Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 373 points (26.6/g), 3rd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 336 points (24.0/g), 4th.
Differential of 37 points (2.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 4th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.3, Offense: 2.5, Defense: -0.2, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sid Gillman
Other Notable Asst.: Chuck Noll (Defensive Assistant)
Training Camp: Chapman College (Orange, California)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sat | September 10 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Dallas Texans | 21 | 20 | 22 | 354 | 295 | 59 | 1 | 21 | 294 | 210 | 84 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | Houston Oilers | 28 | 38 | 22 | 357 | 329 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 377 | 93 | 284 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | L | 1-2 | @ | Dallas Texans | 0 | 17 | 16 | 211 | 60 | 151 | 6 | 20 | 258 | 167 | 91 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | W | 2-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 24 | 10 | 12 | 159 | 61 | 98 | 2 | 18 | 238 | 96 | 142 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sat | October 8 | boxscore | L | 2-3 | Boston Patriots | 0 | 35 | 14 | 200 | 167 | 33 | 5 | 17 | 353 | 176 | 177 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | W | 3-3 | @ | Denver Broncos | 23 | 19 | 16 | 318 | 178 | 140 | 3 | 14 | 233 | 129 | 104 | 4 | |
| 7 | Fri | October 28 | boxscore | W | 4-3 | @ | Boston Patriots | 45 | 16 | 15 | 456 | 237 | 219 | 2 | 16 | 231 | 185 | 46 | 3 | |
| 9 | Fri | November 4 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | @ | New York Titans | 21 | 7 | 16 | 337 | 177 | 160 | 2 | 12 | 216 | 127 | 89 | 6 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | Houston Oilers | 24 | 21 | 26 | 412 | 261 | 151 | 4 | 24 | 386 | 337 | 49 | 5 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | L | 6-4 | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 32 | 11 | 185 | 107 | 78 | 8 | 14 | 248 | 165 | 83 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | W | 7-4 | Oakland Raiders | 52 | 28 | 31 | 539 | 298 | 241 | 2 | 22 | 280 | 180 | 100 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | W | 8-4 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 41 | 17 | 16 | 399 | 268 | 131 | 21 | 392 | 227 | 165 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Sat | December 10 | boxscore | W | 9-4 | Denver Broncos | 41 | 33 | 22 | 347 | 166 | 181 | 2 | 20 | 391 | 281 | 110 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 10-4 | New York Titans | 50 | 43 | 24 | 439 | 209 | 230 | 4 | 18 | 332 | 184 | 148 | 4 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | Sun | January 1 | boxscore | L | 10-5 | @ | Houston Oilers | 16 | 24 | 21 | 333 | 143 | 190 | 2 | 17 | 401 | 301 | 100 | ||