1967 New York Jets season

The 1967 New York Jets season was the eighth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–6–2 record from 1966 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 8–5–1.

1967 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Sonny Werblin
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	8–5–1
Division place	2nd AFL East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Roster

1967 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Joe Namath 17 Mike Taliaferro 20 Bob Schweickert Running backs 32 Emerson Boozer 35 Billy Joe 31 Bill Mathis 41 Matt Snell 30 Mark Smolinski 28 Abner Haynes Wide receivers 13 Don Maynard 23 Bill Rademacher 83 George Sauer, Jr. 29 Bake Turner Tight ends 87 Pete Lammons		Offensive linemen 74 Jeff Richardson 67 Dave Herman 75 Winston Hill 66 Randy Rasmussen G 57 John Matlock C 52 John Schmitt C 67 Dave Herman RG 79 Sherman Plunkett RT 64 Pete Perreault G/T 71 Paul Seiler C/T Defensive linemen 73 Dennis Randall DE/DT 80 John Elliott DE/DT 81 Gerry Philbin LDE 72 Paul Rochester LDT 82 Bert Wilder DE/DT 86 Verlon Biggs RDE 78 Jim Harris RDT 50 Carl McAdams DT/OLB/DE		Linebackers 62 Al Atkinson MLB 60 Larry Grantham 51 Ralph Baker 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 54 Jim Waskiewicz C/LB/T Defensive backs 24 Johnny Sample LCB 40 Henry King 42 Randy Beverly RCB 47 Solomon Brannan RB/DB 48 Cornell Gordon 7 Sherman Lewis KR Special teams 33 Curley Johnson 11 Jim Turner		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 10	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–20	War Memorial Stadium	45,748
3	Bye
4	September 24	at Denver Broncos	W 38–24	Bears Stadium	35,565
5	October 1	Miami Dolphins	W 29–7	Shea Stadium	61,240
6	October 7	Oakland Raiders	W 27–14	Shea Stadium	63,106
7	October 15	Houston Oilers	T 28–28	Shea Stadium	62,729
8	October 22	at Miami Dolphins	W 33–14	Orange Bowl	30,049
9	October 29	Boston Patriots	W 30–23	Shea Stadium	62,784
10	November 5	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 18-42	Municipal Stadium	46,642
11	November 12	Buffalo Bills	W 20–10	Shea Stadium	62,671
12	November 19	at Boston Patriots	W 29–24	Fenway Park	26,790
13	Bye
14	December 3	Denver Broncos	L 24–33	Shea Stadium	61,615
15	December 10	Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–21	Shea Stadium	62,891
16	December 17	Oakland Raiders	L 29–38	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,011
17	December 24	at San Diego Chargers	W 42–31	San Diego Stadium	34,580

Game summaries

Week 16

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 14 14 14 0 42 Chargers 7 17 0 7 31 Date: December 24 Location: San Diego Stadium

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Houston Oilers	9	4	1	.692	5–1–1	258	199	W2
New York Jets	8	5	1	.615	5–1–1	371	329	W1
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	3–5	237	285	L1
Miami Dolphins	4	10	0	.286	2–6	219	407	L1
Boston Patriots	3	10	1	.231	3–5	280	389	L5

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

External links

• 1967 team stats