1966 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerDon Klosterman
Head coachWally Lemm
Home fieldRice Stadium
Results
Record3–11
Division place4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1966 Houston Oilers season was the seventh season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–10, winning only three games.[1] The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and were swept by the expansion Miami Dolphins.

Season schedule

Two bye weeks were necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (9) of teams;
one team was idle each week (three teams were idle in week one). The Oilers played each team twice, except for two from other division (Kansas City, San Diego)

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 3 Denver Broncos W 45–7 1–0 Rice Stadium 30,156 Recap
2 September 10 Oakland Raiders W 31–0 2–0 Rice Stadium 31,763 Recap
3 September 18 at New York Jets L 13–52 2–1 Shea Stadium 54,681 Recap
4 September 25 at Buffalo Bills L 20–27 2–2 War Memorial Stadium 42,526 Recap
5 October 2 at Denver Broncos L 38–40 2–3 Bears Stadium 27,203 Recap
6 Bye
7 October 16 New York Jets W 24–0 3–3 Rice Stadium 30,823 Recap
8 October 23 Miami Dolphins L 13–20 3–4 Rice Stadium 23,173 Recap
9 October 30 at Kansas City Chiefs L 23–48 3–5 Municipal Stadium 31,676 Recap
10 November 6 at Oakland Raiders L 23–38 3–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 34,102 Recap
11 November 13 at Boston Patriots L 21–27 3–7 Fenway Park 23,426 Recap
12 November 20 Buffalo Bills L 20–42 3–8 Rice Stadium 27,312 Recap
13 Bye
14 December 4 San Diego Chargers L 22–28 3–9 Rice Stadium 17,569 Recap
15 December 11 Boston Patriots L 14–38 3–10 Rice Stadium 17,100 Recap
16 December 18 at Miami Dolphins L 28–29 3–11 Miami Orange Bowl 20,045 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 9 4 1 .692 6–2 358 255 W1
Boston Patriots 8 4 2 .667 5–1–1 315 283 L1
New York Jets 6 6 2 .500 4–3–1 322 312 W1
Houston Oilers 3 11 0 .214 1–7 335 396 L8
Miami Dolphins 3 11 0 .214 2–5 213 362 W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 1966 Houston Oilers
  2. ^ "Chargers' tie jolt to Raiders". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1965. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "AFL standings". Lompoc Records. December 19, 1966. p. 2-B – via newspapers.com.
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