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1965 New York Jets season
Head Coach Weeb Ewbank
Home Field Shea Stadium
Results
Record 5–8–1
Place 2nd AFL East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1964 1966

The 1965 New York Jets season was the sixth 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 1964 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1, their third consecutive season with that record.

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance
1 1965-09-12 at Houston Oilers L 27–21 Rice Stadium
52,680
2 1965-09-18 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–10 Shea Stadium
53,658
3 1965-09-26 at Buffalo Bills L 33–21 War Memorial Stadium
45,056
4 1965-10-03 at Denver Broncos L 16–13 Bears Stadium
34,988
5 Bye
6 1965-10-16 Oakland Raiders T 24–24 Shea Stadium
59,890
7 1965-10-23 San Diego Chargers L 34–9 Shea Stadium
60,679
8 1965-10-31 Denver Broncos W 45–10 Shea Stadium
55,572
9 1965-11-07 at Kansas City Chiefs W 13–10 Municipal Stadium
25,523
10 1965-11-14 at Boston Patriots W 30–20 Fenway Park
18,589
11 1965-11-21 Houston Oilers W 41–14 Shea Stadium
55,312
12 1965-11-28 Boston Patriots L 27–23 Shea Stadium
59,334
13 1965-12-04 at San Diego Chargers L 38–7 Balboa Stadium
32,167
14 1965-12-12 at Oakland Raiders L 24–14 Frank Youell Field
19,013
15 1965-12-19 Buffalo Bills W 14–12 Shea Stadium
57,396

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
*Buffalo Bills 10 3 1 .769 313 226
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 285 303
Boston Patriots 4 8 2 .333 244 302
Houston Oilers 4 10 0 .286 298 429

Roster[]

New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Rookies in italics

Awards and honors[]

  • Joe Namath, Offensive MVP, AFL All-Star Game UPI Rookie of the Year

External links[]

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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