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1963 New York Jets season

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Head coach
  
Weeb Ewbank

Home field
  
Polo Grounds

Division place
  
4th AFL East

Owner
  
Sonny Werblin

Record
  
5–8–1

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

1963 New York Jets season

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. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–9 record from 1962 under new head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1, while playing their final season of home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, before relocating 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.

Standings

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

References

1963 New York Jets season Wikipedia


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