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The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's founders 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 where it would ...
Pages in category "1961 National Football League season by team" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL ...
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 at Dallas Cowboys: L 24–27 : 0–1 2 September 24 New York Giants: L 14–17 : 0–2 3 October 1 at Los Angeles Rams
As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
1961 NFL season; NFL on television in the 1960s; 0–9. 1961 All-Pro Team; C. 1961 NFL Championship Game; D. 1961 NFL draft; E. 1961 NFL expansion draft; P. 1962 Pro Bowl
The 1961 NFL draft and the 1961 AFL Draft were separate drafts, and players could end up being drafted by both leagues. The 1961 NFL Draft, which involved fourteen teams choosing college players during twenty rounds, took place on December 27 and 28, 1960. It occurred after the Eagles' win in the NFL Championship Game on December 26.
The 1961 Cleveland Browns season marked the team's 12th season in the National Football League (NFL) and was the 16th in franchise history. Offseason On ...
The 1961 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 24th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in Los Angeles.The team opened up losing 6 of its firs 7 games, en route to a 4–10 record and a sixth place finish in the NFL's Western Conference.