 | 1961 Houston Oilers RosterAmerican Football League (AFL) |
Postseason: 1-0
Coach: Wally Lemm (9-0)
Coach: Lou Rymkus (1-3-1)
1961 Houston Oilers Statistics1961 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division, and compiled a postseason mark of 1-0. Wally Lemm and Lou Rymkus coached the team.
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Dalva Allen | DE | January 13, 1935 | 76 | 245 | Houston |
| Tony Banfield | DB | December 18, 1937 | 73 | 185 | Oklahoma St. |
| Byron Beams | T-DT | September 8, 1929 | 78 | 248 | Notre Dame |
| George Belotti | C | November 29, 1934 | 76 | 250 | USC |
| George Blanda | QB | September 17, 1927 | 74 | 215 | Kentucky |
| Ron Botchan | LB | February 15, 1935 | 73 | 238 | Occidental |
| Billy Cannon | TE-HB-FB | August 2, 1937 | 73 | 207 | LSU |
| Doug Cline | LB-FB | March 22, 1938 | 74 | 230 | Clemson |
| Willard Dewveall | E | April 29, 1936 | 76 | 224 | SMU |
| Mike Dukes | LB | March 16, 1936 | 75 | 235 | Clemson |
| Don Floyd | DE | July 10, 1938 | 75 | 245 | TCU |
| Dick Frey | DE | December 17, 1929 | 74 | 235 | Texas A&M |
| Fred Glick | DB | February 25, 1937 | 73 | 195 | Colorado St. |
| Bill Groman | WR-FL | July 17, 1936 | 72 | 194 | Heidelberg |
| Buzz Guy | G-T-DT | March 20, 1936 | 75 | 248 | Duke |
| John Guzik | LB | July 12, 1936 | 75 | 231 | Pittsburgh |
| Ken Hall | HB-P | December 13, 1935 | 73 | 205 | Texas A&M |
| Charley Hennigan | WR | March 19, 1935 | 73 | 187 | LSU |
| Ed Husmann | DT-G-DE-LB | August 6, 1931 | 74 | 245 | Nebraska |
| Al Jamison | T | May 11, 1937 | 77 | 250 | Colgate |
| Mark Johnston | DB | March 4, 1938 | 72 | 203 | Northwestern |
| Gene Jones | LB | October 18, 1936 | 72 | 200 | Rice |
| Bob Kelly | T-DT | August 18, 1940 | 74 | 270 | New Mexico St. |
| Claude King | HB | December 3, 1938 | 71 | 185 | Houston |
| Jack Laraway | LB | September 20, 1935 | 73 | 220 | Purdue |
| Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 73 | 189 | Cincinnati |
| Bob McLeod | TE | November 10, 1938 | 76 | 240 | Abilene Christian |
| Rich Michael | T | November 15, 1938 | 75 | 242 | Ohio St. |
| Charlie Milstead | QB-DB | November 21, 1937 | 74 | 190 | Texas A&M |
| Dennit Morris | LB | April 15, 1936 | 73 | 228 | Oklahoma |
| Jim Norton | DB-P | October 20, 1938 | 75 | 190 | Idaho |
| Willis Perkins | DE-G | February 14, 1934 | 72 | 260 | Texas Southern |
| Leo Reed | T-G | January 3, 1940 | 76 | 240 | Colorado St. |
| Bob Schmidt | C-T-G | July 9, 1936 | 76 | 248 | Minnesota |
| George Shirkey | DT | August 20, 1936 | 76 | 260 | S.F. Austin |
| Dave Smith | FB | March 23, 1937 | 73 | 210 | Ripon |
| Julian Spence | DB-FL | May 5, 1929 | 71 | 170 | Sam Houston St. |
| Bob Talamini | G | January 8, 1939 | 73 | 255 | Kentucky |
| Charley Tolar | FB | September 5, 1937 | 66 | 199 | NW State (LA) |
| Orville Trask | DT | December 3, 1934 | 76 | 260 | Rice |
| Hogan Wharton | G | December 13, 1935 | 74 | 250 | Houston |
| John White | TE | October 9, 1935 | 75 | 230 | Texas Southern |
| Gary Wisener | DB | August 24, 1938 | 73 | 206 | Baylor |