1965 New York Jets season

1965 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Sonny Werblin
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	5–8–1
Division place	2nd AFL East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1965-09-12	at Houston Oilers	L 27–21	Rice Stadium	52,680
2	1965-09-18	Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–10	Shea Stadium	53,658
3	1965-09-26	at Buffalo Bills	L 33–21	War Memorial Stadium	45,056
4	1965-10-03	at Denver Broncos	L 16–13	Bears Stadium	34,988
5	Bye
6	1965-10-16	Oakland Raiders	T 24–24	Shea Stadium	59,890
7	1965-10-23	San Diego Chargers	L 34–9	Shea Stadium	60,679
8	1965-10-31	Denver Broncos	W 45–10	Shea Stadium	55,572
9	1965-11-07	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 13–10	Municipal Stadium	25,523
10	1965-11-14	at Boston Patriots	W 30–20	Fenway Park	18,589
11	1965-11-21	Houston Oilers	W 41–14	Shea Stadium	55,312
12	1965-11-28	Boston Patriots	L 27–23	Shea Stadium	59,334
13	1965-12-04	at San Diego Chargers	L 38–7	Balboa Stadium	32,167
14	1965-12-12	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–14	Frank Youell Field	19,013
15	1965-12-19	Buffalo Bills	W 14–12	Shea Stadium	57,396

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	10	3	1	.769	4–2	313	226	L1
New York Jets	5	8	1	.385	3–3	285	303	W1
Boston Patriots	4	8	2	.333	2–4	244	302	W3
Houston Oilers	4	10	0	.286	3–3	298	429	L7

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

Roster

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

Awards and honors

• Joe Namath, Offensive MVP, AFL All-Star Game UPI Rookie of the Year

External links

• 1965 team stats