The 1965 New York Jets season was the sixth 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 1964 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1, their third consecutive season with that record. The Jets drafted Joe Namath, who made his first appearance in the second game of the year against Kansas City, relieving Mike Taliaferro. Namath would start the last six games of the season, where he won three of them.
The Jets changed their primary logo in 1965, reversing the colors and slightly enlarging the helmet decal, which was now solid green with white lettering ("JETS" in thick sans-serif italics in front of "NY" in outline serif lettering) and a white miniature football at bottom center.
Offseason Draft
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 at Houston Oilers L 21–27 0–1 Rice Stadium 52,680 Recap 2 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–14 0–2 Shea Stadium 53,658 Recap 3 September 26 at Buffalo Bills L 21–33 0–3 War Memorial Stadium 45,056 Recap 4 October 3 at Denver Broncos L 13–16 0–4 Bears Stadium 34,988 Recap 5Bye 6 October 16 Oakland Raiders T 24–24 0–4–1 Shea Stadium 59,890 Recap 7 October 23 San Diego Chargers L 9–34 0–5–1 Shea Stadium 60,679 Recap 8 October 31 Denver Broncos W 45–10 1–5–1 Shea Stadium 55,572 Recap 9 November 7 at Kansas City Chiefs W 13–10 2–5–1 Municipal Stadium 25,523 Recap 10 November 14 at Boston Patriots W 30–20 3–5–1 Fenway Park 18,589 Recap 11 November 21 Houston Oilers W 41–14 4–5–1 Shea Stadium 55,312 Recap 12 November 28 Boston Patriots L 23–27 4–6–1 Shea Stadium 59,334 Recap 13 December 4 at San Diego Chargers L 7–38 4–7–1 Balboa Stadium 32,167 Recap 14 December 12 at Oakland Raiders L 14–24 4–8–1 Frank Youell Field 19,013 Recap 15 December 19 Buffalo Bills W 14–12 5–8–1 Shea Stadium 57,396 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Awards and honors Joe Namath, Offensive MVP, AFL All-Star Game, UPI Rookie of the Year
External links 1965 team stats