1967 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1967 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner Lamar Hunt
General manager Jack Steadman
Head coach Hank Stram
Home field Municipal Stadium
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsQB Len Dawson
RB Mike Garrett
FB Curtis McClinton
TE Fred Arbanas
G Ed Budde
DT Buck Buchanan
DE Jerry Mays
LB Sherrill Headrick
S Johnny Robinson

The 1967 Kansas City Chiefs season was the eighth season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise, and fifth in Kansas City. Despite their AFL championship win and an appearance in the inaugural AFL-NFL championship game (Super Bowl I) the previous year, the Chiefs did not advance to the postseason (AFL championship game).

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The club’s special teams got a boost with the addition of kicker Jan Stenerud from Montana State and kick returner Noland “Super Gnat” Smith from Tennessee State. The seating capacity at Municipal Stadium was increased from 40,000 to 47,000 due to demand. In June, Jackson County voters approved a $43 million bond issue for construction of a sports complex to be completed by 1972. [1]

The Chiefs' first non-playoff game against an NFL team resulted in a commanding 66–24 preseason victory over the Chicago Bears at Municipal Stadium on August 23. [2] [3] Injuries again hit the club hard during the regular season as the Chiefs clawed their way to a 9–5 record, [1] four games behind the division-winning Oakland Raiders (13–1).

Roster

1967 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1August 5at Houston Oilers W 24–91–0 Rice Stadium 36,632 Recap
2August 12vs. New York Jets W 30–172–0 Legion Field (Birmingham, AL)53,109 Recap
3August 19vs. Oakland Raiders W 48–03–0 Civic Stadium (Portland, OR)13,352 Recap
4August 23 Chicago Bears W 66–244–0 Municipal Stadium 33,041 Recap
5September 1at Los Angeles Rams L 24–444–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 73,990 Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1 Bye
2September 9at Houston Oilers W 25–201–0 Rice Stadium 28,003 Recap
3Bye
4September 24at Miami Dolphins W 24–02–0 Miami Orange Bowl 36,272 Recap
5October 1at Oakland Raiders L 21–232–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,268 Recap
6October 8Miami DolphinsW 41–03–1 Municipal Stadium 45,291 Recap
7October 15at San Diego Chargers L 31–453–2 San Diego Stadium 43,355 Recap
8October 22Houston OilersL 19–243–3Municipal Stadium46,365 Recap
9October 29 Denver Broncos W 52–94–3Municipal Stadium44,002 Recap
10November 5 New York Jets W 42–185–3Municipal Stadium46,642 Recap
11November 12at Boston Patriots W 33–106–3 Fenway Park 23,010 Recap
12November 19San Diego ChargersL 16–176–4Municipal Stadium46,738 Recap
13 November 23 Oakland RaidersL 22–446–5Municipal Stadium44,020 Recap
14December 3 Buffalo Bills W 23–137–5Municipal Stadium41,948 Recap
15December 10at New York JetsW 21–78–5 Shea Stadium 62,891 Recap
16December 17at Denver BroncosW 38–249–5 Bears Stadium 31,660 Recap
17Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

1234Total
• Chiefs14147338
Broncos0710724

Standings

AFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Oakland Raiders 1310.9296–0468233W10
Kansas City Chiefs 950.6432–4408254W3
San Diego Chargers 851.6154–2360352L4
Denver Broncos 3110.2140–6256409L1

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's". Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  2. ↑ Engel, Lou (August 24, 1967). "Chiefs bombard once-proud Bears, 66-24". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 16.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs rip Bears 66-24, with 32 point 2nd period". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 24, 1967. p. 1, part 2.[ permanent dead link ]
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