1967 American Football League season
Encyclopedia
The 1967 American Football League
season was the eighth regular season
of the American Football League, and one of the last before the AFL-NFL Merger
.
The season ended when the Oakland Raiders
defeated the Houston Oilers
in the AFL Championship Game, only to be defeated by the National Football League
's Green Bay Packers
in Super Bowl II
.
* — Qualified for Championship Game.
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
season was the eighth regular season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
of the American Football League, and one of the last before the AFL-NFL Merger
AFL-NFL Merger
The AFL–NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League and the American Football League...
.
The season ended when the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
defeated the Houston Oilers
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
in the AFL Championship Game, only to be defeated by the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
in Super Bowl II
Super Bowl II
The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida....
.
Division Races
The AFL's nine teams, grouped into two divisions, 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 tie in the standings, a playoff would be held to determine the division winner.| Week | EASTERN | WESTERN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | none | 0-0-0 | DENVER | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | BUFFALO | 1-0-0 | Tie (KC, Oak, SD) | 1-0-0 |
| 3 | MIAMI | 1-0-0 | Tie (KC, Oak, SD) | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | MIAMI | 1-1-0 | Tie (KC, Oak, SD) | 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 |
Standings http://nflhistory.net/linescores/pdf/1967a.pdf
Playoffs
- AFL Championship Game
- Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7, December 31, 1967, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CaliforniaOakland, CaliforniaOakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
- Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7, December 31, 1967, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Super Bowl IISuper Bowl IIThe second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida....
- Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14, at Orange Bowl, Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
- Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14, at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida