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

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
Bye week
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

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

Week 1 vs Raiders

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

  1. ^ 1963 Houston Oilers
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Houston_Oilers_season
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