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1965 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach Hugh Taylor
Home Field Rice Stadium
Results
Record 4–10
Place 4th AFL Eastern
Playoff Finish did not qualify
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1964 1966

The 1965 Houston Oilers season was their sixth in the league. 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.

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 21–10
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

Division standings[]

AFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 10 3 1 .769 313 226 L-1
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 285 303 W-1
Boston Patriots 4 8 2 .333 244 302 W-3
Houston Oilers 4 10 0 .286 322 285 L-7

References[]

Eastern Division Western Division
Boston Denver
Buffalo Kansas City
Houston Oakland
New York Jets San Diego
1965 AFL Draft1965 AFL Championship Game1965 AFL All-Star game
Related: 1965 NFL Season
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