1961 NFL Leaders, AFL
Who led the AFL in 1961, in every category NFL records. Final.
Kicking Every kicker board →
Field Goals Made
FGM- 1 Gino Cappelletti 17
- 2 George Blanda 16
- 3 George Blair 13
- 4 George Fleming 11
- 5 Joe Hergert 6
- 1 George Blanda 61.5%
- 2 Gino Cappelletti 53.1%
- 3 George Blair 48.1%
- 4 Joe Hergert 42.9%
- 5 George Fleming 42.3%
Points Scored
PTS- 1 Gino Cappelletti 147
- 2 George Blanda 112
- 3 Bill Groman 108
- 4 Billy Cannon 90
- 5 George Blair 81
Passing Every quarterback board →
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 George Blanda 3,330
- 2 Jack Kemp 2,686
- 3 Al Dorow 2,651
- 4 Cotton Davidson 2,445
- 5 Tom Flores 2,176
- 1 George Blanda 36
- 2 Al Dorow 19
- 3 Cotton Davidson 17
- 4 Tom Flores 15
- 4 Jack Kemp 15
Passer Rating
RTG- 1 George Blanda 91.3
- 2 Babe Parilli 76.5
- 3 Butch Songin 73.0
- 4 Tom Flores 62.1
- 5 Cotton Davidson 59.2
- 1 George Blanda 9.20
- 2 Cotton Davidson 7.41
- 3 Jack Kemp 7.38
- 4 Butch Songin 6.74
- 5 Babe Parilli 6.64
- 1 Babe Parilli 52.5%
- 2 Tom Flores 51.9%
- 3 George Blanda 51.7%
- 4 Frank Tripucka 48.5%
- 5 Butch Songin 46.2%
Receiving Every wide receiver board →
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Charley Hennigan 1,746
- 2 Lionel Taylor 1,176
- 3 Bill Groman 1,175
- 4 Dave Kocourek 1,055
- 5 Art Powell 881
Receptions
REC- 1 Lionel Taylor 100
- 2 Charley Hennigan 82
- 3 Art Powell 71
- 4 Dave Kocourek 55
- 5 Chris Burford 51
- 1 Bill Groman 17
- 2 Charley Hennigan 12
- 3 Billy Cannon 9
- 3 Jim Colclough 9
- 5 Gino Cappelletti 8
- 1 Bill Groman 23.50
- 2 Charley Hennigan 21.29
- 3 Dave Kocourek 19.18
- 4 Jim Colclough 18.02
- 5 Dick Christy 17.97
Rushing Every running back board →
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Billy Cannon 948
- 2 Bill Mathis 846
- 3 Abner Haynes 841
- 4 Paul Lowe 767
- 5 Charley Tolar 577
- 1 Abner Haynes 9
- 1 Paul Lowe 9
- 3 Bill Mathis 7
- 4 Billy Cannon 6
- 4 Jack Kemp 6
Yards per Carry
Y/A- 1 Billy Cannon 4.74
- 2 Abner Haynes 4.70
- 3 Billy Lott 4.61
- 4 Paul Lowe 4.38
- 5 Bill Mathis 4.19
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Bill Mathis 202
- 2 Billy Cannon 200
- 3 Abner Haynes 179
- 4 Paul Lowe 175
- 5 Charley Tolar 157
Defense Every linebacker board →
Interceptions
INT- 1 Billy Atkins 10
- 2 Charlie McNeil 9
- 2 Jim Norton 9
- 4 Tony Banfield 8
- 4 Bob Zeman 8
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.