1964 New York Jets

1964 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home Field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	5–8–1
Place	3rd AFL East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1963	1965

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.

Roster

1964 New York Jets final roster
	Quarterbacks 18 Pete Liske 19 Dick Wood Running backs 41 Matt Snell FB 37 Allen Smith HB 31 Bill Mathis 45 Earl Christy KR/DB/HB Wide receivers 13 Don Maynard 89 Dee Mackey E/TE 83 Bill Rademacher WR/DB 84 Al Lawson WR 80 Jim Evans 29 Bake Turner PR/WR Tight ends 87 Pete Lammons 30 Mark Smolinski FB/TE 85 Gene Heeter		Offensive linemen 56 John Schmitt C 52 Mike Hudock C 61 Dan Ficca G 64 Pete Perreault G/T 65 Sam DeLuca LG 67 Dave Herman RG 70 Jim McCusker 75 Winston Hill LT 79 Sherman Plunkett RT Defensive linemen 72 Paul Rochester LDT 74 Gordy Holz RDT 86 Bob Watters DE 78 Jim Harris DT 81 Gerry Philbin DE 82 Bert Wilder LDE 87 LaVerne Torczon RDE 88 Bob McAdams DT		Linebackers 62 Ed Cummings 63 Bob Rowley 51 Ralph Baker 60 Larry Grantham 54 Wahoo McDaniel MLB Defensive backs 42 Clyde Washington RCB 25 Marshall Starks DB 43 Vincw Turner 40 Dainard Paulson DB 46 Bill Baird RCB 26 Bill Pashe DB 22 Willie West 23 Mark Johnston DB Special teams 33 Curley Johnson P/FB 11 Jim Turner K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1964-09-12	Denver Broncos	W 30–6	Shea Stadium	44,497
2	Bye week
3	1964-09-27	at Boston Patriots	L 26–10	Fenway Park	22,716
4	1964-10-03	San Diego Chargers	T 17–17	Shea Stadium	50,222
5	1964-10-10	Oakland Raiders	W 35–13	Shea Stadium	36,499
6	1964-10-17	Houston Oilers	W 24–21	Shea Stadium	35,816
7	1964-10-24	at Buffalo Bills	L 34–24	War Memorial Stadium	39,621
8	1964-10-31	Boston Patriots	W 35–14	Shea Stadium	45,033
9	1964-11-08	Buffalo Bills	L 20–7	Shea Stadium	61,929
10	1964-11-15	at Denver Broncos	L 20–16	Bears Stadium	11,309
11	1964-11-22	at Oakland Raiders	L 35–26	Frank Youell Field	15,589
12	1964-11-29	Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–14	Shea Stadium	46,597
13	1964-12-06	at San Diego Chargers	L 38–3	Balboa Stadium	25,753
14	1964-12-13	at Houston Oilers	L 33–17	Jeppesen Stadium	16,225
15	1964-12-20	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–7	Municipal Stadium	14,316

External links

• 1964 team stats