| Team: | Houston Oilers |
| Year: | 1966 |
| Record: | 3–11 |
| Division Place: | 4th AFL Eastern |
| Owner: | Bud Adams |
| General Manager: | Don Klosterman |
| Coach: | Wally Lemm |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Oilers seasons |
The 1966 Houston Oilers season was the seventh season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–10, winning only three games.[1] The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and were swept by the expansion Miami Dolphins.
Two bye weeks were necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (9) of teams;
one team was idle each week (three teams were idle in week one).The Oilers played each team twice, except for two from other division (Kansas City, San Diego)
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3 | Denver Broncos | W 45–7 | 1–0 | Rice Stadium | 30,156 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 10 | Oakland Raiders | W 31–0 | 2–0 | Rice Stadium | 31,763 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 18 | at New York Jets | L 13–52 | 2–1 | Shea Stadium | 54,681 | Recap | |
| 4 | September 25 | at Buffalo Bills | L 20–27 | 2–2 | War Memorial Stadium | 42,526 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 2 | at Denver Broncos | L 38–40 | 2–3 | Bears Stadium | 27,203 | Recap | |
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | October 16 | New York Jets | W 24–0 | 3–3 | Rice Stadium | 30,823 | Recap | |
| 8 | October 23 | Miami Dolphins | L 13–20 | 3–4 | Rice Stadium | 23,173 | Recap | |
| 9 | October 30 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 23–48 | 3–5 | Municipal Stadium | 31,676 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 6 | at Oakland Raiders | L 23–38 | 3–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 34,102 | Recap | |
| 11 | November 13 | at Boston Patriots | L 21–27 | 3–7 | Fenway Park | 23,426 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 20 | Buffalo Bills | L 20–42 | 3–8 | Rice Stadium | 27,312 | Recap | |
| 13 | Bye | |||||||
| 14 | December 4 | San Diego Chargers | L 22–28 | 3–9 | Rice Stadium | 17,569 | Recap | |
| 15 | December 11 | Boston Patriots | L 14–38 | 3–10 | Rice Stadium | 17,100 | Recap | |
| 16 | December 18 | at Miami Dolphins | L 28–29 | 3–11 | Miami Orange Bowl | 20,045 | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||