1963 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

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

1963 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1963 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.

The Chiefs racked up 347 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 263. Len Dawson threw for 2,389 yards. Chris Burford grabbed 68 passes for 824 yards. Frank Jackson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Curtis McClinton carried the ball for a team-leading 568 yards for Kansas City.

Bobby Hunt picked off 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	352	190	54.0	2389	6.8	26	7.4	19	5.4	82	77.5
Eddie Wilson	82	39	47.6	537	6.5	3	3.7	2	2.4	48	71.0
Curtis McClinton	3	1	33.3	33	11.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	33	115.3
Abner Haynes	1	1	100.0	24	24.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	118.8
Jack Spikes	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	439	231	52.6	2983	6.8	30	6.8	22	5.0	82

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Curtis McClinton	142	568	4.0	36	3
Abner Haynes	99	352	3.6	46	4
Len Dawson	37	272	7.4	43	2
Jack Spikes	84	257	3.1	15	2
Bert Coan	18	100	5.6	51	0
Frank Jackson	3	52	17.3	25	1
Eddie Wilson	8	45	5.6	21	0
Jerrel Wilson	9	41	4.6	12	0
Chris Burford	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	401	1697	4.2	51	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chris Burford	68	824	12.1	69	9
Frank Jackson	50	785	15.7	82	8
Fred Arbanas	34	373	11.0	40	6
Abner Haynes	33	470	14.2	73	2
Curtis McClinton	27	301	11.1	46	3
Jack Spikes	11	125	11.4	30	1
Bert Coan	2	35	17.5	31	0
Tommy Brooker	2	32	16.0	16	0
Jerrel Wilson	2	21	10.5	15	0
Dick Johnson	2	17	8.5	11	1
Totals	231	2983	12.9	82	30

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tommy Brooker	20	20	100.0	14	6	42.9	38
Jack Spikes	24	23	95.8	13	2	15.4	29
Totals	44	43	97.7	27	8	29.6	67

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerrel Wilson	61	2628	43.1	72
Eddie Wilson	1	43	43.0	43
Totals	62	2671	43.1	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Frank Jackson	11	95	8.6	39
Abner Haynes	6	57	9.5	20
Charley Warner	4	25	6.2	13
Johnny Robinson	1	16	16.0	16
Dave Grayson	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	23	195	8.5	39

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Grayson	20	564	28.2	99	1
Abner Haynes	12	317	26.4	45	0
Charley Warner	9	215	23.9	33	0
Jerrel Wilson	1	20	20.0	20	0
Frank Jackson	1	20	20.0	20	0
Smokey Stover	2	18	9.0	18	0
Jack Spikes	2	12	6.0	10	0
Totals	47	1166	24.8	99	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Hunt	6	228	38.0	66	0
E.J. Holub	5	60	12.0	24	0
Dave Grayson	5	17	3.4	11	0
Johnny Robinson	3	41	13.7	19	0
Duane Wood	3	23	7.7	23	0
Sherrill Headrick	2	49	24.5	38	1
Bobby Bell	1	20	20.0	20	0
Charley Warner	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	26	450	17.3	66	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Curtis McClinton			4	0	0	0	0
Len Dawson			4	0	0	0	0
Frank Jackson			3	0	0	0	0
Dave Grayson		0	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Spikes			4	0	0	0	0
Abner Haynes			6	0	0	0	0
Fred Arbanas			2	0	0	0	0
Jerry Mays						1
Bert Coan			1	0	0	0	0
Jerrel Wilson			2	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Chris Burford	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		56
Frank Jackson	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Jack Spikes	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	0			47
Tommy Brooker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	20	0			38
Curtis McClinton	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Abner Haynes	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Fred Arbanas	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Len Dawson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dick Johnson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Mays	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Dave Grayson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Sherrill Headrick	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Duane Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Totals	12	30	0	1	0	1	1	1	8	43	0	1	0	345