1961 AFL Rushing Attempts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts

The Houston Oilers led the AFL in rushing attempts in 1961, with 452, 13 ahead of the Dallas Texans. The average across 8 AFL teams is 401.9.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the AFL in 1961 Houston Oilers 14 games

452 Rushing Attempts 13 clear of Dallas Texans

#	Team	G	ATT
1	Houston Oilers	14	452
2	Dallas Texans	14	439
3	Buffalo Bills	14	438
4	New York Titans	14	426
	AFL average		401.9
5	San Diego Chargers	14	390
6	Boston Patriots	14	389
7	Oakland Raiders	14	349
8	Denver Broncos	14	332

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.