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.

Both the Jets and the baseball New York Mets moved to Shea in 1964. The team's original owner when it was the Titans, Harry Wismer, hoped the team could play in Shea beginning in 1961, but funding difficulties and legal problems delayed construction of the stadium. Wismer signed a memorandum of understanding in late 1961 to secure the Titans' new home. That memorandum recognized that the Mets would have exclusive use of the stadium until they had completed their season. As the Jets moved to Shea under new ownership, they were, in most years, required to open the season with several road games, a problem which would become worse in 1969 and 1973 when the Mets had long playoff runs.^[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, New York 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

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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.

References

1. Ryczek, pp. 158–159
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-30.

Bibliography

Ryczek, William J. (2009). Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the AFL (revised ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-4126-6.

External links

• 1964 team stats