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1963 Houston Oilers season

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1963 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerPop Ivy
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldJeppesen Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1963 Houston Oilers season was the fourth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise. Houston had won the first two league championships and were runners-up in 1962, which went to a second overtime. In 1963, the Oilers lost their final four games to finish at 6–8, 1½ games behind the Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills in the Eastern division.[1] They failed to win the division (and qualify for the title game) for the first time in franchise history.

Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 7 Oakland Raiders L 13–24 0–1 Jeppesen Stadium 24,749 Recap
2 September 14 Denver Broncos W 20–14 1–1 Jeppesen Stadium 22,855 Recap
3 September 22 at New York Jets L 17–24 1–2 Polo Grounds 9,336 Recap
4 September 28 at Buffalo Bills W 31–20 2–2 War Memorial Stadium 32,340 Recap
5 October 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–28 2–3 Municipal Stadium 27,801 Recap
6 October 13 at Denver Broncos W 33–24 3–3 Bears Stadium 24,087 Recap
7 October 20 Buffalo Bills W 28–14 4–3 Jeppesen Stadium 23,948 Recap
8 October 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–7 5–3 Jeppesen Stadium 26,331 Recap
9 November 1 at Boston Patriots L 3–45 5–4 Fenway Park 31,185 Recap
10 November 10 New York Jets W 31–27 6–4 Jeppesen Stadium 23,615 Recap
11 November 17
November 24
Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22
12 December 1 at San Diego Chargers L 0–27 6–5 Balboa Stadium 31,713 Recap
13 December 8 Boston Patriots L 28–46 6–6 Jeppesen Stadium 23,462 Recap
14 December 15 San Diego Chargers L 14–20 6–7 Jeppesen Stadium 18,540 Recap
15 December 22 at Oakland Raiders L 49–52 6–8 Frank Youell Field 17,401 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Boston Patriots 7 6 1 .538 4–2 327 257 L1
Buffalo Bills 7 6 1 .538 3–3 304 291 W2
Houston Oilers 6 8 0 .429 3–3 302 372 L4
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 2–4 249 399 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

Season summary

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Week 1 vs Raiders

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Week One: Oakland Raiders (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 101424
Oilers 6 0 0713

at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 7
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,749
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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