The 1965 Houston Oilers season was the sixth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team matched their previous output of 4–101965 Houston Oilers and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Oilers moved their home games from Jeppensen Stadium to Rice Stadium.
The 1965 Oilers surrendered 5.29 rushing yards per carry, the most in American Football League history, and 8th-most in the history of professional football.
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 New York Jets W 27–21 1–0 Rice Stadium 52,680 Recap 2 September 19 Boston Patriots W 31–10 2–0 Rice Stadium 32,445 Recap 3 September 26 at Oakland Raiders L 17–21 2–1 Frank Youell Field 18,166 Recap 4 October 3 at San Diego Chargers L 14–31 2–2 Balboa Stadium 28,190 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 17 at Denver Broncos L 17–28 2–3 Bears Stadium 32,492 Recap 7 October 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 38–36 3–3 Rice Stadium 34,670 Recap 8 October 31 at Buffalo Bills W 19–17 4–3 War Memorial Stadium 44,267 Recap 9 November 7 Oakland Raiders L 21–33 4–4 Rice Stadium 35,729 Recap 10 November 14 Denver Broncos L 21–31 4–5 Rice Stadium 28,126 Recap 11 November 21 at New York Jets L 14–41 4–6 Shea Stadium 55,312 Recap 12 November 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–52 4–7 Municipal Stadium 16,459 Recap 13 December 5 Buffalo Bills L 18–29 4–8 Rice Stadium 23,087 Recap 14 December 12 San Diego Chargers L 26–37 4–9 Rice Stadium 24,120 Recap 15 December 18 at Boston Patriots L 14–42 4–10 Fenway Park 14,508 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
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