1960 American Football League Championship Game

1960 American Football League championship game
DateJanuary 1, 1961
StadiumJeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
RefereeJohn McDonough
Attendance32,183
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
AnnouncersJack Buck, George Ratterman,
and Les Keiter[1]
Houston is located in the United States
Houston
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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1960 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Houston faces Los Angeles in title battle". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. January 1, 1961. p. 6, part 2.
  3. ^ "Oilers rally to win AFL title, 24 to 16". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 1, part 2.
  4. ^ "Blanda paces Oilers to AFL title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 44.
  5. ^ "Oilers beat Chargers, 24-16, for AFL title". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. January 2, 1961. p. 24.
  6. ^ "A big pass wins in a new league". Sports Illustrated. January 9, 1961. p. 42.
  7. ^ Smith, Wilfrid (January 2, 1961). "329,000 to attend 4 bowl games today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 6.

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