1961 NFL season
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The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's owners declined to be charter members of the new American Football League. The schedule was also expanded from 12 games per team to 14 games per team.
The season ended when the Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants 37-0 in the NFL Championship Game.
[edit] Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 368 | 220 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 361 | 297 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 319 | 270 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 279 | 267 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 295 | 287 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 236 | 380 |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 174 | 392 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 391 | 223 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 270 | 258 |
| Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 302 | 307 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 326 | 302 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 346 | 272 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 263 | 333 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 285 | 407 |
[edit] NFL Championship Game
Green Bay 37, New York 0 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin, December 31, 1961
[edit] References
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- NFL History 1961-1970 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- 1961 season in details
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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