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1965 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 7-5-2, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 322 points (23.0/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 285 points (20.4/g), 4th.
 Differential of 37 points (2.6/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 6th.

Simple Rating System: Total 2.3, Offense: 1.4, Defense: 0.9, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Hank Stram

Training Camp: William Jewell College (Liberty, Missouri)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1965 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 5 KAN Gale Sayers HOF RB 7 1965 1971 5 4 5 63 68 4 18 111 1 2 991 4956 39 112 1307 9 Kansas
2 13 KAN Jack Chapple LB 1 1965 1965 0 0 0 4 14 Stanford
2 16 KAN Ronnie Caveness LB 4 1965 1968 0 0 0 7 46 Arkansas
3 21 KAN Mike Curtis LB 14 1965 1978 2 4 10 91 166 6 1 0 1 5 0 Duke
4 29 KAN Otis Taylor WR 11 1965 1975 2 3 9 80 130 0 1 0 0 1 30 161 3 410 7306 57 Prairie View
4 32 KAN Frank Pitts WR 10 1965 1974 0 0 5 36 127 28 257 1 175 2897 27 Saginaw Valley St.
5 37 KAN Smith Reed HB 2 1965 1966 0 0 0 1 11 19 70 0 6 42 0 Alcorn St.
6 45 KAN John Wilbur G 9 1966 1974 0 0 5 34 101 Stanford
7 50 KAN Gloster Richardson WR 8 1967 1974 0 0 0 23 92 5 -9 0 92 1976 18 Jackson St.
7 53 KAN Lou Bobich DB 0 0 0 Michigan St.
8 61 KAN Danny Thomas QB 0 0 0 SMU
9 69 KAN Joe Cerne C 4 1965 1968 0 0 0 3 45 Northwestern
10 77 KAN Bob Howard DB 0 0 0 Stanford
11 85 KAN Al Piraino T 0 0 0 Wisconsin
12 93 KAN Mike Cox LB 0 0 0 Iowa St.
13 101 KAN Bob Bonds DB 0 0 0 San Jose St.
14 109 KAN Fred Dotson DB 0 0 0 Wiley
15 117 KAN Dave Powless G 0 0 0 Illinois
16 125 KAN Stan Irvine T 0 0 0 Colorado
17 133 KAN Don Croftcheck G 3 1965 1967 0 0 1 7 35 Indiana
18 141 KAN Jerry Smith TE 13 1965 1977 1 2 10 75 168 8 56 0 421 5496 60 Arizona St.
19 149 KAN Mike Alford C 2 1965 1966 0 0 0 2 25 Auburn
20 157 KAN Bill Symons HB 0 0 0 Colorado