1965 Kansas City Chiefs season
| 1965 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hank Stram |
| Home field | Municipal Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–5–2 |
| Division place | 3rd AFL Western |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| AFL All-Stars | QB Len Dawson WR Frank Jackson T 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 ended with a 7–5–2 record and no postseason appearance.
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 club suffered a devastating blow late in the 1965 season when running back Mack Lee Hill 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]
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12, 1965 | at Oakland Raiders | L 37–10 | |
| 2 | September 18, 1965 | at New York Jets | W 14–10 | |
| 3 | September 26, 1965 | at San Diego Chargers | T 10–10 | |
| 4 | October 3, 1965 | Boston Patriots | W 27–17 | |
| 5 | October 10, 1965 | at Denver Broncos | W 31–23 | |
| 6 | October 17, 1965 | Buffalo Bills | L 23–7 | |
| 7 | October 24, 1965 | at Houston Oilers | L 38–36 | |
| 8 | October 31, 1965 | Oakland Raiders | W 14–7 | |
| 9 | November 7, 1965 | New York Jets | L 13–10 | |
| 10 | November 14, 1965 | San Diego Chargers | W 31–7 | |
| 11 | November 21, 1965 | at Boston Patriots | T 10–10 | |
| 12 | November 28, 1965 | Houston Oilers | W 52–21 | |
| 13 | Bye | |||
| 14 | December 12, 1965 | at Buffalo Bills | L 34–25 | |
| 15 | December 19, 1965 | Denver Broncos | W 45–35 | |
Standings
| AFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 in the AFL.
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395
- ^ a b Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1965_games.htm
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