The Houston Oilers played their fourth season as a professional American football franchise in 1963. Houston had won the first two league championships and were runners-up in 1962, which went to a second overtime. In 1963, the Oilers lost their final four games to finish at 6–8, 1½ games behind the Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills in the Eastern division.1963 Houston Oilers They failed to win the division (and qualify for the title game) for the first time in franchise history.
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 Oakland Raiders L 13–24 0–1 Jeppesen Stadium 24,749 Recap 2 September 14 Denver Broncos W 20–14 1–1 Jeppesen Stadium 22,855 Recap 3 September 22 at New York Jets L 17–24 1–2 Polo Grounds 9,336 Recap 4 September 28 at Buffalo Bills W 31–20 2–2 War Memorial Stadium 32,340 Recap 5 October 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–28 2–3 Municipal Stadium 27,801 Recap 6 October 13 at Denver Broncos W 33–24 3–3 Bears Stadium 24,087 Recap 7 October 20 Buffalo Bills W 28–14 4–3 Jeppesen Stadium 23,948 Recap 8 October 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–7 5–3 Jeppesen Stadium 26,331 Recap 9 November 1 at Boston Patriots L 3–45 5–4 Fenway Park 31,185 Recap 10 November 10 New York Jets W 31–27 6–4 Jeppesen Stadium 23,615 Recap 11 November 17 November 24 12 December 1 at San Diego Chargers L 0–27 6–5 Balboa Stadium 31,713 Recap 13 December 8 Boston Patriots L 28–46 6–6 Jeppesen Stadium 23,462 Recap 14 December 15 San Diego Chargers L 14–20 6–7 Jeppesen Stadium 18,540 Recap 15 December 22 at Oakland Raiders L 49–52 6–8 Frank Youell Field 17,401 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 1 vs Raiders
Roster 1963 Houston Oilers roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
SS/P Taxi squad
Reserve lists
rookies in italics
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