1966 New York Jets season

1966 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Sonny Werblin
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	6–6–2
Division place	3rd AFL East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1966 New York Jets season was the seventh season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1965 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 6–6–2.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	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.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	Bye
2	1966-09-09	at Miami Dolphins	W 19–14	Miami Orange Bowl	34,402
3	1966-09-18	Houston Oilers	W 52–13	Shea Stadium	54,681
4	1966-09-25	at Denver Broncos	W 16–7	Bears Stadium	29,878
5	1966-10-02	at Boston Patriots	T 24–24	Fenway Park	27,255
6	1966-10-08	San Diego Chargers	W 17–16	Shea Stadium	63,497
7	1966-10-16	at Houston Oilers	L 24–0	Rice Stadium	30,823
8	1966-10-23	Oakland Raiders	L 24–21	Shea Stadium	58,135
9	1966-10-30	Buffalo Bills	L 33–23	Shea Stadium	61,552
10	Bye
11	1966-11-13	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–3	War Memorial Stadium	45,738
12	1966-11-20	Miami Dolphins	W 30–13	Shea Stadium	58,664
13	1966-11-27	Kansas City Chiefs	L 32–24	Shea Stadium	60,318
14	1966-12-03	at Oakland Raiders	T 28–28	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	32,144
15	1966-12-11	at San Diego Chargers	L 42–27	Balboa Stadium	25,712
16	1966-12-17	Boston Patriots	W 38–28	Shea Stadium	58,921

Roster

New York Jets roster

Quarterbacks

12 Joe Namath

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Rookies in italics

External links

1966 team stats

New York Jets

Founded in 1960 Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962) Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey Headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Flight Crew

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture	Fireman Ed Alex Anthony Flash Gordon The Wonder Years West Side Stadium

Rivalries	New England Patriots Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New York Giants

Lore	Heidi Game The Guarantee Announcerless Game New York Sack Exchange Clock Play The Monday Night Miracle Spygate Butt fumble

Key personnel	Owner: Woody Johnson General Manager: Mike Maccagnan Head Coach: Todd Bowles

Division championships (4)	1968 1969 1998 2002

League championships (1^†)	1968 (III) ^† does not include 1968 AFL championship

Retired numbers	12 13 28 73 90 Ewbank

Media	WEPN WEPN-FM WCBS-TV SportsNet New York

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold Book:New York Jets

New York Titans / Jets seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1966 AFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	Miami	Denver	Oakland	Western Division
	Buffalo	NY Jets	Kansas City	San Diego
	Houston

Related: 1966 NFL season

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