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The 1963 AFL season was the fourth regular season of the American Football League. The season ended when the San Diego Chargers defeated the Boston Patriots in the AFL championship game – to this date the only major league championship won by the Chargers and the city of San Diego.
At the end of the regular season, the Chargers (11–3) won the Western Division for the third time in the four-year existence of the AFL. [3] In the Eastern Division, the Patriots and the Buffalo Bills had identical 7–6–1 records, which required a tiebreaker playoff game on December 28 in Buffalo. [4] [5]
Prior to the season, the AFL-NFL Merger was announced, including both leagues agreeing to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later known as the Super Bowl) beginning in January, 1967. Also, the Miami Dolphins joined the AFL as an expansion team.
The 1963 San Diego Chargers season was the team's fourth in the American Football League. The team had gone 4–10 in 1962 but rebounded with an 11–3 record, winning the AFL West by one game over the Oakland Raiders , who were coached by former Chargers assistant Al Davis .
After the 1963 season, the Newark Bears of the Atlantic Coast Football League expressed interest in joining the AFL; [34] concerns over having to split the New York metro area with the still-uncertain Jets were a factor in the Bears' bid being rejected.
The 1963 American Football League All-League Team was selected after the 1963 American Football League season by AFL players, the Associated Press (AP), [1] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [2] the New York Daily News (NYDN), and United Press International (UPI) [3] to honor the league's top performers at each position.
The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962. [1] The Kansas City Chiefs drafted as the Dallas Texans, as their relocation would take place a few months later. With the first overall selection, they took Buck Buchanan, a defensive tackle from Grambling in Louisiana.
Pages in category "1963 American Football League season" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... 1963 All-AFL Team; D. 1963 American Football ...