1961 San Diego Chargers Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Sid Gillman (12-2)
Location: San Diego, California

1961 San Diego Chargers Roster
1961 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Chargers gave up 219 points, the lowest total in the circuit. San Diego racked up 396 points. Jack Kemp threw for 2,686 yards. Dave Kocourek grabbed 55 passes for 1,055 yards. Don Norton was targeted regularly, too.

Paul Lowe carried the ball for a team-best 767 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 66 turnovers. Charlie McNeil intercepted 9 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team. The 1961 San Diego Chargers lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jack Kemp	364	165	45.3	2686	7.4	15	4.1	22	6.0	91	59.2
Hunter Enis	55	23	41.8	365	6.6	2	3.6	3	5.5	45	54.0
Paul Lowe	4	2	50.0	70	17.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	95.8
Totals	423	190	44.9	3121	7.4	17	4.0	25	5.9	91

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Lowe	175	767	4.4	87	9
Bo Roberson	58	275	4.7	59	3
Charlie Flowers	51	177	3.5	11	3
Keith Lincoln	41	150	3.7	17	0
Jack Kemp	43	105	2.4	23	6
Hunter Enis	16	13	0.8	9	2
Bob Laraba	5	5	1.0	9	1
Paul Maguire	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	390	1481	3.8	87	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Kocourek	55	1055	19.2	76	4
Don Norton	47	816	17.4	52	6
Paul Lowe	17	103	6.1	17	0
Charlie Flowers	16	175	10.9	31	0
Luther Hayes	14	280	20.0	39	3
Keith Lincoln	12	208	17.3	91	2
Howard Clark	11	182	16.5	33	0
Bob Scarpitto	9	163	18.1	69	2
Bo Roberson	6	81	13.5	24	0
Jacque MacKinnon	3	58	19.3	45	0
Totals	190	3121	16.4	91	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blair	47	42	89.4	27	13	48.1	81
Bob Laraba	2	1	50.0				1
Totals	49	43	87.8	27	13	48.1	82

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Maguire	63	2615	41.5	82
Totals	63	2615	41.5	82

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Claude Gibson	14	209	14.9	39	0
Keith Lincoln	7	150	21.4	57	1
Bob Scarpitto	4	47	11.8	28	0
Bob Zeman	1	12	12.0	12	0
Paul Lowe	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	418	15.5	57	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Lowe	10	240	24.0	35
Bo Roberson	13	207	15.9	32
Keith Lincoln	4	98	24.5	31
Bob Scarpitto	3	50	16.7	22
Henry Schmidt	1	22	22.0	22
Claude Gibson	3	17	5.7	9
Emil Karas	1	5	5.0	5
George Blair	1	2	2.0	2
Gene Selawski	1	1	1.0	1
Ron Mix	1	0	0.0	0
Orlando Ferrante	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	39	642	16.5	35

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie McNeil	9	349	38.8	76	2
Bob Zeman	8	89	11.1	21	0
Dick Harris	7	140	20.0	56	3
Bob Laraba	5	151	30.2	60	2
Chuck Allen	5	111	22.2	59	1
Claude Gibson	5	43	8.6	23	0
Emil Karas	3	21	7.0	11	0
Earl Faison	2	14	7.0	8	0
George Blair	2	4	2.0	4	0
Bill Hudson	1	5	5.0	5	1
Paul Maguire	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bud Whitehead	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	49	929	19.0	76	9

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum
Luther Hayes			1
Jack Kemp			10
Hunter Enis			4
Paul Lowe			6
Charlie McNeil		0	1
Bo Roberson			3
Charlie Flowers			2
Claude Gibson		0	1
Henry Schmidt			1
Dave Kocourek			1
Orlando Ferrante			1
Totals	0	0	31

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	42	0			81
Paul Lowe	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Jack Kemp	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Don Norton	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Dave Kocourek	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bob Laraba	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0			19
Charlie Flowers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Luther Hayes	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Dick Harris	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bo Roberson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Keith Lincoln	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Hunter Enis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Scarpitto	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Charlie McNeil	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Zeman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Chuck Allen	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Hudson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Claude Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2
Totals	24	17	1	0	0	9	0	1	13	43	0	1	0	396