1963 New York Jets season

1963 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Sonny Werblin
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	5–8–1
Division place	4th AFL East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1963 New York Jets season was the fourth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL) and the first under the moniker Jets. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–9 record from 1962 under new head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1, while playing their final season of home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, before relocating to Shea Stadium in the borough of Queens the following season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	Sep-08	at Boston Patriots	L 38–14	Fenway Park	24,120
2	Bye
3	Sep-22	Houston Oilers	W 24–17	Polo Grounds	9,336
4	Sep-28	Oakland Raiders	W 10–7	Polo Grounds	17,100
5	Oct-05	Boston Patriots	W 31–24	Polo Grounds	16,769
6	Oct-13	at San Diego Chargers	L 24–20	Balboa Stadium	27,189
7	Oct-20	at Oakland Raiders	L 49–26	Frank Youell Field	15,557
8	Oct-26	Denver Broncos	T 35–35	Polo Grounds	22,553
9	Nov-02	San Diego Chargers	L 53–7	Polo Grounds	20,798
10	Nov-10	at Houston Oilers	L 31–27	Jeppesen Stadium	23,619
11	Nov-17	at Denver Broncos	W 14–9	Bears Stadium	14,247
	Games postponed to December 22
12	Dec-01	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–0	Polo Grounds	18,824
13	Dec-08	at Buffalo Bills	L 45–14	War Memorial Stadium	20,222
14	Dec-14	Buffalo Bills	L 19–10	Polo Grounds	6,526
15	Dec-22	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 48–0	Municipal Stadium	12,202

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Boston Patriots	7	6	1	.538	4–2	327	257	L1
Buffalo Bills	7	6	1	.538	3–3	304	291	W2
Houston Oilers	6	8	0	.429	3–3	302	372	L4
New York Jets	5	8	1	.385	2–4	249	399	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

External links

• 1963 team stats