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1963 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach Pop Ivy
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Record 6–8
Place 3rd AFL Eastern
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1962 1964

The 1963 Houston Oilers season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11–3, winning only six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Season schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 7, 1963 Oakland Raiders L 24–13
24,749
2 September 14, 1963 Denver Broncos W 20–14
22,855
3 September 22, 1963 at New York Jets L 24–17
9,336
4 September 28, 1963 at Buffalo Bills W 31–20
32,340
5 October 6, 1963 Kansas City Chiefs L 28–7
27,801
6 October 13, 1963 at Denver Broncos W 33–24
24,087
7 October 20, 1963 Buffalo Bills W 28–14
23,948
8 October 27, 1963 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–7
26,331
9 November 1, 1963 at Boston Patriots L 45–3
31,185
10 November 10, 1963 New York Jets W 31–27
23,615
11 December 1, 1963 at San Diego Chargers L 27–0
31,713
12 December 8, 1963 Boston Patriots L 46–28
23,462
13 December 15, 1963 San Diego Chargers L 20–14
18,540
14 December 22, 1963 at Oakland Raiders L 52–49
17,401

Division standings[]

AFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Boston Patriots 7 6 1 .538 327 257 L-1
Buffalo Bills 7 6 1 .538 304 291 W-2
Houston Oilers 6 8 0 .429 302 372 L-4
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 249 399 L-3

References[]

Eastern Division Western Division
Boston Denver
Buffalo Kansas City
Houston Oakland
New York Jets San Diego
1963 AFL DraftAFL Playoffs1963 AFL All-Star game
Related: 1963 NFL Season
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