1966 Houston Oilers season

1966 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Wally Lemm
Home Field	Rice Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1965	1967

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. 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

Division standings

AFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	9	4	1	.692	358	255	W-1
Boston Patriots	8	4	2	.667	315	283	L-1
New York Jets	6	6	2	.500	322	312	W-1
Houston Oilers	3	11	0	.214	335	396	L-8
Miami Dolphins	3	11	0	.214	213	362	W-1