1963 Houston Oilers season | |
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Owner | Bud Adams |
General manager | Pop Ivy |
Head coach | Pop Ivy |
Home field | Jeppesen Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did 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.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
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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. |
AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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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.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Oilers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
Game information | ||
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