1967 American Football League season

The 1967 AFL season was the eighth regular season of the American Football League.

1967 AFL season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 3 – December 17, 1967
Playoffs
DateDecember 31, 1967
Eastern championHouston Oilers
Western championOakland Raiders
SiteOakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
ChampionOakland Raiders
Oilers
Jets
Bills
Patriots
Dolphins
Chargers
Chiefs
Raiders
Broncos
AFL teams: West, East

The season ended when the Oakland Raiders (13–1) hosted the Houston Oilers (9–4–1) in the AFL championship game on December 31. The Raiders won 40–7 and then met the NFL's Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II two weeks later, won by Green Bay, 33–14.

This was the final season that all AFL on-field officials wore vertically striped red and white uniforms. The next year all officials would wear uniforms mirroring those of their NFL counterparts.

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