1965 Houston Oilers season

The 1965 Houston Oilers season was the 6th season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team matched their previous output of 4–10[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Oilers moved their home games from Jeppensen Stadium to Rice Stadium.

1965 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Hugh Taylor
General manager	Carroll Martin
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	Rice Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1965 Oilers surrendered 5.29 rushing yards per carry, the most in American Football League history, and 8th-most in the history of professional football.[2]

Roster

1965 Houston Oilers final roster

	Quarterbacks 10 Don Trull 16 George Blanda QB/K Running backs 44 Charlie Tolar FB 25 Ode Burrell 30 Jack Spikes Wide receivers 28 Charley Frazier 87 Charlie Hennigan 20 Dick Compton Tight ends 83 Willie Frazier 81 Bob McLeod		Offensive linemen 61 Bob Talamini G 73 Norm Evans T 66 Sonny Bishop G 76 Walter Suggs T Defensive linemen 75 Don Floyd DE 80 Gary Cutsinger DE 70 Scott Appleton DT 62 Jim Hayes DT		Linebackers 84 Johnny Baker 31 Doug Cline 50 Bobby Maples LB/C 85 Danny Brabham Defensive backs 27 Fred Glick S 43 Jim Norton S/P 33 W.K. Hicks CB 40 Tony Banfield CB 47 Pete Jaquess Special teams 23 Bobby Jancik KR/PR/DB		Reserve lists 42 Sid Blanks RB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1965	New York Jets	W 27–21	52,680
2	September 19, 1965	Boston Patriots	W 31–10	32,445
3	September 26, 1965	at Oakland Raiders	L 21–17	18,166
4	October 3, 1965	at San Diego Chargers	L 31–14	28,190
5	October 17, 1965	at Denver Broncos	L 28–17	32,492
6	October 24, 1965	Kansas City Chiefs	W 38–36	34,670
7	October 31, 1965	at Buffalo Bills	W 19–17	44,267
8	November 7, 1965	Oakland Raiders	L 33–21	35,729
9	November 14, 1965	Denver Broncos	L 31–21	28,126
10	November 21, 1965	at New York Jets	L 41–14	55,312
11	November 28, 1965	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 52–21	16,459
12	December 5, 1965	Buffalo Bills	L 29–18	23,087
13	December 12, 1965	San Diego Chargers	L 37–26	24,120
14	December 18, 1965	at Boston Patriots	L 42–14	14,508

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	10	3	1	.769	4–2	313	226	L1
New York Jets	5	8	1	.385	3–3	285	303	W1
Boston Patriots	4	8	2	.333	2–4	244	302	W3
Houston Oilers	4	10	0	.286	3–3	298	429	L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1965 Houston Oilers
2. "Cold Hard Football Facts: The 5.0 Club: run defense in '11 lit up like hippies in '69". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.