1965 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1965 4–10 4th AFL Eastern Bud Adams Carroll Martin Hugh Taylor Rice Stadium Did not qualify Oilers seasons The 1965 Houston Oilers season was the sixth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team matched their previous output of 4–101965 Houston Oilers and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Oilers moved their home games from Jeppensen Stadium to Rice Stadium. The 1965 Oilers surrendered 5.29 rushing yards per carry, the most in American Football League history, and 8th-most in the history of professional football.http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_5396_The_5.0_Club%3A_run_defense_in_%2711_lit_up_like_hippies_in_%2769.html Cold Hard Football Facts: The 5.0 Club: run defense in '11 lit up like hippies in '69 May 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120514024915/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_5396_The_5.0_Club:_run_defense_in_'11_lit_up_like_hippies_in_'69.html May 14, 2012 dead mdy-all Roster 1965 Houston Oilers 16 George Blanda K 10 Don Trull 25 Ode Burrell 46 Bob Jackson American football 30 Jack Spikes 20 Dick Compton 87 Charley Hennigan 41 Keith Kinderman 83 Willie Frazier 81 Bob McLeod American football 66 Sonny Bishop G 73 Norm Evans y T 56 Wayne Frazier C 77 Rich Michael T 76 Walter Suggs T 61 Bob Talamini G 78 Maxie Williams y G/T 67 John Wittenborn G 70 Scott Appleton DT 80 Gary Cutsinger DE 88 Bob Evans y no DE 75 Don Floyd DE 62 Jim Hayes American football DE/DT 82 Ed Husmann DT 64 Bud McFadin DT 74 Art Strahan y DE/DT 85 Danny Brabham OLB 31 Doug Cline MLB 68 Tom Goode American football MLB 50 Bobby Maples y OLB 30 Charlie Rieves OLB 40 Tony Banfield CB 27 Fred Glick FS 33 W. K. Hicks CB 23 Bobby Jancik FS 47 Pete Jaquess CB 43 Jim Norton safety SS/P 45 Larry Onesti SS 84 Johnny Baker linebacker LB IR 42 Sid Blanks RB IR 26 Larry Elkins y WR IR 55 John Frongillo C IR 28 Charley Frazier WR IR 89 George Kinney y no DE IR 44 Charley Tolar RB IR 20 Sammy Weir WR IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 New York Jets W 27–21 1–0 Rice Stadium 52,680 Recap 2 September 19 Boston Patriots W 31–10 2–0 Rice Stadium 32,445 Recap 3 September 26 at Oakland Raiders L 17–21 2–1 Frank Youell Field 18,166 Recap 4 October 3 at San Diego Chargers L 14–31 2–2 Balboa Stadium 28,190 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 17 at Denver Broncos L 17–28 2–3 Bears Stadium 32,492 Recap 7 October 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 38–36 3–3 Rice Stadium 34,670 Recap 8 October 31 at Buffalo Bills W 19–17 4–3 War Memorial Stadium 44,267 Recap 9 November 7 Oakland Raiders L 21–33 4–4 Rice Stadium 35,729 Recap 10 November 14 Denver Broncos L 21–31 4–5 Rice Stadium 28,126 Recap 11 November 21 at New York Jets L 14–41 4–6 Shea Stadium 55,312 Recap 12 November 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–52 4–7 Municipal Stadium 16,459 Recap 13 December 5 Buffalo Bills L 18–29 4–8 Rice Stadium 23,087 Recap 14 December 12 San Diego Chargers L 26–37 4–9 Rice Stadium 24,120 Recap 15 December 18 at Boston Patriots L 14–42 4–10 Fenway Park 14,508 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston