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, which followed a change in ownership. 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.
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, he was hired by the Jets in mid-April.
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 8 at Boston Patriots L 14–38 0–1 Alumni Stadium 24,120 Recap 2Bye 3 September 22 Houston Oilers W 24–17 1–1 Polo Grounds 9,336 Recap 4 September 28 Oakland Raiders W 10–7 2–1 Polo Grounds 17,100 Recap 5 October 5 Boston Patriots W 31–24 3–1 Polo Grounds 16,769 Recap 6 October 13 at San Diego Chargers L 20–24 3–2 Balboa Stadium 27,189 Recap 7 October 20 at Oakland Raiders L 26–49 3–3 Frank Youell Field 15,557 Recap 8 October 26 Denver Broncos T 35–35 3–3–1 Polo Grounds 22,553 Recap 9 November 2 San Diego Chargers L 7–53 3–4–1 Polo Grounds 20,798 Recap 10 November 10 at Houston Oilers L 27–31 3–5–1 Jeppesen Stadium 23,619 Recap 11 November 17 at Denver Broncos W 14–9 4–5–1 Bears Stadium 14,247 Recap November 24Games postponed to December 22 12 December 1 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–0 5–5–1 Polo Grounds 18,824 Recap 13 December 8 at Buffalo Bills L 14–45 5–6–1 War Memorial Stadium 20,222 Recap 14 December 14 Buffalo Bills L 10–19 5–7–1 Polo Grounds 6,526 Recap 15 December 22 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–48 5–8–1 Municipal Stadium 12,202 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1963 team stats