NFL team season
The 1964 Houston Oilers season was the fifth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise ; The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–8, winning only four games.[ 1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. It was their final season at Jeppesen Stadium before moving their home games to Rice Stadium the following season . The Houston Oilers attempted 592 passes (42.3 per game) in 1964, which is an AFL record.
Season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 12
at San Diego Chargers
L 21–27
0–1
Balboa Stadium
22,632
Recap
2
September 19
Oakland Raiders
W 42–28
1–1
Jeppesen Stadium
26,482
Recap
3
September 27
at Denver Broncos
W 38–17
2–1
Bears Stadium
22,651
Recap
4
October 4
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 7–28
2–2
Municipal Stadium
22,727
Recap
5
October 11
Buffalo Bills
L 17–48
2–3
Jeppesen Stadium
26,218
Recap
6
October 17
at New York Jets
L 21–24
2–4
Shea Stadium
32,840
Recap
7
October 25
San Diego Chargers
L 17–20
2–5
Jeppesen Stadium
21,671
Recap
8
November 1
at Buffalo Bills
L 10–24
2–6
War Memorial Stadium
40,119
Recap
9
November 6
at Boston Patriots
L 24–25
2–7
Fenway Park
28,161
Recap
10
November 15
at Oakland Raiders
L 10–20
2–8
Frank Youell Field
16,375
Recap
11
November 22
Kansas City Chiefs
L 19–28
2–9
Jeppesen Stadium
17,782
Recap
12
November 29
Boston Patriots
L 17–34
2–10
Jeppesen Stadium
17,560
Recap
13
Bye
14
December 13
New York Jets
W 33–17
3–10
Jeppesen Stadium
16,225
Recap
15
December 20
Denver Broncos
W 34–15
4–10
Jeppesen Stadium
15,839
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
References
Founded in 1960
Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998)
Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
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