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.

The Jets modified their helmet and logo design for 1964, switching from a single green stripe to two parallel green stripes down the center of the helmet crown. The jet-airplane logo decal was replaced by a white football shape outlined in green, with the word "JETS" in thick green sans-serif capitals over "NY" in green outline serif lettering, and a miniature football at bottom center.

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]

The Jets' popularity had reached a zenith at this point, in that the attendance at any one of their home games this season (except for one, and it wasn't by much) outdrew the Titans' entire 1962 season attendance at the Polo Grounds.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1 1964-09-12Denver BroncosW 30–6Shea Stadium
44,497
2 Bye
3 1964-09-27at Boston PatriotsL 26–10Alumni Stadium
22,716
4 1964-10-03San Diego ChargersT 17–17Shea Stadium
50,222
5 1964-10-10Oakland RaidersW 35–13Shea Stadium
36,499
6 1964-10-17Houston OilersW 24–21Shea Stadium
35,816
7 1964-10-24at Buffalo BillsL 34–24War Memorial Stadium
39,621
8 1964-10-31Boston PatriotsW 35–14Shea Stadium
45,033
9 1964-11-08Buffalo BillsL 20–7Shea Stadium
61,929
10 1964-11-15at Denver BroncosL 20–16Bears Stadium
11,309
11 1964-11-22at Oakland RaidersL 35–26Frank Youell Field
15,589
12 1964-11-29Kansas City ChiefsW 27–14Shea Stadium
46,597
13 1964-12-06at San Diego ChargersL 38–3Balboa Stadium
25,753
14 1964-12-13at Houston OilersL 33–17Jeppesen Stadium
16,225
15 1964-12-20at Kansas City ChiefsL 24–7Municipal Stadium
14,316

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Broncos 3 003 6
• Jets 7 6017 30

[2]

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 1220.8575–1400242W2
Boston Patriots 1031.7694–2365297L1
New York Jets 581.3852–4278315L3
Houston Oilers 4100.2861–5310355W2

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.

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