1966 Houston Oilers season

1966 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Wally Lemm
Home field	Rice Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Division place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1966 Houston Oilers season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–10, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1966	Denver Broncos	W 45–7	30,156
2	September 10, 1966	Oakland Raiders	W 31–0	31,763
3	September 18, 1966	at New York Jets	L 52–13	54,681
4	September 25, 1966	at Buffalo Bills	L 27–20	42,526
5	October 2, 1966	at Denver Broncos	L 40–38	27,203
6	October 16, 1966	New York Jets	W 24–0	30,823
7	October 23, 1966	Miami Dolphins	L 20–13	23,173
8	October 30, 1966	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 48–23	31,676
9	November 6, 1966	at Oakland Raiders	L 38–23	34,102
10	November 13, 1966	at Boston Patriots	L 27–21	23,426
11	November 20, 1966	Buffalo Bills	L 42–20	27,312
12	December 4, 1966	San Diego Chargers	L 28–22	17,569
13	December 11, 1966	Boston Patriots	L 38–14	17,100
14	December 18, 1966	at Miami Dolphins	L 29–28	20,045

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	9	4	1	.692	6–2	358	255	W1
Boston Patriots	8	4	2	.677	5–1–1	315	283	L1
New York Jets	6	6	2	.500	4–3–1	322	312	W1
Houston Oilers	3	11	0	.214	1–7	335	396	L8
Miami Dolphins	3	11	0	.214	2–5	213	362	W1

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