1965 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Hank Stram (7-5-2)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1965 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1965 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.

Kansas City scored 322 points, while the defense yielded 285. Len Dawson passed for 2,262 yards. Chris Burford topped all receivers, grabbing 47 passes, while Curtis McClinton added 590 receiving yards, while Otis Taylor was targeted regularly, too.

Curtis McClinton carried the ball for a team-leading 661 yards for the Chiefs, while Mack Hill additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Fred Williamson intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Hank Stram coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Len Dawson	305	163	53.4	2262	7.4	21	6.9	14	4.6	67	81.3
Pete Beathard	89	36	40.4	632	7.1	1	1.1	6	6.7	73	41.0
Curtis McClinton	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	395	199	50.4	2894	7.3	22	5.6	20	5.1	73

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Curtis McClinton	175	661	3.8	48	6
Mack Hill	125	627	5.0	66	2
Len Dawson	43	142	3.3	40	2
Pete Beathard	25	138	5.5	26	4
Bert Coan	45	137	3.0	21	1
Frank Jackson	1	26	26.0	26	0
Otis Taylor	2	17	8.5	15	0
Jerrel Wilson	2	4	2.0	3	0
Totals	418	1752	4.2	66	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chris Burford	47	575	12.2	57	6
Curtis McClinton	37	590	15.9	69	3
Frank Jackson	28	440	15.7	73	1
Otis Taylor	26	446	17.2	48	5
Fred Arbanas	24	418	17.4	67	4
Mack Hill	21	264	12.6	46	1
Bert Coan	9	85	9.4	23	2
Reggie Carolan	6	65	10.8	14	0
Frank Pitts	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	199	2894	14.5	73	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tommy Brooker	37	37	100.0	30	13	43.3	76
Totals	37	37	100.0	30	13	43.3	76

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerrel Wilson	69	3132	45.4	64
Jim Fraser	3	81	27.0	37
Totals	72	3213	44.6	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Mitchell	19	242	12.7	71	1
Frank Jackson	13	163	12.5	41	0
Solomon Brannan	5	10	2.0	8	0
Frank Pitts	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	38	419	11.0	71	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bert Coan	19	479	25.2	52
Frank Jackson	9	260	28.9	62
Solomon Brannan	9	226	25.1	32
Frank Pitts	5	100	20.0	32
Smokey Stover	3	7	2.3	7
Jim Fraser	1	5	5.0	5
Jerry Mays	2	3	1.5	3
Totals	48	1080	22.5	62

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fred Williamson	6	89	14.8	51	0
Johnny Robinson	5	99	19.8	50	0
Bobby Bell	4	73	18.2	38	1
Willie Mitchell	2	44	22.0	37	1
Bobby Hunt	1	28	28.0	28	0
E.J. Holub	1	8	8.0	8	0
Sherrill Headrick	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	20	342	17.1	51	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
Frank Jackson			2
Len Dawson			7
Mack Hill			1
Willie Mitchell		0	3
Solomon Brannan			2	0
Otis Taylor			1
Bert Coan			2
E.J. Holub		0	1	0
Frank Pitts			1	0
Pete Beathard			3
Bobby Bell		0	1
Curtis McClinton			9
Totals	0	0	33	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tommy Brooker									13	37	0			76
Curtis McClinton	6	3							0	0	0			54
Chris Burford		6							0	0	0			36
Otis Taylor	0	5							0	0	0			30
Pete Beathard	4								0	0	0	1		26
Fred Arbanas		4							0	0	0			24
Bert Coan	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Mack Hill	2	1							0	0	0			18
Len Dawson	2								0	0	0			12
Willie Mitchell			1			1			0	0	0			12
Frank Jackson	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Bobby Bell						1			0	0	0			6
Reggie Carolan		0							0	0	0	1		2
Jerrel Wilson	0								0	0	0	1		2
Totals	15	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	37	0	3	0	322