1964 New York Jets season

1964 season of AFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1964 5–8–1 3rd AFL East Weeb Ewbank Sonny Werblin Shea Stadium Did not qualify Jets seasons The 1964 New York Jets season was the fifth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season marked their first in Shea Stadium, after four seasons in the Polo Grounds. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1963 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1. The Jets modified their helmet and logo design for 1964, switching from a single green stripe to two parallel green stripes down the center of the helmet crown. The jet-airplane logo decal was replaced by a white football shape outlined in green, with the word "JETS" in thick green sans-serif capitals over "NY" in green outline serif lettering, and a miniature football at bottom center. Both the Jets and the baseball New York Mets moved to Shea in 1964. The team's original owner when it was the Titans, Harry Wismer, hoped the team could play in Shea beginning in 1961, but funding difficulties and legal problems delayed construction of the stadium. Wismer signed a memorandum of understanding in late 1961 to secure the Titans' new home. That memorandum recognized that the Mets would have exclusive use of the stadium until they had completed their season. As the Jets moved to Shea under new ownership, they were, in most years, required to open the season with several road games, a problem which would become worse in 1969 and 1973 when the Mets had long playoff runs.Ryczek, pp. 158–159 The Jets' popularity had reached a zenith at this point, in that the attendance at any one of their home games this season (except for the game against Houston, and even that one wasn't by much) outdrew the Titans' entire 1962 season attendance at the Polo Grounds. The entire four-year stint at the Polo Grounds, in fact, had barely 40,000 attendees more than the entire 1964 season. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 12 Denver Broncos W 30–6 1–0 Shea Stadium 44,497 Recap —Bye 2 September 27 at Boston Patriots L 10–26 1–1 Alumni Stadium 22,716 Recap 3 October 3 San Diego Chargers T 17–17 1–1–1 Shea Stadium 50,222 Recap 4 October 10 Oakland Raiders W 35–13 2–1–1 Shea Stadium 36,499 Recap 5 October 17 Houston Oilers W 24–21 3–1–1 Shea Stadium 35,816 Recap 6 October 24 at Buffalo Bills L 34–24 3–2–1 War Memorial Stadium 39,621 Recap 7 October 31 Boston Patriots W 35–14 4–2–1 Shea Stadium 45,033 Recap 8 November 8 Buffalo Bills L 7–20 4–3–1 Shea Stadium 61,929 Recap 9 November 15 at Denver Broncos L 16–20 4–4–1 Bears Stadium 11,309 Recap 10 November 22 at Oakland Raiders L 26–35 4–5–1 Frank Youell Field 15,589 Recap 11 November 29 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–14 5–5–1 Shea Stadium 46,597 Recap 12 December 6 at San Diego Chargers L 3–38 5–6–1 Balboa Stadium 25,753 Recap 13 December 13 at Houston Oilers L 17–33 5–7–1 Jeppesen Stadium 16,225 Recap 14 December 20 at Kansas City ChiefsL 7–24 5–8–1 Municipal Stadium 14,316 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Broncos 3 0 0 3 Jets 7 6 0 17 September 12 Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York 44,497 68 F; wind 15 mph yes Q1 NYJ Heeter 16 yard pass from Wood (Turner kick) NYJ 7–0 Q1 DEN Mingo 32 yard field goal NYJ 7–3 Q2 NYJ Turner 11 yard field goal NYJ 10–3 Q2 NYJ Turner 27 yard field goal NYJ 13–3 Q4 DEN Mingo 17 yard field goal NYJ 13–6 Q4 NYJ Turner 21 yard field goal NYU 16–6 Q4 NYJ Maynard 39 yard pass from Wood (Turner kick) NYJ 23–6 Q4 NYJ Snell 5 yard run (Turner kick) NYJ 30–6 yes Don Maynard 4 Rec, 101 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-30. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 3 home game against the San Diego Chargers. Roster 1964 New York Jets 17 Mike Taliaferro y 18 Pete Liske y 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 33 Curley Johnson P 41 Matt Snell y 13 Don Maynard 29 Bake Turner 80 Jim Evans y wide receiver 85 Gene Heeter 89 Dee Mackey 61 Dan Ficca G 64 Pete Perreault G/T 65 Sam DeLuca LG 67 Dave Herman C y American football 70 Jim McCusker American football T 75 Winston Hill T 79 Sherman Plunkett T 72 Paul Rochester DT 74 Gordy Holz DT 86 Bob Watters no DE 82 Bert Wilder DE y 87 LaVerne Torczon DE 88 Bob McAdams no DT 51 Ralph Baker linebacker y OLB 54 Wahoo McDaniel MLB 60 Larry Grantham OLB 62 Ed Cummings y y American football MLB 63 Bob Rowley OLB 23 Mark Johnston FS American football 26 Bill Pashe CB y no 40 Dainard Paulson SS 46 Bill Baird CB American football 83 Bill Rademacher FS y 11 Jim Turner placekicker y K 52 Mike Hudock C IR 81 Gerry Philbin DE IR y 56 John Schmitt C IR y American football 25 Marshall Starks CB IR 43 Vince Turner no y CB IR 42 Clyde Washington CB IR 22 Willie West CB IR 19 Dick Wood QB IR References Further reading Ryczek, William J. Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the AFL. Revised edition. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2009. External links 1964 team stats Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets Category:1960s in Queens