1965 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1965 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
Head coachHank Stram
General managerJack Steadman
Home fieldMunicipal Stadium
Results
Record7–5–2
Division place3rd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsQB Len Dawson
WR Frank Jackson
OT Jim Tyrer
FB Curtis McClinton
DE Jerry Mays
DE Buck Buchanan
LB Sherrill Headrick
LB E. J. Holub
LB Bobby Bell
S Johnny Robinson

The 1965 Kansas City Chiefs season was the 6th season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise; they finished with a 7–5–2 record and missed the AFL playoffs.

For the 1965 season, the Chiefs were caught in the middle of the AFL and NFL's bidding wars for college talent. Kansas City made running back Gale Sayers from the University of Kansas their first-round draft pick,[1] but Sayers eventually signed with the Chicago Bears, who had also drafted him with their first pick in the NFL's draft.[2]

The Chiefs lost Mack Lee Hill late in the 1965 season when he suffered torn ligaments in his right knee in the next-to-last regular-season game of the year at Buffalo on December 12. Following what was expected to be a routine surgery on December 14 at Menorah Hospital in Kansas City, Hill died from what was termed "a sudden and massive embolism." Hunt called Hill's death "the worst shock possible." Just days after Hill's unexpected death, the mourning Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos on December 19 to finish the year with a 7–5–2 record.[2]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 12 at Oakland Raiders L 10–37 0–1 Frank Youell Field 18,659 Recap
2 September 18 at New York Jets W 14–10 1–1 Shea Stadium 53,658 Recap
3 September 26 at San Diego Chargers T 10–10 1–1–1 Balboa Stadium 28,126 Recap
4 October 3 Boston Patriots W 27–17 2–1–1 Municipal Stadium 26,773 Recap
5 October 10 at Denver Broncos W 31–23 3–1–1 Bears Stadium 31,001 Recap
6 October 17 Buffalo Bills L 7–23 3–2–1 Municipal Stadium 26,941 Recap
7 October 24 at Houston Oilers L 36–38 3–3–1 Rice Stadium 34,670 Recap
8 October 31 Oakland Raiders W 14–7 4–3–1 Municipal Stadium 18,354 Recap
9 November 7 New York Jets L 10–13 4–4–1 Municipal Stadium 25,523 Recap
10 November 14 San Diego Chargers W 31–7 5–4–1 Municipal Stadium 21,968 Recap
11 November 21 at Boston Patriots T 10–10 5–4–2 Fenway Park 13,056 Recap
12 November 28 Houston Oilers W 52–21 6–4–2 Municipal Stadium 16,459 Recap
13 Bye
14 December 12 at Buffalo Bills L 25–34 6–5–2 War Memorial Stadium 40,298 Recap
15 December 19 Denver Broncos W 45–35 7–5–2 Municipal Stadium 14,421 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Source: Pro Football Reference[3]

Standings[]

AFL Western Division
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 W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers 9 2 3 .818 4–1–1 340 227 W3
Oakland Raiders 8 5 1 .615 3–3 298 239 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 7 5 2 .583 4–1–1 322 285 W1
Denver Broncos 4 10 0 .286 0–6 303 392 L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395
  2. ^ a b "Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's". Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  3. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Games and Schedule".


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