1966 New York Jets season

1966 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home Field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	6–6–2
Place	3rd AFL East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1965	1967

The 1966 New York Jets season was the seventh 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 1965 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 6–6–2.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
*Buffalo Bills	9	4	1	.692	358	255
Boston Patriots	8	4	2	.677	315	283
New York Jets	6	6	2	.500	322	312
Houston Oilers	3	11	0	.214	335	396
Miami Dolphins	3	11	0	.214	213	362

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	Bye
2	1966-09-09	at Miami Dolphins	W 19–14	Miami Orange Bowl	34,402
3	1966-09-18	Houston Oilers	W 52–13	Shea Stadium	54,681
4	1966-09-25	at Denver Broncos	W 16–7	Bears Stadium	29,878
5	1966-10-02	at Boston Patriots	T 24–24	Fenway Park	27,255
6	1966-10-08	San Diego Chargers	W 17–16	Shea Stadium	63,497
7	1966-10-16	at Houston Oilers	L 24–0	Rice Stadium	30,823
8	1966-10-23	Oakland Raiders	L 24–21	Shea Stadium	58,135
9	1966-10-30	Buffalo Bills	L 33–23	Shea Stadium	61,552
10	Bye
11	1966-11-13	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–3	War Memorial Stadium	45,738
12	1966-11-20	Miami Dolphins	W 30–13	Shea Stadium	58,664
13	1966-11-27	Kansas City Chiefs	L 32–24	Shea Stadium	60,318
14	1966-12-03	at Oakland Raiders	T 28–28	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	32,144
15	1966-12-11	at San Diego Chargers	L 42–27	Balboa Stadium	25,712
16	1966-12-17	Boston Patriots	W 38–28	Shea Stadium	58,921

Roster

New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks  12 Joe Namath Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams Rookies in italics

External links

• 1966 team stats