1966 New York Jets season

The 1966 New York Jets season was the seventh season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1965 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 6–6–2.

1966 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Sonny Werblin
Home field	Shea Stadium
Local radio	WABC
Results
Record	6–6–2
Division place	3rd AFL East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Regular season

Roster

1966 New York Jets NYJ final roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Joe Namath 17 Mike Taliaferro Running backs 32 Emerson Boozer 41 Matt Snell FB 37 Allen Smith HB 31 Bill Mathis 45 Earl Christy KR/DB/HB Wide receivers 13 Don Maynard 23 Bill Rademacher 83 George Sauer, Jr. 84 Sammy Weir 29 Bake Turner PR/WR Tight ends 87 Pete Lammons 30 Mark Smolinski FB/TE		Offensive linemen 52 John Schmitt (American football) C 61 Dan Ficca G 64 Pete Perreault G/T 65 Sam DeLuca LG 67 Dave Herman (American football) RG 73 Mitch Dudek 75 Winston Hill LT 79 Sherman Plunkett RT Defensive linemen 72 Paul Rochester LDT 74 Henry Schmidt (American football) 77 Steve Chomyszak 78 Jim Harris DT 80 Bob Werl DE/G 81 Gerry Philbin LDE 86 Verlon Biggs RDE 88 William Yearby		Linebackers 62 Al Atkinson 63 Jim O'Mahoney 51 Ralph Baker 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 54 Jim Waskiewicz C/LB/T Defensive backs 22 Jim Hudson S 24 Johnny Sample DB 23 Bill Radenmacher WR/DB 25 Ray Abruzzese S 40 Dainard Paulson DB 46 Bill Baird (American football) RCB 48 Cornell Gordon DB 7 Sherman Lewis PR/DB 28 Jim Gray 28 Pat Gucciardo Special teams 33 Curley Johnson P/FB 11 Jim Turner K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

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 until 1972.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	Bye
2	1966-09-09	at Miami Dolphins	W 19–14	Miami Orange Bowl	34,402
3	1966-09-18	Houston Oilers	W 52–13	Shea Stadium	54,681
4	1966-09-25	at Denver Broncos	W 16–7	Bears Stadium	29,878
5	1966-10-02	at Boston Patriots	T 24–24	Fenway Park	27,255
6	1966-10-08	San Diego Chargers	W 17–16	Shea Stadium	63,497
7	1966-10-16	at Houston Oilers	L 24–0	Rice Stadium	30,823
8	1966-10-23	Oakland Raiders	L 24–21	Shea Stadium	58,135
9	1966-10-30	Buffalo Bills	L 33–23	Shea Stadium	61,552
10	Bye
11	1966-11-13	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–3	War Memorial Stadium	45,738
12	1966-11-20	Miami Dolphins	W 30–13	Shea Stadium	58,664
13	1966-11-27	Kansas City Chiefs	L 32–24	Shea Stadium	60,318
14	1966-12-03	at Oakland Raiders	T 28–28	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	32,144
15	1966-12-11	at San Diego Chargers	L 42–27	Balboa Stadium	25,712
16	1966-12-17	Boston Patriots	W 38–28	Shea Stadium	58,921

External links

• 1966 team stats