# 1965 New York Jets season

The 1965 New York Jets season was the sixth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1964 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1, their third consecutive season with that record. The Jets drafted Joe Namath, who made his first appearance in the second game of the year against Kansas City, relieving Mike Taliaferro. Namath would start the last six games of the season, where he won three of them.
The Jets changed their primary logo in 1965, reversing the colors and slightly enlarging the helmet decal, which was now solid green with white lettering ("JETS" in thick sans-serif italics in front of "NY" in outline serif lettering) and a white miniature football at bottom center.

## Offseason
### Draft

1965 New York Jets draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Joe Namath * $^†$ | QB | Alabama | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 12 | at Houston Oilers | L 21–27 | 0–1 | Rice Stadium | 52,680 | Recap |
| 2 | September 18 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–14 | 0–2 | Shea Stadium | 53,658 | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | at Buffalo Bills | L 21–33 | 0–3 | War Memorial Stadium | 45,056 | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–16 | 0–4 | Bears Stadium | 34,988 | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | October 16 | Oakland Raiders | T 24–24 | 0–4–1 | Shea Stadium | 59,890 | Recap |
| 7 | October 23 | San Diego Chargers | L 9–34 | 0–5–1 | Shea Stadium | 60,679 | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | Denver Broncos | W 45–10 | 1–5–1 | Shea Stadium | 55,572 | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 13–10 | 2–5–1 | Municipal Stadium | 25,523 | Recap |
| 10 | November 14 | at Boston Patriots | W 30–20 | 3–5–1 | Fenway Park | 18,589 | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | Houston Oilers | W 41–14 | 4–5–1 | Shea Stadium | 55,312 | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | Boston Patriots | L 23–27 | 4–6–1 | Shea Stadium | 59,334 | Recap |
| 13 | December 4 | at San Diego Chargers | L 7–38 | 4–7–1 | Balboa Stadium | 32,167 | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | at Oakland Raiders | L 14–24 | 4–8–1 | Frank Youell Field | 19,013 | Recap |
| 15 | December 19 | Buffalo Bills | W 14–12 | 5–8–1 | Shea Stadium | 57,396 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Standings

AFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 4–2 | 313 | 226 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 3–3 | 285 | 303 | W1 |
| Boston Patriots | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 2–4 | 244 | 302 | W3 |
| Houston Oilers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–3 | 298 | 429 | L7 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
AFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | 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.

## Awards and honors

* Joe Namath, Offensive MVP, AFL All-Star Game, UPI Rookie of the Year