1966 Houston Oilers season
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| 1966 Houston Oilers season | |
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| Head coach | Wally Lemm |
| Home field | Rice Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–11 |
| Division place | 4th AFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1966 Houston Oilers season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–10, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3, 1966 | Denver Broncos | W 45–7 |
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| 2 | September 10, 1966 | Oakland Raiders | W 31–0 |
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| 3 | September 18, 1966 | at New York Jets | L 52–13 |
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| 4 | September 25, 1966 | at Buffalo Bills | L 27–20 |
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| 5 | October 2, 1966 | at Denver Broncos | L 40–38 |
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| 6 | October 16, 1966 | New York Jets | W 24–0 |
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| 7 | October 23, 1966 | Miami Dolphins | L 20–13 |
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| 8 | October 30, 1966 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 48–23 |
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| 9 | November 6, 1966 | at Oakland Raiders | L 38–23 |
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| 10 | November 13, 1966 | at Boston Patriots | L 27–21 |
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| 11 | November 20, 1966 | Buffalo Bills | L 42–20 |
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| 12 | December 4, 1966 | San Diego Chargers | L 28–22 |
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| 13 | December 11, 1966 | Boston Patriots | L 38–14 |
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| 14 | December 18, 1966 | at Miami Dolphins | L 29–28 |
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Standings
| AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 6–2 | 358 | 255 | W1 | |
| Boston Patriots | 8 | 4 | 2 | .677 | 5–1–1 | 315 | 283 | L1 | |
| New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 322 | 312 | W1 | |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 1–7 | 335 | 396 | L8 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–5 | 213 | 362 | W1 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
