New York Titans 1961
{{Stagione squadra football americano
|club =New York Titans
|stagione = 
|immagine = 
|didascalia = 
|allenatore1 = {{Bandiera|USA}} [[Sammy Baugh]]
|manager = 
|presidente =
|campionato = [[American Football League 1960|NFL 1960]]
|campionato posizione = '''7-7'''<br />Terzi nella AFL East
|playoff = 
|playoff posizione = ''Non qualificati''
|immaginedivisa = 
|Pro Bowler = 
|stagione prima = [[New York Titans 1960|1960]]
|stagione dopo = [[New York Titans 1962|1962]]
}}

La '''stagione 1961 dei [[New York Jets|New York Titans]]''' è stata la seconda della franchigia nell'[[American Football League]].<ref>{{cita news|lingua= en |url= http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1960.htm |titolo= 1960 New York Titans |editore= Pro Football Reference |data= | accesso= 25 aprile 2018 }}</ref> Per il secondo anno consecutivo l'annata si chiuse con un bilancio di 7–7, al terzo posto della propria division.

==Scelte nel Draft 1961==
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" 
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#000033; color:white; border:2px solid #AD8505; "|<div align="center">'''Scelte dei Titans nel Draft AFL 1961'''</div>
|-
!Giro
!Giocatore
!Ruolo
!College
|-
|align=center| 1 || <span style="display:none">Tom Brown</span>[[Tom Brown (giocatore di football americano 1936)|Tom Brown]] || Guard || Minnesota
|-
|align=center| 2 || <span style="display:none">Herb Adderley</span>[[Herb Adderley]] || Halfback || Michigan State
|-
|align=center| 5 || <span style="display:none">Tom Matte</span>[[Tom Matte]] || Quarterback || Ohio State
|-
|align=center| 6 || <span style="display:none">Bill Brown</span>[[Bill Brown (giocatore di football americano)|Bill Brown]] || Fullback || Illinois
|-
|align=center| 7 || <span style="display:none">Fred Mautino</span>Fred Mautino || Offensive end || Syracuse
|-
|align=center| 8 || <span style="display:none">Harold Beaty</span>Harold Beaty || Tackle || Oklahoma State
|-
|align=center| 9 || <span style="display:none">Bernie Casey</span>Bernie Casey || Fullback || Bowling Green
|-
|align=center| 10 || <span style="display:none">Joe Scibelli</span>Joe Scibelli || Tackle || Notre Dame
|-
|align=center| 11 || <span style="display:none">Art Gilmore</span>Art Gilmore || Halfback || Oregon State
|-
|align=center| 12 || <span style="display:none">Norris Stevenson</span>Norris Stevenson || Halfback || Missouri
|-
|align=center| 13 || <span style="display:none">Joe Wendryhoski</span>Joe Wendryhoski || Tackle || Illinois
|-
|align=center| 14 || <span style="display:none">Jim Cunningham</span>Jim Cunningham || Fullback || Pittsburgh
|-
|align=center| 15 || <span style="display:none">Irv Cross</span>Irv Cross || Offensive end || Northwestern
|-
|align=center| 16 || <span style="display:none">Jerry Steffen</span>Jerry Steffen || Halfback || Colorado
|-
|align=center| 17 || <span style="display:none">Mike Plye</span>Mike Plye || Tackle || Yale
|-
|align=center| 18 || <span style="display:none">Alfred Bentley</span>Alfred Bentley || Offensive end || Arkansas State
|-
|align=center| 19 || <span style="display:none">Jim Kerr</span>[[Jim Kerr (giocatore di football americano)|Jim Kerr]] || Halfback || Penn State
|-
|align=center| 20 || <span style="display:none">Neil Plumley</span>Neil Plumley || Tackle || Oregon State
|-
|align=center| 21 || <span style="display:none">Bob Brooks</span>Bob Brooks || Fullback || Ohio
|-
|align=center| 22 || <span style="display:none">Wayne Fontes</span>Wayne Fontes || Halfback || Michigan State
|-
|align=center| 23 || <span style="display:none">Mickey Walker</span>[[Mickey Walker (giocatore di football americano)|Mickey Walker]] || Halfback || Michigan State
|-
|align=center| 24 || <span style="display:none">Howard Dyer</span>[[Howard Dyer]] || Quarterback || Virginia Military Institution
|-
|align=center| 25 || <span style="display:none">Andy Griffith</span>[[Andy Griffith (giocatore di football americano)|Andy Griffith]] || Halfback || American International
|-
|align=center| 26 || <span style="display:none">Bob Smith</span>[[Bobby Smith (giocatore di football americano 1938)|Bob Smith]] || Halfback || UCLA
|-
|align=center| 27 || <span style="display:none">Moses Gray</span>[[Moses Gray]] || Tackle || Indiana
|-
|align=center| 28 || <span style="display:none">Fred Cox</span>[[Fred Cox]] || Halfback || Pittsburgh
|-
|align=center| 30 || <span style="display:none">William Mimerly</span>[[William Mimerly]] || Halfback || Connecticut
|-
|}

