1963 American Football League season

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1963 American Football League season
Regular season September 7, 1963 - December 22, 1963
Champions
All-Star game

The 1963 American Football League season was the fourth regular season of the American Football League.

The season ended when the San Diego Chargers defeated the Boston Patriots in the AFL Championship game.

[edit] Standings [1]

The Dallas Texans relocated to Kansas City, Missouri and changed the team's name to the Kansas City Chiefs. Meanwhile, the New York Titans went under new ownership and changed their name the New York Jets as they prepared to move from the Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan to Shea Stadium in Queens near LaGuardia Airport, and their colors went from navy blue and gold to green and white.

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
*Boston Patriots 7 6 1 .538 327 257
Buffalo Bills 7 6 1 .538 304 291
Houston Oilers 6 8 0 .429 302 372
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 249 399
Western Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
*San Diego Chargers 11 3 0 .786 399 255
Oakland Raiders 10 4 0 .714 363 282
Kansas City Chiefs 5 7 2 .417 347 263
Denver Broncos 2 11 1 .154 301 473


* — Qualified for Championship Game.
Italics denote playoff teams.

[edit] Playoffs

Main article: AFL playoffs, 1963

[edit] External links

1963 AFL Season
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Eastern Division Western Division
Boston Denver
Buffalo Kansas City
Houston Oakland
New York Jets San Diego
1963 AFL Draft • AFL Playoffs1963 AFL All-Star game
Related: 1963 NFL Season