1967 New York Jets

1967 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home Field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	8–5–1
Place	2nd AFL East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1966	1968

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 the season 8–5–1.

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1967 New York Jets staff
	Front Office Majority Owner/Team President/CEO & Chairman - Leon Hess Minority Owner / Board Member - Sonny Werblin Vice President/Board Member/Minority Owner - Philip H. Iselin Vice President/Board Member/Minority Owner - Donald C. Lillis General Manager - Weeb Ewbank				Coachcing Staff Head Coach - Weeb Ewbank Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator - Clive Rush Offensive Line Coach - Ernie Zwahlen Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator - Walt Michaels Defensive Line Coach - Jack Donaldson

Roster

1967 New York Jets final roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Joe Namath 17 Mike Taliaferro 20 Bob Schweickert Running backs 32 Emerson Boozer 35 Billy Joe 31 Bill Mathis 41 Matt Snell 30 Mark Smolinski 28 Abner Haynes Wide receivers 13 Don Maynard 23 Bill Rademacher 83 George Sauer, Jr. 29 Bake Turner Tight ends 87 Pete Lammons		Offensive linemen 74 Jeff Richardson 67 Dave Herman 75 Winston Hill 66 Randy Rasmussen G 57 John Matlock C 52 John Schmitt C 67 Dave Herman RG 79 Sherman Plunkett RT 64 Pete Perreault G/T 71 Paul Seiler C/T Defensive linemen 73 Dennis Randall DE/DT 80 John Elliott DE/DT 81 Gerry Philbin LDE 72 Paul Rochester LDT 82 Bert Wilder DE/DT 86 Verlon Biggs RDE 78 Jim Harris RDT 50 Carl McAdams DT/OLB/DE		Linebackers 62 Al Atkinson MLB 60 Larry Grantham 51 Ralph Baker 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 51 Ralph Baker 54 Jim Waskiewicz C/LB/T Defensive backs 24 Johnny Sample LCB 40 Henry King 42 Randy Beverly RCB 47 Solomon Brannan RB/DB 48 Cornell Gordon 7 Sherman Lewis KR Special teams 33 Curley Johnson 11 Jim Turner		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1967-09-10	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–17	War Memorial Stadium	45,748
2	Bye week
3	1967-09-24	at Denver Broncos	W 38–24	Bears Stadium	35,565
4	1967-10-01	Miami Dolphins	W 29–7	Shea Stadium	61,240
5	1967-10-07	Oakland Raiders	W 27–14	Shea Stadium	63,106
6	1967-10-15	Houston Oilers	T 28–28	Shea Stadium	62,729
7	1967-10-22	at Miami Dolphins	W 33–14	Miami Orange Bowl	30,049
8	1967-10-29	Boston Patriots	W 30–23	Shea Stadium	62,784
9	1967-11-05	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 42–18	Municipal Stadium	46,642
10	1967-11-12	Buffalo Bills	W 20–10	Shea Stadium	62,671
11	1967-11-19	at Boston Patriots	W 29–24	Fenway Park	26,790
12	Bye week
13	1967-12-03	Denver Broncos	L 33–24	Shea Stadium	61,615
14	1967-12-10	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–7	Shea Stadium	62,891
15	1967-12-17	at Oakland Raiders	L 38–29	Oakland Coliseum	53,011
16	1967-12-24	at San Diego Chargers	W 42–31	San Diego Stadium	34,580

External links

• 1967 team stats

• 1967 New York Jets season article at Wikipedia