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 coachHugh Taylor
General managerCarroll Martin
OwnerBud Adams
Home fieldRice Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finishdid 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

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


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 1031.7694–2313226L1
New York Jets 581.3853–3285303W1
Boston Patriots 482.3332–4244302W3
Houston Oilers 4100.2863–3298429L7

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

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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.
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