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1967 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1967 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerJack Steadman
Head coachHank Stram
Home fieldMunicipal Stadium
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsQB Len Dawson
RB Mike Garrett
FB Curtis McClinton
TE Fred Arbanas
G Ed Budde
DT Buck Buchanan
DE Jerry Mays
LB Sherrill Headrick
S Johnny Robinson

The 1967 Kansas City Chiefs season was the eighth season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise, and fifth in Kansas City. Despite their AFL championship win and an appearance in the inaugural AFL-NFL championship game (Super Bowl I) the previous year, the Chiefs did not advance to the postseason (AFL championship game).

The club’s special teams got a boost with the addition of kicker Jan Stenerud from Montana State and kick returner Noland “Super Gnat” Smith from Tennessee State. The seating capacity at Municipal Stadium was increased from 40,000 to 47,000 due to demand. In June, Jackson County voters approved a $43 million bond issue for construction of a sports complex to be completed by 1972.[1]

The Chiefs' first non-playoff game against an NFL team resulted in a commanding 66–24 preseason victory over the Chicago Bears at Municipal Stadium on August 23.[2][3] Injuries again hit the club hard during the regular season as the Chiefs clawed their way to a 9–5 record,[1] four games behind the division-winning Oakland Raiders (13–1).

Roster

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1967 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 5 at Houston Oilers W 24–9 1–0 Rice Stadium 36,632 Recap
2 August 12 vs. New York Jets W 30–17 2–0 Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) 53,109 Recap
3 August 19 vs. Oakland Raiders W 48–0 3–0 Civic Stadium (Portland, OR) 13,352 Recap
4 August 23 Chicago Bears W 66–24 4–0 Municipal Stadium 33,041 Recap
5 September 1 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–44 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 73,990 Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 Bye
2 September 9 at Houston Oilers W 25–20 1–0 Rice Stadium 28,003 Recap
3 Bye
4 September 24 at Miami Dolphins W 24–0 2–0 Miami Orange Bowl 36,272 Recap
5 October 1 at Oakland Raiders L 21–23 2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,268 Recap
6 October 8 Miami Dolphins W 41–0 3–1 Municipal Stadium 45,291 Recap
7 October 15 at San Diego Chargers L 31–45 3–2 San Diego Stadium 43,355 Recap
8 October 22 Houston Oilers L 19–24 3–3 Municipal Stadium 46,365 Recap
9 October 29 Denver Broncos W 52–9 4–3 Municipal Stadium 44,002 Recap
10 November 5 New York Jets W 42–18 5–3 Municipal Stadium 46,642 Recap
11 November 12 at Boston Patriots W 33–10 6–3 Fenway Park 23,010 Recap
12 November 19 San Diego Chargers L 16–17 6–4 Municipal Stadium 46,738 Recap
13 November 23 Oakland Raiders L 22–44 6–5 Municipal Stadium 44,020 Recap
14 December 3 Buffalo Bills W 23–13 7–5 Municipal Stadium 41,948 Recap
15 December 10 at New York Jets W 21–7 8–5 Shea Stadium 62,891 Recap
16 December 17 at Denver Broncos W 38–24 9–5 Bears Stadium 31,660 Recap
17 Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 14

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1 234Total
• Chiefs 14 1473 38
Broncos 0 7107 24

Standings

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AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 13 1 0 .929 6–0 468 233 W10
Kansas City Chiefs 9 5 0 .643 2–4 408 254 W3
San Diego Chargers 8 5 1 .615 4–2 360 352 L4
Denver Broncos 3 11 0 .214 0–6 256 409 L1

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's". Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  2. ^ Engel, Lou (August 24, 1967). "Chiefs bombard once-proud Bears, 66-24". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 16.
  3. ^ "Chiefs rip Bears 66-24, with 32 point 2nd period". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 24, 1967. p. 1, part 2.[permanent dead link]