1967 New York Jets season

The 1967 New York Jets season was the eighth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–6–2 record from 1966 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished with an 8–5–1 record (their first winning season). Third year quarterback Joe Namath had the best season of his career becoming the first quarterback in pro football history to throw for 4,000 yards in a season (he threw for 4,007 yards). It remains a club record as of 2024. In addition, Namath also posted career highs in touchdown passes (26) and interceptions (28).

1967 New York Jets season
Owner	Sonny Werblin
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home stadium	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	8–5–1
Division place	2nd AFL East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Roster

1967 New York Jets roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Joe Namath 17 Mike Taliaferro Running backs (RB) 45 Earl Christy 28 Abner Haynes 35 Billy Joe 31 Bill Mathis 30 Mark Smolinski 41 Matt Snell Wide receivers (WR) 13 Don Maynard 83 George Sauer 29 Bake Turner Tight ends (TE) 87 Pete Lammons

Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Dave Herman G 75 Winston Hill T 57 John Matlock C 79 Sherman Plunkett T 66 Randy Rasmussen G 74 Jeff Richardson G 52 John Schmitt C Defensive linemen (DL) 86 Verlon Biggs DE 80 John Elliott DT 78 Jim Harris DT 81 Gerry Philbin DE 72 Paul Rochester DT 82 Bert Wilder DE/DT

Linebackers (LB) 62 Al Atkinson MLB 51 Ralph Baker OLB 56 Paul Crane OLB 60 Larry Grantham OLB 50 Carl McAdams OLB 54 Jim Waskiewicz MLB Defensive backs (DB) 46 Bill Baird FS 42 Randy Beverly CB 47 Solomon Brannan CB 48 Cornell Gordon CB 40 Henry King SS 23 Bill Rademacher FS 24 Johnny Sample Special teams (ST) 33 Curley Johnson P 11 Jim Turner K

Practice squad Gene Bledsoe G Tommy Burnett WR Steve Chomyszak DT King Corcoran QB John Dockery CB Ray Scott P Bill Starr TE Mike Stromberg LB Reserve 32 Emerson Boozer RB (IR) 65 Sam DeLuca G (IR) 22 Jim Hudson S (IR) 64 Pete Perreault G/T (IR) 73 Dennis Randall DT (IR) 71 Paul Seiler T (IR) 88 Bill Yearby LB (IR) Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 10	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–20	0–1	War Memorial Stadium	45,748	Recap
3	Bye
4	September 24	at Denver Broncos	W 38–24	1–1	Bears Stadium	35,565	Recap
5	October 1	Miami Dolphins	W 29–7	2–1	Shea Stadium	61,240	Recap
6	October 7	Oakland Raiders	W 27–14	3–1	Shea Stadium	63,106	Recap
7	October 15	Houston Oilers	T 28–28	3–1–1	Shea Stadium	62,729	Recap
8	October 22	at Miami Dolphins	W 33–14	4–1–1	Orange Bowl	30,049	Recap
9	October 29	Boston Patriots	W 30–23	5–1–1	Shea Stadium	62,784	Recap
10	November 5	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 18–42	5–2–1	Municipal Stadium	46,642	Recap
11	November 12	Buffalo Bills	W 20–10	6–2–1	Shea Stadium	62,671	Recap
12	November 19	at Boston Patriots	W 29–24	7–2–1	Fenway Park	26,790	Recap
13	Bye
14	December 3	Denver Broncos	L 24–33	7–3–1	Shea Stadium	61,615	Recap
15	December 10	Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–21	7–4–1	Shea Stadium	62,891	Recap
16	December 17	at Oakland Raiders	L 29–38	7–5–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,011	Recap
17	December 24	at San Diego Chargers	W 42–31	8–5–1	San Diego Stadium	34,580	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 16

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	14	14	14	0	42
Chargers	7	17	0	7	31

• Date: December 24
• Location: San Diego Stadium

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Houston Oilers	9	4	1	.692	5–1–1	258	199	W2
New York Jets	8	5	1	.615	5–1–1	371	329	W1
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	3–5	237	285	L1
Miami Dolphins	4	10	0	.286	2–6	219	407	L1
Boston Patriots	3	10	1	.231	3–5	280	389	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

External links

• 1967 team stats