1967 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1967 9–4–1 1st AFL Eastern Wally Lemm Bud Adams Don Klosterman Rice Stadium Lost AFL Championship(at Raiders) 7–40 Oilers seasons The 1967 Houston Oilers season was the eighth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team improved on their previous output of 3–11, with a 9–4–1 record.1967 Houston Oilers They won the Eastern Division and qualified for the postseason for the first time in five seasons, but lost to the Raiders in the AFL Championship Game at Oakland.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CDBJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3465%2C4840446 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Oakland, Houston accent defense in AFL title tilt December 31, 1967 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TmJcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mlYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=703%2C284782 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Bock Hal Oakland romps past Houston, 40-7; meets Packers in Super Bowl Jan. 14 January 1, 1968 55 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pn9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C184410 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Raiders humble Oilers, 40 to 7 January 1, 1968 1, part 2https://www.si.com/vault/1968/01/08/542926/another-old-pro-kicks-for-sixteen Sports Illustrated Shrake Edwin Bud Shrake Another old pro kicks for sixteen January 8, 1968 14 Offseason AFL draft 1967 NFL draft 1967 Houston Oilers 1 5 George Webster Linebacker Michigan State yes yes 1 23 Tom Regner Guard Notre Dame yes 2 30 Bob Davis Quarterback Virginia yes 3 56 Larry Carwell Cornerback Iowa State yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1967 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJoe TuthsGuardColumbia Roster 1967 Houston Oilers 14 Billy Anderson quarterback 11 Pete Beathard 12 Bob Davis quarterback y 42 Sid Blanks 35 Woody Campbell American football y 32 Hoyle Granger 36 Roy Hopkins American football y 27 Glenn Bass 25 Ode Burrell 28 Charley Frazier 87 Lionel Taylor 88 Bob Poole American football 89 Alvin Reed y 66 Sonny Bishop G 78 Glen Ray Hines T 50 Bobby Maples C 60 Tom Regner y G 70 Carel Stith y T 76 Walter Suggs T 61 Bob Talamini G 75 Don Floyd DE 79 Pat Holmes DE 77 Bud Marshall DE 74 Willie Parker defensive tackle y DT 80 Andy Rice DT 72 George Rice American football DT 58 Pete Barnes y OLB 52 Garland Boyette MLB 85 Danny Brabham OLB 51 Ronnie Caveness MLB 56 Olen Underwood OLB 90 George Webster American football y OLB 20 Miller Farr CB 33 W. K. Hicks CB 29 Ken Houston y SS 23 Bobby Jancik SS 21 Pete Johns no y FS 22 Zeke Moore American football y CB 43 Jim Norton safety FS/P 67 John Wittenborn K 30 Johnny Brunson y no RB IR 41 Larry Carwell y CB IR -- Gary Cutsinger DE IR 57 Marvin McQueen y no LB Military 73 George Allen defensive tackle DT 44 Ed Carrington TE y 45 Dennis Duncan RB 26 Larry Elkins WR 40 Ben Hart y no TE 84 Charles Lockhart y no WR 62 Ed Marcontell y no C/G 68 George Merchant y no T 83 Richard Stebbins y WR 34 Theo Viltz CB Schedule 1967 American Football League season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1Bye 2 September 9, 1967 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–25 0–1 Rice Stadium 28,003 Recap 3 September 17 at Buffalo Bills W 20–3 1–1 War Memorial Stadium 41,384 Recap 4 September 24 at San Diego Chargers L 3–13 1–2 San Diego Stadium 36,032 Recap 5 October 1 Denver Broncos W 10–6 2–2 Rice Stadium 21,798 Recap 6Bye 7 October 15 at New York Jets T 28–28 2–2–1 Shea Stadium 62,729 Recap 8 October 22 at Kansas City Chiefs W 24–19 3–2–1 Municipal Stadium 46,365 Recap 9 October 29 Buffalo Bills W 10–3 4–2–1 Rice Stadium 30,060 Recap 10 November 5 at Boston Patriots L 7–18 4–3–1 Fenway Park 19,422 Recap 11 November 12 at Denver Broncos W 20–18 5–3–1 Bears Stadium 30,392 Recap 12Bye 13 November 26 Boston Patriots W 27–6 6–3–1 Rice Stadium 28,044 Recap 14 December 3 Miami Dolphins W 17–14 7–3–1 Rice Stadium 20,979 Recap 15 December 10 Oakland Raiders L 7–19 7–4–1 Rice Stadium 36,375 Recap 16 December 16, 1967 San Diego Chargers W 24–17 8–4–1 Rice Stadium 19,870 Recap 17 December 23, 1967 at Miami Dolphins W 41–10 9–4–1 Miami Orange Bowl 25,982 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 16 Oilers 7 7 17 10 Dolphins 0 3 7 0 December 23 Orange Bowl Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap AFL Championship December 31 at Oakland Raiders L 7–40 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,330 Recap Standings References Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Oilers Houston