1967 American Football League season

American Football League season November 2013 1967 Houston Oilers Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders September 3 – December 24, 1967 December 31, 1967 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California The 1967 AFL season was the eighth regular season of the American Football League. The season ended when the Oakland Raiders (13–1) hosted the Houston Oilers (9–4–1) in the AFL championship game on December 31. The Raiders won 40–7 and then met the NFL's Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II two weeks later, won by Green Bay, 33–14. This was the final season that all AFL on-field officials wore vertically striped red and white uniforms. The next year all officials would wear uniforms mirroring those of their NFL counterparts. Division races The AFL's nine teams, grouped into two divisions (5 teams in the Eastern Division), faced each other at least once, and each team would play six others twice. Though the New York Jets and the Houston Oilers were both in the Eastern Division, they met only once that season, on October 15. The best team in the Eastern Division would play against the best in the Western Division in a championship game. If there was a tie in the standings at the top of either division, a one-game playoff would be held to determine the division winner. Week Eastern Record Western Record1 none 0-0-0 Denver 1–0–02 Buffalo 1–0–0 3 teams 1–0–03 Miami 1–0–0 3 teams 2–0–04 Miami 1–1–0 3 teams 2–0–05 N.Y. Jets 2–1–0 Tie (Oak, SD) 3–0–06 N.Y. Jets 3–1–0 San Diego 3–0–17 N.Y. Jets 3–1–1 San Diego 4–0–18 N.Y. Jets 4–1–1 San Diego 5–0–19 N.Y. Jets 5–1–1 Oakland 6–1–010 N.Y. Jets 5–2–1 Oakland 7–1–011 N.Y. Jets 6–2–1 Oakland 7–1–012 N.Y. Jets 7–2–1 Oakland 8–1–013 N.Y. Jets 7–2–1 Oakland 9–1–014 Tie (Hou, NYJ) 7–3–1 Oakland 10–1–015 Tie (Hou, NYJ) 7–4–1 Oakland 11–1–016 Houston 8–4–1 Oakland 12–1–017Houston 9–4–1Oakland 13–1–0 Regular season Results Home/Road Eastern Division Western Division BOS BUF HOU MIA NY DEN KC OAK SD EasternBoston Patriots16–4418–741–1024–2910–3314–4831–31*Buffalo Bills0–233–2035–1320–1720–2120–2417–37Houston Oilers27–610–317–1410–620–257–1924–17Miami Dolphins41–3217–1410–4114–3335–210–2441–24New York Jets30–2320–1028–2829–724–337–2127–14WesternDenver Broncos26–2116–1718–2024–3824–3817–2121–38Kansas City Chiefs23–1319–2441–042–1852–922–4416–17Oakland Raiders35–728–2131–1738–2951–023–2151–10San Diego Chargers59–4513–324–031–4224–2045–3121–41 (*) Played at San Diego Stadium due to Fenway Park, the Patriots' home field, being used by stadium's owner, Boston Red Sox, for the 1967 World Series. Standings y Playoffs 1967 American Football League Championship Game AFL Championship Game Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7, on December 31, 1967, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California Super Bowl II Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14, on January 14, 1968, at Orange Bowl in Miami Stadium changes The San Diego Chargers moved from Balboa Stadium to San Diego Stadium Coaching changes Denver Broncos: Lou Saban became the team's new head coach. Mac Speedie resigned after starting the 1966 season 0–2, and then line coach Ray Malavasi served as interim for the remaining 12 games. See also 1967 NFL season External links Football Database Category:American Football League seasons