==Calendario==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#000033; color:white; border:2px solid #AD8505; "|<div align="center">'''Stagione regolare'''</div>
|-
! Turno|| Avversario || Risultato || Stadio
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
!1 
| at [[Boston Patriots]] ||'''V''' 21–20 || [[Nickerson Field]] 
|--style="background: #ffdddd;"
!2 
| at [[Buffalo Bills]] ||'''S''' 41–31 || [[War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)|War Memorial Stadium]] 
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
!3 
| [[Denver Broncos 1961|Denver Broncos]] || '''V''' 35–28 || [[Polo Grounds]] 
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
!4 
| [[Boston Patriots]] ||'''V''' 37–30|| [[Polo Grounds]] 
|-
!5
| colspan="4" |''Settimana di pausa''
|--style="background: #ffdddd;"
!6 
| [[San Diego Chargers]] ||'''S''' 25–10|| [[Polo Grounds]] 
|--style="background: #ffdddd;"
!7 
| at [[Denver Broncos 1961|Denver Broncos]] ||'''S''' 27–10|| [[Bears Stadium]] 
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
!8 
| at [[Oakland Raiders 1961|Oakland Raiders]] || '''V''' 14–6 || [[Candlestick Park]] 
|--style="background: #ffdddd;"
!9 
| at [[San Diego Chargers]] || '''S''' 48–13 || [[Balboa Stadium]] 
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
!10 
| [[Oakland Raiders 1961|Oakland Raiders]] ||'''V''' 23–12|| [[Polo Grounds]] 
|--style="background: #ffdddd;"
!11 
| at [[Houston Oilers 1961|Houston Oilers]] ||'''S''' 49–13|| [[Jeppesen Stadium]] 
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
!12 
| [[Buffalo Bills]] || '''V''' 21–14 || [[Polo Grounds]] 
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
!13 
| [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]] ||'''V''' 28–7 || [[Polo Grounds]] 
|--style="background: #ffdddd;"
!14 
| [[Houston Oilers 1961|Houston Oilers]] ||'''S''' 48–21|| [[Polo Grounds]] 
|--style="background: #ffdddd;"
!15 
| at [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]] ||'''S''' 35–24|| [[Cotton Bowl]] 
|}

==Classifiche==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |AFL Eastern Division
|-
!
!V
!S
!P
!%
!<abbr>DIV</abbr>
!<abbr>PF</abbr>
!<abbr>PS</abbr>
!<abbr>STR</abbr>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[Houston Oilers 1961|Houston Oilers]]
|10
|3
|1
|.769
|4–1–1
|513
|242
|V9
|-
|[[Boston Patriots]]
|9
|4
|1
|.692
|2–3–1
|413
|313
|V4
|-
|'''New York Titans'''
|7
|7
|0
|.500
|3–3
|301
|390
|S2
|-
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|6
|8
|0
|.429
|2–4
|294
|342
|S1
|}
'''Nota:''' I pareggi non venivano conteggiati ai fini della classifica fino al 1972.<ref>NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297</ref>

==Note==
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