1964 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1964 Kansas City Chiefs season was the 5th season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise; The Chiefs began the year with a 2–1 mark before dropping three consecutive games as several of the team's best players, including E.J. Holub, Fred Arbanas and Johnny Robinson, missed numerous games with injuries. Arbanas missed the final two games of the year after undergoing surgery to his left eye, in which he suffered almost total loss of vision. Running back Mack Lee Hill, who signed with the club as a rookie free agent and received a mere $300 signing bonus, muscled his way into the starting lineup and earned a spot in the AFL All-Star Game. The club rounded out the season with two consecutive wins to close the season at 7–7, finishing second in the AFL Western Conference behind the San Diego Chargers. An average of just 18,126 fans attended each home game at Municipal Stadium, prompting discussion at the AFL owners’ meeting about the Chiefs future in Kansas City.[1]

1964 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coachHank Stram
Home fieldMunicipal Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsNo all-star game due to boycott

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 13 at Buffalo Bills L 17–34 0–1 War Memorial Stadium
30,157
 Recap
2 Bye
3 September 27 at Oakland Raiders W 21–9 1–1 Frank Youell Field
18,163
 Recap
4 October 4 Houston Oilers W 28–7 2–1 Municipal Stadium
22,727
 Recap
5 October 11 at Denver Broncos L 27–33 2–2 Bears Stadium
16,285
 Recap
6 October 18 Buffalo Bills L 22–35 2–3 Municipal Stadium
20,904
 Recap
7 October 23 at Boston Patriots L 7–24 2–4 Fenway Park
27,400
 Recap
8 November 1 Denver Broncos W 49–39 3–4 Municipal Stadium
15,053
 Recap
9 November 8 Oakland Raiders W 42–7 4–4 Municipal Stadium
21,023
 Recap
10 November 15 San Diego Chargers L 14–28 4–5 Municipal Stadium
19,792
 Recap
11 November 22 at Houston Oilers W 28–19 5–5 Jeppesen Stadium
17,782
 Recap
12 November 29 at New York Jets L 14–27 5–6 Shea Stadium
38,135
 Recap
13 December 6 Boston Patriots L 24–31 5–7 Municipal Stadium
13,166
 Recap
14 December 13 at San Diego Chargers W 49–6 6–7 Balboa Stadium
26,562
 Recap
15 December 20 New York Jets W 24–7 7–7 Municipal Stadium
14,316
 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers 851.6154–2341300L2
Kansas City Chiefs 770.5004–2366306W2
Oakland Raiders 572.4172–3–1303350W2
Denver Broncos 2111.1541–4–1240438L2

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

References
  1. "Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's". Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
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