Houston Oilers won their second consecutive AFL title in this game
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The 1961 AFL Championship was the title game of the American Football League season in which the Houston Oilers secured back-to-back league championships.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Houston Oilers won their second consecutive AFL title in this game canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Football League Championship Game
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professional football championship game ⓘ |
| attendance | 29418 ⓘ |
| chronology | second AFL Championship Game in history ⓘ |
| city | San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionStage | league championship ⓘ |
| conference | AFL Western Division champion vs. AFL Eastern Division champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | December 24, 1961 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Houston Oilers 10–3 San Diego Chargers ⓘ |
| headCoachLosingTeam | Sid Gillman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachWinningTeam | Wally Lemm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamDivision | AFL Western Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamRecordEnteringGame | 12–2 ⓘ |
| league | American Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Balboa Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserPoints | 3 ⓘ |
| losingFranchise | San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeam | San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1962 AFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFact |
Houston Oilers won their second consecutive AFL title in this game
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San Diego Chargers hosted the game at Balboa Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ The game decided the champion of the second season of the American Football League ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1960 AFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quarterbackWinningTeam | George Blanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referee | John Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1961 American Football League season ⓘ |
| seasonChampion | Houston Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamCaptainWinningTeam | George Blanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncers |
Curt Gowdy
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Paul Christman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitingTeam | Houston Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitingTeamDivision | AFL Eastern Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitingTeamRecordEnteringGame | 10–3–1 ⓘ |
| winnerPoints | 10 ⓘ |
| winningFranchise | Houston Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Houston Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1961 ⓘ |
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1961 AFL Championship
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Houston Oilers won their second consecutive AFL title in this game
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