1964 Houston Oilers season explained

Team:Houston Oilers
Year:1964
Record:4–10
Division Place:4th AFL Eastern
Owner:Bud Adams
General Manager:Carroll Martin
Coach:Sammy Baugh
Stadium:Jeppesen Stadium
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1964 Houston Oilers season was the fifth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–8, winning only four games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. It was their final season at Jeppesen Stadium before moving their home games to Rice Stadium the following season. The Houston Oilers attempted 592 passes (42.3 per game) in 1964, which is an AFL record.

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 12at San Diego ChargersL 21–270–1Balboa Stadium22,632Recap
2September 19Oakland RaidersW 42–281–1Jeppesen Stadium26,482Recap
3September 27at Denver BroncosW 38–172–1Bears Stadium22,651Recap
4October 4at Kansas City ChiefsL 7–282–2Municipal Stadium22,727Recap
5October 11Buffalo BillsL 17–482–3Jeppesen Stadium26,218Recap
6October 17at New York JetsL 21–242–4Shea Stadium32,840Recap
7October 25San Diego ChargersL 17–202–5Jeppesen Stadium21,671Recap
8November 1at Buffalo BillsL 10–242–6War Memorial Stadium40,119Recap
9November 6at Boston PatriotsL 24–252–7Fenway Park28,161Recap
10November 15at Oakland RaidersL 10–202–8Frank Youell Field16,375Recap
11November 22Kansas City ChiefsL 19–282–9Jeppesen Stadium17,782Recap
12November 29Boston PatriotsL 17–342–10Jeppesen Stadium17,560Recap
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14December 13New York JetsW 33–173–10Jeppesen Stadium16,225Recap
15December 20Denver BroncosW 34–154–10Jeppesen Stadium15,839Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1964.htm 1964 Houston Oilers