1966 Houston Oilers season

1966 Houston Oilers season
Head coach Wally Lemm
Home field Rice Stadium
Results
Record 3–11
Division place 4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1966 Houston Oilers season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–10, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 3, 1966 Denver Broncos W 45–7
30,156
2 September 10, 1966 Oakland Raiders W 31–0
31,763
3 September 18, 1966 at New York Jets L 52–13
54,681
4 September 25, 1966 at Buffalo Bills L 27–20
42,526
5 October 2, 1966 at Denver Broncos L 40–38
27,203
6 October 16, 1966 New York Jets W 24–0
30,823
7 October 23, 1966 Miami Dolphins L 20–13
23,173
8 October 30, 1966 at Kansas City Chiefs L 48–23
31,676
9 November 6, 1966 at Oakland Raiders L 38–23
34,102
10 November 13, 1966 at Boston Patriots L 27–21
23,426
11 November 20, 1966 Buffalo Bills L 42–20
27,312
12 December 4, 1966 San Diego Chargers L 28–22
17,569
13 December 11, 1966 Boston Patriots L 38–14
17,100
14 December 18, 1966 at Miami Dolphins L 29–28
20,045

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 941.6926–2358255W1
Boston Patriots 842.6775–1–1315283L1
New York Jets 662.5004–3–1322312W1
Houston Oilers 3110.2141–7335396L8
Miami Dolphins 3110.2142–5213362W1

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

References

  1. ↑ 1966 Houston Oilers
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