1965 Houston Oilers season

1965 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerCarroll Martin
Head coachHugh Taylor
Home fieldRice Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1965 Houston Oilers season was the sixth season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise; The team matched their previous output of 4–10[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Oilers moved their home games from Jeppensen Stadium to Rice Stadium.

The 1965 Oilers surrendered 5.29 rushing yards per carry, the most in American Football League history, and 8th-most in the history of professional football.[2]

  1. ^ 1965 Houston Oilers
  2. ^ "Cold Hard Football Facts: The 5.0 Club: run defense in '11 lit up like hippies in '69". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.