1966 New York Jets season

1966 season of AFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1966 6–6–2 3rd AFL East Weeb Ewbank Sonny Werblin Shea Stadium Did not qualify Jets seasons The 1966 New York Jets season was the seventh 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 1965 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 6–6–2. Roster 1966 New York Jets NYJ 12 Joe Namath 17 Mike Taliaferro 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 32 Emerson Boozer y 41 Matt Snell 13 Don Maynard 29 Bake Turner 83 George Sauer Jr. 84 Sammy Weir 87 Pete Lammons y 52 John Schmitt American football C 61 Dan Ficca G 64 Pete Perreault G/T 65 Sam DeLuca G 67 Dave Herman American football G 73 Mitch Dudek T 75 Winston Hill T 79 Sherman Plunkett T 77 Steve Chomyszak y DT 78 Jim Harris American football DT 80 Bob Werl DE no y 82 Bert Wilder DT/DE 81 Gerry Philbin DE 86 Verlon Biggs DE 88 Bill Yearby y DE 51 Ralph Baker linebacker OLB 54 Jim Waskiewicz y MLB 56 Paul Crane y OLB 60 Larry Grantham OLB 62 Al Atkinson MLB 63 Jim O'Mahoney no OLB 22 Jim Hudson FS 25 Ray Abruzzese SS 40 Dainard PaulsonSS/FS 45 Earl Christy y CB 46 Bill Baird American football CB 48 Cornell Gordon CB 11 Jim Turner placekicker K 33 Curley Johnson P  7 Sherman Lewis CB/S IR 89 Dee Mackey TE NF-Ill. 50 Carl McAdams y LB IR 72 Paul Rochester DT IR 24 Johnny Sample CB IR 74 Henry Schmidt American football DT IR -- Arnie Simkus DT IR 42 Randy Beverly y CB 28 Jim Gray no y CB 26 Pat Gucciardo y no CB 76 Ken Hollister y no T -- Mike Katz y G 57 John Matlock y C 23 Bill Rademacher WR 20 Bob Schweickert QB 37 Allen Smith y no RB 85 Bill Starr y no TE Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Bye 2 September 9 at Miami Dolphins W 19–14 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 34,402 Recap 3 September 18 Houston Oilers W 52–13 2–0 Shea Stadium 54,681 Recap 4 September 25 at Denver Broncos W 16–7 3–0 Bears Stadium 29,878 Recap 5 October 2 at Boston Patriots T 24–24 3–0–1 Fenway Park 27,255 Recap 6 October 8 San Diego Chargers W 17–16 4–0–1 Shea Stadium 63,497 Recap 7 October 16 at Houston Oilers L 0–24 4–1–1 Rice Stadium 30,823 Recap 8 October 23 Oakland Raiders L 21–24 4–2–1 Shea Stadium 58,135 Recap 9 October 30 Buffalo Bills L 23–33 4–3–1 Shea Stadium 61,552 Recap 10Bye 11 November 13 at Buffalo Bills L 3–14 4–4–1 War Memorial Stadium 45,738 Recap 12 November 20 Miami Dolphins W 30–13 5–4–1 Shea Stadium 58,664 Recap 13 November 27 Kansas City ChiefsL 24–32 5–5–1 Shea Stadium 60,318 Recap 14 December 3 at Oakland RaidersT 28–28 5–5–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 32,144 Recap 15 December 11 at San Diego Chargers L 27–42 5–6–2 Balboa Stadium 25,712 Recap 16 December 17 Boston PatriotsW 38–28 6–6–2 Shea Stadium 58,921 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1966 team stats Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets Category:1960s in Queens