1967 Houston Oilers season

1967 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Wally Lemm
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	Rice Stadium
Results
Record	9–4–1
Division place	1st AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Championship

The 1967 Houston Oilers season was their eighth in the American Football League. The team improved on their previous output of 3–11, winning nine games.^[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the first time in five seasons.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 1967	Kansas City Chiefs	L 20-25	28,003
2	September 17, 1967	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–3	41,384
3	September 24, 1967	at San Diego Chargers	L 3-13	36,032
4	October 1, 1967	Denver Broncos	W 10–6	21,798
5	October 15, 1967	at New York Jets	T 28–28	62,729
6	October 22, 1967	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–19	46,365
7	October 29, 1967	Buffalo Bills	W 10–3	30,060
8	November 5, 1967	at Boston Patriots	L 7-18	19,422
9	November 12, 1967	at Denver Broncos	W 20–18	30,392
10	November 26, 1967	Boston Patriots	W 27–6	28,044
11	December 3, 1967	Miami Dolphins	W 17–14	20,979
12	December 10, 1967	Oakland Raiders	L 7-19	36,375
13	December 16, 1967	San Diego Chargers	W 24–17	19,870
14	December 23, 1967	at Miami Dolphins	W 41–10	25,982

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total • Oilers 7 7 17 10 41 Dolphins 0 3 7 0 10 Date: December 23 Location: Orange Bowl

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Conference	December 31, 1967	at Oakland Raiders	L 7-40	53,330

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Houston Oilers	9	4	1	.692	5–1–1	258	199	W2
New York Jets	8	5	1	.615	5–1–1	371	329	W1
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	3–5	237	285	L1
Miami Dolphins	4	10	0	.286	2–6	219	407	L1
Boston Patriots	3	10	1	.231	3–5	280	389	L5

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

References

1. 1967 Houston Oilers