1964 New York Jets season

1964 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Sonny Werblin
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	5–8–1
Division place	3rd AFL East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1964 New York Jets season was the fifth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season marked their first in Shea Stadium, after four seasons in the Polo Grounds. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1963 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1964-09-12	Denver Broncos	W 30–6	Shea Stadium	44,497
2	Bye
3	1964-09-27	at Boston Patriots	L 26–10	Fenway Park	22,716
4	1964-10-03	San Diego Chargers	T 17–17	Shea Stadium	50,222
5	1964-10-10	Oakland Raiders	W 35–13	Shea Stadium	36,499
6	1964-10-17	Houston Oilers	W 24–21	Shea Stadium	35,816
7	1964-10-24	at Buffalo Bills	L 34–24	War Memorial Stadium	39,621
8	1964-10-31	Boston Patriots	W 35–14	Shea Stadium	45,033
9	1964-11-08	Buffalo Bills	L 20–7	Shea Stadium	61,929
10	1964-11-15	at Denver Broncos	L 20–16	Bears Stadium	11,309
11	1964-11-22	at Oakland Raiders	L 35–26	Frank Youell Field	15,589
12	1964-11-29	Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–14	Shea Stadium	46,597
13	1964-12-06	at San Diego Chargers	L 38–3	Balboa Stadium	25,753
14	1964-12-13	at Houston Oilers	L 33–17	Jeppesen Stadium	16,225
15	1964-12-20	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–7	Municipal Stadium	14,316

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 0 0 3 6 • Jets 7 6 0 17 30 Date: September 12 Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY Game attendance: 44,497 Game weather: 68°F; wind 15

Scoring summary Q1 NYJ Heeter 16 yard pass from Wood (Turner kick) NYJ 7–0 Q1 DEN Mingo 32 yard field goal NYJ 7–3 Q2 NYJ Turner 11 yard field goal NYJ 10–3 Q2 NYJ Turner 27 yard field goal NYJ 13–3 Q4 DEN Mingo 17 yard field goal NYJ 13–6 Q4 NYJ Turner 21 yard field goal NYU 16–6 Q4 NYJ Maynard 39 yard pass from Wood (Turner kick) NYJ 23–6 Q4 NYJ Snell 5 yard run (Turner kick) NYJ 30–6

• Don Maynard 4 Rec, 101 Yds

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	12	2	0	.857	5–1	400	242	W2
Boston Patriots	10	3	1	.769	4–2	365	297	L1
New York Jets	5	8	1	.385	2–4	278	315	L3
Houston Oilers	4	10	0	.286	1–5	310	355	W2

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

External links

• 1964 team stats