1963 Houston Oilers season

1963 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Pop Ivy
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	Jeppesen Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1963 Houston Oilers season was their fourth in the American Football League.

Houston had won the first two league championships and were runners-up in 1962, which went to a second overtime. In 1963, the Oilers lost their final four games to finish at 6–8, 1½ games behind the Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills in the Eastern division.^[1] They failed to win the division (and qualify for the title game) for the first time in franchise history.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 7	Oakland Raiders	L, 24–13	0–1	24,749
2	September 14	Denver Broncos	W, 20–14	1–1	22,855
3	September 22	at New York Jets	L, 24–17	1–2	9,336
4	September 28	at Buffalo Bills	W, 31–20	2–2	32,340
5	October 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	L, 28–7	2–3	27,801
6	October 13	at Denver Broncos	W, 33–24	3–3	24,087
7	October 20	Buffalo Bills	W, 28–14	4–3	23,948
8	October 27	Kansas City Chiefs	W, 28–7	5–3	26,331
9	November 1	at Boston Patriots	L, 45–3	5–4	31,185
10	November 10	New York Jets	W, 31–27	6–4	23,615
11	November 17	Bye week
	November 24	Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22
12	December 1	at San Diego Chargers	L, 27–0	6–5	31,713
13	December 8	Boston Patriots	L, 46–28	6–6	23,462
14	December 15	San Diego Chargers	L, 20–14	6–7	18,540
15	December 22	at Oakland Raiders	L, 52–49	6–8	17,401

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Boston Patriots	7	6	1	.538	4–2	327	257	L1
Buffalo Bills	7	6	1	.538	3–3	304	291	W2
Houston Oilers	6	8	0	.429	3–3	302	372	L4
New York Jets	5	8	1	.385	2–4	249	399	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1963 Houston Oilers