Eastern Division playoff
:Boston Patriots 26, Buffalo Bills 8, December 28, 1963, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
AFL Championship Game
:San Diego Chargers 51, Boston Patriots 10, January 5, 1964, Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

1964

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 12	2	0	.857	400	242
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 10	3	1	.769	365	297
align="left"\| New York Jets \| 5	8	1	.385	278	315
align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 4	10	0	.286	310	355

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 8	5	1	.615	341	300
align="left"\| Kansas City Chiefs \| 7	7	0	.500	366	306
align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 5	7	2	.417	303	350
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 2	11	1	.154	240	438

AFL Championship Game
:Buffalo Bills 20, San Diego Chargers 7, December 26, 1964, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York

1965

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 10	3	1	.769	313	226
align="left"\| New York Jets \| 5	8	1	.385	285	303
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 4	8	2	.333	244	302
align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 4	10	0	.286	298	429

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 9	2	3	.818	340	227
align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 8	5	1	.615	298	239
align="left"\| Kansas City Chiefs \| 7	5	2	.583	322	285
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 4	10	0	.286	303	392

AFL Championship Game
:Buffalo Bills 23, San Diego Chargers 0, December 26, 1965, Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

1966

Prior to the season, the AFL-NFL Merger was announced, including both leagues agreeing to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later known as the Super Bowl) beginning in January, 1967.

Also, the Miami Dolphins joined the AFL as an expansion team.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 9	4	1	.692	358	255
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 8	4	2	.677	315	283
align="left"\| New York Jets \| 6	6	2	.500	322	312
align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 3	11	0	.214	335	396
align="left"\| Miami Dolphins \| 3	11	0	.214	213	362

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Kansas City Chiefs \| 11	2	1	.846	448	276
align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 8	5	1	.615	315	288
align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 7	6	1	.538	335	284
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 4	10	0	.286	196	381

AFL Championship Game
:Kansas City Chiefs 31, Buffalo Bills 7, January 1, 1967, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Super Bowl I
:Green Bay Packers (NFL) 35, Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) 10, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

1967

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 9	4	1	.692	258	199
align="left"\| New York Jets \| 8	5	1	.615	371	329
align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 4	10	0	.286	237	285
align="left"\| Miami Dolphins \| 4	10	0	.286	219	407
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 3	10	1	.231	280	389

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 13	1	0	.929	468	233
align="left"\| Kansas City Chiefs \| 9	5	0	.643	408	254
align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 8	5	1	.615	360	352
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 3	11	0	.214	256	409

AFL Championship Game
:Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7, December 31, 1967, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
Super Bowl II
:Green Bay Packers (NFL) 33, Oakland Raiders (AFL) 14, at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

1968

The Cincinnati Bengals joined the league as an expansion team.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| New York Jets \| 11	3	0	.786	419	280
align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 7	7	0	.500	303	248
align="left"\| Miami Dolphins \| 5	8	1	.385	276	355
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 4	10	0	.286	229	406
align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 1	12	1	.077	199	367

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 12	2	0	.857	453	233
align="left"\| Kansas City Chiefs \| 12	2	0	.857	371	170
align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 9	5	0	.643	382	310
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 5	9	0	.357	255	404
align="left"\| Cincinnati Bengals \| 3	11	0	.214	215	329

Western Division playoff
:Oakland Raiders 41, Kansas City Chiefs 6, December 22, 1968, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
AFL Championship Game
:New York Jets 27, Oakland Raiders 23, December 29, 1968, Shea Stadium, New York City
Super Bowl III
:N.Y. Jets (AFL) 16, Baltimore Colts (NFL) 7, at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

1969

For its tenth and final season before merging with the NFL, the AFL instituted a four team playoff tournament with the second place teams in each division also participating.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ffcbcb" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Eastern Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| New York Jets \| 10	4	0	.714	353	269
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Houston Oilers \| 6	6	2	.500	278	279
align="left"\| Boston Patriots \| 4	10	0	.286	266	316
align="left"\| Buffalo Bills \| 4	10	0	.286	230	359
align="left"\| Miami Dolphins \| 3	10	1	.231	233	332

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#ccffff" \| colspan="7" align="center" \| Western Division
bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! W !! L !! T !! PCT !! PF !! PA
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Oakland Raiders \| 12	1	1	.923	377	242
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align="left"\| Kansas City Chiefs \| 11	3	0	.786	359	177
align="left"\| San Diego Chargers \| 8	6	0	.571	288	276
align="left"\| Denver Broncos \| 5	8	1	.385	297	344
align="left"\| Cincinnati Bengals \| 4	9	1	.308	280	367

Interdivisional playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 13, New York Jets 6, December 20, 1969, Shea Stadium, New York City
Oakland Raiders 56, Houston Oilers 7, December 21, 1969, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
AFL Championship Game
Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7, January 4, 1970, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
Super Bowl IV
:Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) 23, Minnesota Vikings (NFL) 7, at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

References

NFL Record and Fact Book ({{ISBN|1-932994-36-X}})
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League ({{ISBN|0-06-270174-6}})

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