1965 New York Jets season explained

Team:New York Jets
Year:1965
Record:5–8–1
Division Place:2nd AFL East
Coach:Weeb Ewbank
Owner:Sonny Werblin
Stadium:Shea Stadium
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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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. The Jets drafted Joe Namath, who made his first appearance in the second game of the year against Kansas City, relieving Mike Taliaferro. Namath would start the last six games of the season, where he won three of them.

The Jets changed their primary logo in 1965, reversing the colors and slightly enlarging the helmet decal, which was now solid green with white lettering ("JETS" in thick sans-serif italics in front of "NY" in outline serif lettering) and a white miniature football at bottom center.

Offseason

Draft

See main article: article and 1965 AFL draft.

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1 September 12at Houston OilersL 21–270–1Rice Stadium52,680Recap
2September 18Kansas City ChiefsL 10–140–2Shea Stadium53,658Recap
3September 26at Buffalo BillsL 21–330–3War Memorial Stadium45,056Recap
4October 3at Denver BroncosL 13–160–4Bears Stadium34,988Recap
5align=center colspan=7Bye
6October 16Oakland RaidersT 24–240–4–1Shea Stadium59,890Recap
7October 23San Diego ChargersL 9–340–5–1Shea Stadium60,679Recap
8 October 31Denver BroncosW 45–101–5–1Shea Stadium55,572Recap
9November 7at Kansas City ChiefsW 13–102–5–1Municipal Stadium25,523Recap
10November 14at Boston PatriotsW 30–203–5–1Fenway Park18,589Recap
11November 21Houston OilersW 41–144–5–1Shea Stadium55,312Recap
12November 28Boston PatriotsL 23–274–6–1Shea Stadium59,334Recap
13December 4at San Diego ChargersL 7–384–7–1Balboa Stadium32,167Recap
14December 12at Oakland RaidersL 14–244–8–1Frank Youell Field19,013Recap
15December 19 Buffalo BillsW 14–125–8–1Shea Stadium57,396Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Awards and honors

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