The 1967 AFL season was the eighth regular season of the American Football League.
| 1967 AFL season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | |
| Duration | September 3 – December 17, 1967 |
| Playoffs | |
| Date | December 31, 1967 |
| Eastern champion | Houston Oilers |
| Western champion | Oakland Raiders |
| Site | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California |
| Champion | Oakland Raiders |
The season ended when the Oakland Raiders (13–1) hosted the Houston Oilers (9–4–1) in the AFL championship game on December 31. The Raiders won 40–7 and then met the NFL's Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II two weeks later, won by Green Bay, 33–14.
This was the final season that all AFL on-field officials wore vertically striped red and white uniforms. The next year all officials would wear uniforms mirroring those of their NFL counterparts.
Division races
editThe AFL's nine teams, grouped into two divisions (5 teams in the Eastern Division), faced each other at least once, and each team would play six others twice. Though the New York Jets and the Houston Oilers were both in the Eastern Division, they met only once that season, on October 15. The best team in the Eastern Division would play against the best in the Western Division in a championship game. If there was a tie in the standings at the top of either division, a one-game playoff would be held to determine the division winner.
| Week | Eastern | Record | Western | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | none | 0-0-0 | Denver | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 1–0–0 | 3 teams | 1–0–0 |
| 3 | Miami | 1–0–0 | 3 teams | 2–0–0 |
| 4 | Miami | 1–1–0 | 3 teams | 2–0–0 |
| 5 | N.Y. Jets | 2–1–0 | Tie (Oak, SD) | 3–0–0 |
| 6 | N.Y. Jets | 3–1–0 | San Diego | 3–0–1 |
| 7 | N.Y. Jets | 3–1–1 | San Diego | 4–0–1 |
| 8 | N.Y. Jets | 4–1–1 | San Diego | 5–0–1 |
| 9 | N.Y. Jets | 5–1–1 | Oakland | 6–1–0 |
| 10 | N.Y. Jets | 5–2–1 | Oakland | 7–1–0 |
| 11 | N.Y. Jets | 6–2–1 | Oakland | 7–1–0 |
| 12 | N.Y. Jets | 7–2–1 | Oakland | 8–1–0 |
| 13 | N.Y. Jets | 7–2–1 | Oakland | 9–1–0 |
| 14 | Tie (Hou, NYJ) | 7–3–1 | Oakland | 10–1–0 |
| 15 | Tie (Hou, NYJ) | 7–4–1 | Oakland | 11–1–0 |
| 16 | Houston | 8–4–1 | Oakland | 12–1–0 |
| 17 | Houston | 9–4–1 | Oakland | 13–1–0 |
Regular season
editResults
edit| Home/Road | Eastern Division | Western Division | ||||||||
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| BOS | BUF | HOU | MIA | NY | DEN | KC | OAK | SD | ||
| Eastern | Boston Patriots | 16–44 | 18–7 | 41–10 | 24–29 | 10–33 | 14–48 | 31–31* | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 0–23 | 3–20 | 35–13 | 20–17 | 20–21 | 20–24 | 17–37 | |||
| Houston Oilers | 27–6 | 10–3 | 17–14 | 10–6 | 20–25 | 7–19 | 24–17 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 41–32 | 17–14 | 10–41 | 14–33 | 35–21 | 0–24 | 41–24 | |||
| New York Jets | 30–23 | 20–10 | 28–28 | 29–7 | 24–33 | 7–21 | 27–14 | |||
| Western | Denver Broncos | 26–21 | 16–17 | 18–20 | 24–38 | 24–38 | 17–21 | 21–38 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 23–13 | 19–24 | 41–0 | 42–18 | 52–9 | 22–44 | 16–17 | |||
| Oakland Raiders | 35–7 | 28–21 | 31–17 | 38–29 | 51–0 | 23–21 | 51–10 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | 59–45 | 13–3 | 24–0 | 31–42 | 24–20 | 45–31 | 21–41 | |||
(*) Played at San Diego Stadium due to the Fenway Park, Patriots' home field, being used by stadium's owner, Boston Red Sox, for the 1967 World Series.
Standings
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL. |
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Playoffs
edit- AFL Championship Game
- Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7, on December 31, 1967, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
- Super Bowl II
- Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14, on January 14, 1968, at Orange Bowl in Miami
Stadium changes
edit- The San Diego Chargers moved from Balboa Stadium to San Diego Stadium
Coaching changes
edit- Denver Broncos: Lou Saban became the team's new head coach. Mac Speedie resigned after starting the 1966 season 0–2, and then line coach Ray Malavasi served as interim for the remaining 12 games.