The 1963 New York Jets season was the fourth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL) and the first under the moniker Jets,[1] which followed a change in ownership.[2][3][4] The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–9 record from 1962 under new head coach Weeb Ewbank. Playing their final season at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, the Jets finished at 5–8–1 in 1963; they relocated to Shea Stadium in the borough of Queens the following season.
1964 game program showing the original Jets uniform of 1963; the helmet is not shown.
In rebranding itself as the Jets, the club abandoned its navy-blue and gold uniforms in favor of kelly green and white. The jerseys had opposite-colored sleeves with thick stripes on the shoulders and cuffs, above and below the TV numerals. The pants were white with two parallel green stripes on each side. The new helmets were white with a single green stripe down the center; the logo on each side was a silhouette of a jet airplane in green, with the word "JETS" in thick white sans-serif italics along the fuselage.
Ewbank had led the NFL's Baltimore Colts for nine seasons (1954–62), including consecutive league titles in 1958 and 1959. Fired in January 1963,[5][6][7] he was hired by the Jets in mid-April.[1]
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The 1963 New York Jets season was the fourth season for the team in the American Football League AFL and the first under the moniker Jets 1 which followed a change in ownership 2 3 4 The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5 9 record from 1962 under new head coach Weeb Ewbank Playing their final season at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan the Jets finished at 5 8 1 in 1963 they relocated to Shea Stadium in the borough of Queens the following season 1963 New York Jets seasonOwnerSonny WerblinHead coachWeeb EwbankHome fieldPolo GroundsResultsRecord5 8 1Division place4th AFL EastPlayoff finishDid not qualify 1962 Titans Jets seasons 1964 1964 game program showing the original Jets uniform of 1963 the helmet is not shown In rebranding itself as the Jets the club abandoned its navy blue and gold uniforms in favor of kelly green and white The jerseys had opposite colored sleeves with thick stripes on the shoulders and cuffs above and below the TV numerals The pants were white with two parallel green stripes on each side The new helmets were white with a single green stripe down the center the logo on each side was a silhouette of a jet airplane in green with the word JETS in thick white sans serif italics along the fuselage Ewbank had led the NFL s Baltimore Colts for nine seasons 1954 62 including consecutive league titles in 1958 and 1959 Fired in January 1963 5 6 7 he was hired by the Jets in mid April 1 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Standings 4 References 5 External linksRoster edit1963 New York Jets final roster Quarterbacks 2 Ed Chlebek 17 Galen Hall 18 Johnny Green 19 Dick WoodRunning backs 2 Billy Atkins DB HB 20 Bill Perkins 31 Bill MathisWide receivers 13 Don Maynard 29 Bake Turner PR WR 45 Dick Christy 84 Ken Gregory ETight ends 85 Gene Heeter 30 Mark Smolinski FB TE 89 Dee Mackey Offensive linemen 52 Mike Hudock C 61 Dan Ficca LG 62 Sid Fournet RG 63 Bob Butler G 63 Roy Hord G 64 Pete Perreault G T 75 Winston Hill LT 78 Jack Klotz T 79 Sherman Plunkett RTDefensive linemen 72 Chuck Janerette LDT 73 Paul Rochester DT 73 George Strugar DT 82 Ed Cooke DE LB 86 Bob Watters DE 87 LaVerne Torczon RDE 88 Bob McAdams DT Linebackers 56 Ted Bates 57 Dave Yohn 60 Larry Grantham 34 Walt Michaels 56 Roger Ellis LB C 67 Jim Price OLBDefensive backs 19 Bill Wood 25 Marshall Starks S 26 Dave West 26 Tony Stricker 40 Dainard Paulson DB 42 Clyde Washington RCBSpecial teams 77 Dick Guesman DT K 33 Curley Johnson P FB Rookies in italicsSchedule editWeek Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap1 September 8 at Boston Patriots L 14 38 0 1 Alumni Stadium 24 120 Recap2 Bye3 September 22 Houston Oilers W 24 17 1 1 Polo Grounds 9 336 Recap4 September 28 Oakland Raiders W 10 7 2 1 Polo Grounds 17 100 Recap5 October 5 Boston Patriots W 31 24 3 1 Polo Grounds 16 769 Recap6 October 13 at San Diego Chargers L 20 24 3 2 Balboa Stadium 27 189 Recap7 October 20 at Oakland Raiders L 26 49 3 3 Frank Youell Field 15 557 Recap8 October 26 Denver Broncos T 35 35 3 3 1 Polo Grounds 22 553 Recap9 November 2 San Diego Chargers L 7 53 3 4 1 Polo Grounds 20 798 Recap10 November 10 at Houston Oilers L 27 31 3 5 1 Jeppesen Stadium 23 619 Recap11 November 17 at Denver Broncos W 14 9 4 5 1 Bears Stadium 14 247 RecapNovember 24 Games postponed to December 2212 December 1 Kansas City Chiefs W 17 0 5 5 1 Polo Grounds 18 824 Recap13 December 8 at Buffalo Bills L 14 45 5 6 1 War Memorial Stadium 20 222 Recap14 December 14 Buffalo Bills L 10 19 5 7 1 Polo Grounds 6 526 Recap15 December 22 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0 48 5 8 1 Municipal Stadium 12 202 RecapNote Intra division opponents are in bold text Standings editAFL Eastern Divisionviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV PF PA STKBoston Patriots 7 6 1 538 4 2 327 257 L1Buffalo Bills 7 6 1 538 3 3 304 291 W2Houston Oilers 6 8 0 429 3 3 302 372 L4New York Jets 5 8 1 385 2 4 249 399 L3Note Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL References edit a b Jets name Ewbank as new coach Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press April 16 1963 p 18 Harry Wismer is out of new football loop Lawrence Journal World Kansas Associated Press March 16 1963 p 8 Wismer bows out of Titan picture won t get money Reading Eagle Pennsylvania UPI March 17 1963 p 59 Sonny Werblin sells share of New York Jets Toledo Blace Ohio Associated Press May 22 1968 p 69 Ewbank to resign as Baltimore coach Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press January 8 1963 p 15 Colts fire Ewbank pick Shula Pittsburgh Press UPI January 8 1963 p 29 Colts grid shift boss own idea Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press January 9 1963 p 16 External links edit1963 team stats nbsp This article relating to an American football season is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1963 New York Jets season amp oldid 1165910770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
