1963 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1963 6–8 3rd AFL Eastern Bud Adams Pop Ivy Pop Ivy Jeppesen Stadium Did not qualify Oilers seasons The Houston Oilers played their fourth season as a professional American football franchise in 1963. 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.1963 Houston Oilers 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 Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 Oakland Raiders L 13–24 0–1 Jeppesen Stadium 24,749 Recap 2 September 14 Denver Broncos W 20–14 1–1 Jeppesen Stadium 22,855 Recap 3 September 22 at New York Jets L 17–24 1–2 Polo Grounds 9,336 Recap 4 September 28 at Buffalo Bills W 31–20 2–2 War Memorial Stadium 32,340 Recap 5 October 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–28 2–3 Municipal Stadium 27,801 Recap 6 October 13 at Denver Broncos W 33–24 3–3 Bears Stadium 24,087 Recap 7 October 20 Buffalo Bills W 28–14 4–3 Jeppesen Stadium 23,948 Recap 8 October 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–7 5–3 Jeppesen Stadium 26,331 Recap 9 November 1 at Boston Patriots L 3–45 5–4 Fenway Park 31,185 Recap 10 November 10 New York Jets W 31–27 6–4 Jeppesen Stadium 23,615 Recap 11 November 17Bye week November 24Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22 12 December 1 at San Diego Chargers L 0–27 6–5 Balboa Stadium 31,713 Recap 13 December 8 Boston Patriots L 28–46 6–6 Jeppesen Stadium 23,462 Recap 14 December 15 San Diego Chargers L 14–20 6–7 Jeppesen Stadium 18,540 Recap 15 December 22 at Oakland Raiders L 49–52 6–8 Frank Youell Field 17,401 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 1 vs Raiders Houston Oilers 1963 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Oakland Raiders (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0) September 7 Raiders 0 0 10 14 Oilers 6 0 0 7 Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas 24,749 88 F C Box Score First quarter HOU – George Blanda 30-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0. HOU – George Blanda 46-yard field goal. Oilers 6–0. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter OAK – Clem Daniels 2-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 7–6. OAK – Mike Mercer 11-yard field goal. Raiders 10–6. Fourth quarter OAK – Art Powell 85-yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 17–6. OAK – Ken Herock 15-yard fumble return (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 24–6. HOU – Charley Hennigan 34-yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick). Raiders 24–13. Top passers OAK – Tom Flores – 7/21, 217 yards, TD HOU – Jacky Lee – 10/28, 123 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Clem Daniels – 16 rushes, 73 yards, TD HOU – Charley Tolar – 9 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers OAK – Art Powell – 7 receptions, 181 yards, TD HOU – Charley Hennigan – 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD Roster 1963 Houston Oilers roster Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda K 15 Jacky Lee Running backs 35 Bo Dickinson 32 Dave Smith fullback 47 Bill Tobin American football y 44 Charlie Tolar Wide receivers 88 Willard Dewveall 28 Charley Frazier 87 Charley Hennigan Tight ends 81 Bob McLeod American football Offensive linemen 68 Tom Goode American football G 73 Bob Kelly T American football, born 1938 77 Rich Michael T 52 Bob Schmidt C American football 76 Walter Suggs T 61 Bob Talamini G 63 Hogan Wharton G Defensive linemen 78 Ed Culpepper DT 80 Gary Cutsinger DE 82 Ed Husmann DT 74 Dudley Meredith y DT 83 Ron Nery DE 86 Bucky Wegener no DE Linebackers 33 Gene Babb MLB 85 Danny Brabham y OLB 31 Doug Cline OLB 30 Mike Dukes OLB 45 Larry Onesti MLB Defensive backs 40 Tony Banfield CB 27 Fred Glick FS 41 Mark Johnston American football CB 43 Jim Norton safety SS/P 23 Bobby Jancik CB Taxi squad 55 John Frongillo C/G 45 Randy Kerbow y WR Reserve lists 84 Johnny Baker linebacker y TE IR 20 Billy Cannon RB IR 75 Don Floyd DE IR rookies in italics References Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston